Football: Blues Miss Chance to Ease Fears ; Barclays Premier League Birmingham City 1 Newcastle United 1

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Birmingham City missed a golden opportunity to ease their relegation fears as they were held at St Andrew's by a Newcastle side that still has not tasted victory under manager Kevin Keegan and is unexpectedly sliding towards the trap door to the Championship.

England international Michael Owen struck in the second half to cancel out a James McFadden strike that had deservedly given Blues a half-time lead.

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Football: Blues Miss Chance to Ease Fears ; Barclays Premier League Birmingham City 1 Newcastle United 1

While this relegation six-pointer was a game neither side could afford to lose, a point each does very little for the precarious positions of both teams.

While Blues had expected to be embroiled in a relegation dogf...

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