Blues Make Noise Against Big-Spending City Men ; Barclays Premier League

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BIRMINGHAM CITY... 0 MANCHESTER CITY... 0 Birmingham City battled their way to a tremendous point against expensivelyassembled Manchester City, but it could have easily been all three for Alex McLeish's side.

The Blues proved to be more than a match for Mark Hughes' top- four contenders during a thoroughly entertaining afternoon. However Birmingham, backed throughout by good vocal support, will feel that they should have won this as James McFadden had a 56th minute penalty, given for Nigel De Jong's handball, well-saved by Shay Given.

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Blues Make Noise Against Big-Spending City Men ; Barclays Premier League

McLeish had made one enforced change to the side that beat Sunderland last weekend. With goalkeeper Joe Hart being unable to play due to the terms of his loan agreement from Manchester City, veteran Maik Taylor was called upon to make his first Premier Leagu...

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