Birmingham City v Middlesbrough
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Birmingham City v Middlesbrough
RTE.ie – Dec 24, 2007
The former Aston Villa defender who looks set to replace Radhi Jaidi missed Saturday’s trip to Bolton as he was serving a one-match ban after collecting five bookings. Boss Alex McLeish is also poised to recall striker Mikael Forssell to play alongside Cameron Jerome in attack. Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has a concern over England defender Jonathan Woodgate. The 27-year-old has had to be substituted in three of the last four games because of cramp and the club’s medics are currently trying to get to the bottom of the problem.
Premier League: Bolton 3-0 Birmingham | Football | The Guardian
Guardian Unlimited – Dec 24, 2007
But speaking after Bolton’s win against Birmingham the Senegal international did just that. Diouf will be leaving in January but only to go to Ghana to represent his country in the African Cup of Nations. “I’ll definitely stay at Bolton for the rest of the season. It’s hard for the team now that I’m going to the African Nations but I want to do as well as I can before I leave to make sure we are safe from relegation” he said.
Birmingham’s ‘Connor promises McLeish to improve his fitness
Daily Mail – Dec 24, 2007
“They are games that we should really be looking to win. “If we can do that then it will put those teams below us in theleague. “So these next four or five weeks are really important forBirmingham and this spell could make or break our season. ‘Connor’s views are shared by his team-mate and captain LiamRidgewell. Central defender Ridgewell who will return to the side againstMiddlesbrough after missing last weekend’s trip to Bolton as he wasserving a one match ban said: “They are good games to look forwardto. “Middlesbrough and Fulham are teams who are around us so wehave got to try and pick up as many points as we can off them.
Preview: Birmingham vs Middlesbrough – English Premier League
go.com – Dec 24, 2007
8Goals against*1. 6Last 5W-L-D-L-DW-W-L-L-DLast 5 homeW-D-D-W-DW-W-L-D-WLast 5 awayL-L-L-L-LL-D-L-D-D* Goals per match – home matches for home club and away matches for away club· Club Stats: Birmingham | MiddlesbroughCompetition Stats BirminghamMiddlesbroughGoalsMikael Forssell 9Stewart Downing 9RedsDamien Johnson 1Jeremie Aliadiere 1YellowsLiam Ridgewell 10George Boateng 9· Club Squads: Birmingham | MiddlesbroughLast Five Matches in CompetitionBirminghamMiddlesbroughH: Blackburn Rovers 4-1H: Manchester City 8-1A: Fulham 2-0H: Portsmouth 2-0H: Liverpool 2-2A: Sunderland 3-2A: Aston Villa 5-1H: Bolton Wanderers 0-1H: Everton 1-1A: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1· Club Results: Birmingham | MiddlesbroughUpdated: December 24 2007 3:26 PM UKBirmingham City’s £3m striker Garry ‘Connor has vowed to get himself into shape to play a full part in the club’s battle for Premier League survival. ‘Connor has only been a bit part player since his former Hibernian and Scotland boss Alex McLeish took charge earlier this month. The best he can hope for against Middlesbrough at St Andrews on Boxing Day is a place on the bench after revealing that McLeish has told him he has to get himself fitter. It is a warning that ‘Connor has taken on board and the former Lokomotiv Moscow marksman said: “Alex has come in and he has said my fitness isn’t great and that is why I am not in the team at the moment. “I am going to work hard and get my fitness back to where it should be and hopefully I can start playing in the team.
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