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FT: Stoke huffed and puffed but couldn't get the crucial goal. I'm now going to collect my £50.46 accumulator winning
89 min: Stoke are really pushing on. Cross after cross cleared. Marshall has scored for Northampton late on. Four minutes indicated.
83 min: Stoke well on top,. pinning back the Brummies for long, long periods. Fuller, Lawrence and Delap all looking dangerous whilst Wilkinson with a prefectly timed tackle at the other end stopped Benitez getting in one-on-one on the break.
76 min: Whitehead on for Etherington
75 min: Delap long throw Fuller comes steaming in but leads with hands and knock ball into the net with his fist. Referee Foy books the striker
Attendance: 21,694
69 min: Lovely cross from the left by Lawrence. Kitson gets in front of his marker but nods ball inches wide of far post. That first goal is getting nearer
67 min: Whelan picks up the first booking of the game for dissent
63 min: Larsson, just on as sub, curls in a free kick, O'Connor heads in. looks like its in the net only for a full length dive from Sorenson to nudge it away. Big scramble follows before Potters eventually clear
58 min: Lawrence wins free kick on wing. Etherington floats in free kick. Defender chests it down and Fuller dives in to head in from 4 yards but boot of Fahey kicks it off the Jamaicans head
56 min: Clearance from Wilkinson goes all the way along the floor to Fuller, 60 yards away. The Jamaican nips in front of defender but struggles to get pace on shot and Hart easily holds
55 min: Carr gives away another throw in, about half a dozen already this half, but Shawcross heads over from 12 yards. All Stoke so far
53 min: Kevin Phillips departs for record signing and dangerman Christian Benitez
47 min: The first throw in of the second in won by Fuller. Half cleared before Wilkinson 16 yard header is heading in before being blocked.
HT: Stoke have been the better side but have so far not managed to carve open a clear cut chance
45 min: Ball over the top goes through to Fuller. Free kick is given against the Potters for Kitson's apparent push on jumping defender as the ball came through to Fuller
36 min: Fuller feeds Etherington, shot blocked and ball comes to Delap but poor shot with teammates well placed
34 min: Another throw in causes panic. Hart touches ball away with fingertips.
32 min: Delap throw causes panic. Eventually headed behidn for a corner. Also note that Ben Marshall's strike for Northampton has been re-credited to Akinfenwa
20 min: Kitson gets ball 30 yards. Looks up and drills a shot in. Bal goes over but a show of confidence by the record signing
10 min: Beattie has to go off injured with what looks like a twisted ankle. Kitson on for him
*********Loanee update - Ben Marshall scores for Northampton ***************
8 min: Queudrue carries ball unchalleneged from halfway line before unleashing powerful effort from 25 yards. Sorenson decides not to try and catch and pushes ball away
5 min: Lawrence picks up Beattie flick on far side of area. Lashes across goal, just wide.
Team news:
Birmingham: Hart, Carr, Johnson, Queudrue, Parnaby, Fahey, Ferguson, Bowyer, Phillips, O'Connor, McFadden
subs: Maik Taylor, Espinoza, Larsson, McSheffrey, Carsley, O'Shea, Benitez
Stoke: Sorenson, Wilkinson, Higginbotham, A.D. Faye, Shawcross, Larwence, Etherington, Whelan, Delap, Beattie, Fuller
subs: Simonsen, Griffin, Pugh, Cort, Cresswell, Kitson, Whitehead