Birmingham City against Liverpool

Birmingham win a rare free-kick for a foul by Diao on Devlin

Birmingham break, Savage picks out Lazaridis on the left but Dudek races out, belatedly, to clear

Baros is muscled off the ball on the right wing. A real chance for Liverpool. Riise's free-kick is woeful and Savage heads clear

A final change for Birmingham as the hard working Clinton Morrison, scorer of the vital second goal, is replaced by Paul Devlin

Murphy plays a threaded ball throught he centre, straight to Vaesen

Liverpool probing for the equaliser now, trying to find a way through

Riise lauches a long throw into the box from the right, Heskey fails to get a touch, Owen's shot is blocked by Cunningham and Birmingham clear

Bruno Cheyrou is replaced by Neil Mellor in an attacking change

Hamann brings Johnson to the floor, precious seconds for the Blues

Morrison gets to the byline and looks to cut the ball back into the box, but he takes his eye off the ball and it just runs over the line for a goal-kick

Geoff Horsfield comes on for Christophe Dugarry

Dugarry looks to be struggling with cramp, and gets some treatment off the pitch

Birmingham hoist a long throw into the box, and Morrison just fails to get on the edge of Dugarry's flick

Darren Carter enters the fray in place of the scorer of the first goal, Stephen Clemence

...Diao gets there ahead of Morrison to head the ball away

Clapham tries to get past Diao on the left flank, but is pushed to the ground. Free-kick to Birmingham, played into the box by Savage...

Owen did well to watch the flight of the ball and stab it past the helpless Vaesen. Question marks over the defending, but Liverpool are back in this at 2-1

GOAL!!!!!

Murphy wins the ball back in centre field and spots Owen in space on the edge of the bax, the ball is played over the top...

Corner for Birmingham. Lazaridis delivers from the left, Heskey wins the header and clears

Diao finds Owen on the edge of the box, he breaks into the area but runs away from goal and any chance is gone

...Murphy's shot from just inside the box is tame and bread and butter for Vaesen

Owen shows real purpose to get into the box, Cunningham gets something on the ball but it breaks for Murphy...

Real problems for Liverpool now - are their Champions League hopes dead and buried?

It was all too easy for Birmingham, they had to time to pick the passes with no pressure. Lazaridis' cross was superb and Morrison had the simple task of passing the ball into the back of the net. 2-0 Birmingham!

GOAL!!!!!

Dugarry gets the ball on the left. He has time to look as Lazaridis comes up in support, playing the ball down the line for the Australian. Lazaridis plays a fine ball across the face of goal...

More urgency in Liverpool's play now, they know the clock is running down

Steve Bruce looks on in despair as referee Wilkes gives Liverpool yet another free-kick

Lazaridis does well to break into the box, but dwells too long on the ball then claims the foul by Diao. Play on, and Liverpool clear

Change for Liverpool as Michael Owen comes on for Jamie Carragher

Baros is caught late by Upson, and the England international will be the latest to enter the book

Hamann's cross is headed goalwards by Cheyrou, but it's straight into the hands of Vaesen again

Traore wins the free-kick after Morrsion backed into him

Diao comes forward with real purpose, then gives possession away way too cheaply

Carragher is furious after referee Wilkes gives a free-kick for a foul on Lazaridis. It's Savage to deliver into the box, headed away

Murphy plays the short ball through to Heskey who is offside. Needless

...Hamann hits it low and hard, and the ball sticks in Vaesen's grasp as Heskey lurks for the loose ball

Clemence is adjudged to have fouled Murphy 25 yards from goal. Hamann lines up the free-kick and shapes to shoot...

...Dudek gets to the ball just before Dugarry and hacks clear

Dugarry closes down on Dudek after a woeful back-pass by Hyypia...

Dugarry goes in hard on Traore and gets a yellow card for his troubles

Diao finds Heskey on the right, and now he fails to bring the ball under control and Birmingham win the throw. Shoddy play

Murphy feeds the ball to Riise on the left, only for the Norwegian to mis-control and it goes for a throw

A sloppy start to the second half by both sides

Diao tries to find Heskey in the box, but it's a poor ball

Cheyrou finds space in the box and goes down under the challenge from Lazaridis. No penalty, but referee Wilkes gives a corner. Lazaridis never touched the ball!

Liverpool start well, desperate to find a leveller

Liverpool begin the second period

Blues keeper Nico Vaesen has not had a real save to make, that is sure to change in the second period as Liverpool look to hit back

A pulsating end to the half after Stephen Clemence had headed the home side in front. Birmingham have certainly had the better of the goalscoring opportunities

And there goes the half-time whistle

Cheyrou crosses from the left, a blue shirt intercepts but the pass had so much power no striker would have stood a chance of bringing it under control

One minute to be added

Diao finds Baros with a deep ball inside the box. Baros creates the space but his control is poor and a defender gets in

Liverpool win the corner. Riise takes from the right, but it's headed away

Cunningham gets back with a superbly timed tackle to win the ball, and the chance is gone

Cheyrou plays a ball into the box for Heskey, it finds the England striker in space...

Upson brings down Murphy in a dangerous position on the right flank. Riise floats the ball straight into the hands of Vaesen

Dugarry goes down in pain under the challenge from Hamann. Another free-kick to Birmingham, 30 yards from goal, but Lazaridis's ball into the box is headed clear

Now Lazaridis cross from the left and Hyypia has to hook the ball away at the near post

...no red shirt can get on the edge of the ball from Murphy and it goes for a goal-kick

Liverpool come forward imediately, Murphy cuts in from the right and drills the ball across the face of goal...

Savage's brilliant free-kick is met by an equally fine header. Clemence ghosted in to head the ball into the corner from 10 yards out, giving Dudek no chance. Birmingham lead!

GOAL!!!!!

Free-kick goes against Murphy. Savage delivers from the left flank...

It's a very even game at the moment. Few goalscoring opportunities in a tight encounter

Morrison thinks he's through on goal after a pass from Dugarry, but he's cleary a few yards offside

Vaesen collects after Heskey's header from a Diao cross is tame

Hamann plays a lofted ball for Baros through the centre only for the flag to go up for offside - a dubious decision

Handbags between Savage and Carragher after the pair collide, referee Wilkes steps in to calm things down

Birmingham pump crosses into the box but keep finding a red shirt

Birmingham coming more into the game now, causing the Liverpool defence a few problems

...Kenna skies his shot over the bar, a great chance for Steve Bruce's men

...three players go for it on the line, but the ball breaks for the unmarked Kenna 10 yards out...

Now Traore brings down Dugarry. The French star plays a quick ball down the left flank to Lazaridis, who plays a teasing ball across the face of goal...

Dugarry nods the ball on to Morrison, Traore does well to win the header against him

Cheyrou gets some instruction from Houllier, the boss is not entirely happy

Diao is very late on Savage right in front of referee Wilkes. Both players need some treatment

Riise gets space on the left and breaks into box. He opts for the shot but gets it all wrong and fires well wide

Murphy gets his foot stuck in an advertising board, much to the amusement of the Birmingham faithful

Carragher's first time cross is headed goalwards, but Vaesen collects diving to his right. The ball looked to be going wide anyway

Free-kick against Dugarry this time, for backing into Hyypia - much to the disgust of the home fans

Morrison in penalised for handball on the edge of the Liverpool area

..Dugarry fails to bring the ball under control, and his rushing shot on the stretch goes over

Lazaridis receives the ball on the left flank, His cross is nodded on by Morrison for Dugarry...

Baros is pulled to the floor by Upson, complete with skinhead, as the ball is put over the top. Free-kick, wasted yet again

Corner for Birmingham. Lazaridis delivers from the right only for Heskey to head clear with ease

Liverpool on top in the early exchanges as the look to boost their Champions League hopes

Murphy gets the ball on the penalty spot and Clemence gets in with a fine challenge just as the Liverpool midfielder prepared to pull the trigger. Brilliant tackle

Riise hooks clear after Dugarry lifts a teasing ball into the box

Savage brings down Baros on the edge of the D. Murphy steps up, and balloons the free-kick way over the bar

...Carragher stabs at the ball with his left boot and Vaesen can watch it fly over the top

Riise plays the ball to the edge of the box for Carragher...

Baros does well on the right and wins a corner off Cunningham

Heskey is brought down mid-way inside the Birmingham half, but Murphy wastes the free-kick and Vaesen collects

A poor ball from Johnson as he looks for Morrson down the line, who had already pulled back

..Lazaridis can't control his header and the ball flies harmlessly over the bar. Half a chance

Johnson finds space on the right and crosses deep for Lazaridis...

Birmingham get the game underway

Steven Gerrard and El Hadji Diouf are both suspended and Stephane Henchoz is ruled out through injury with Bruno Cheyrou, Dietmar Hamann and Salif Diao called into the side. Michael Owen is rested, giving Milan Baros a start alongside Emile Heskey.

Birmingham's record signing Clinton Morrison is restored to the starting line-up. Morrison, on target twice in the 2-2 draw at Anfield, replaced Geoff Horsfield in the only change from the side beaten 3-1 by Chelsea.

All the St Andrews action, kicking off on Sunday at 16.05 GMT

Clapham tries to get past Diao on the left flank, but is pushed to the ground. Free-kick to Birmingham, played into the box by Savage...

Owen did well to watch the flight of the ball and stab it past the helpless Vaesen. Question marks over the defending, but Liverpool are back in this at 2-1

GOAL!!!!!

Murphy wins the ball back in centre field and spots Owen in space on the edge of the bax, the ball is played over the top...

Corner for Birmingham. Lazaridis delivers from the left, Heskey wins the header and clears

Diao finds Owen on the edge of the box, he breaks into the area but runs away from goal and any chance is gone

...Murphy's shot from just inside the box is tame and bread and butter for Vaesen

Owen shows real purpose to get into the box, Cunningham gets something on the ball but it breaks for Murphy...

Real problems for Liverpool now - are their Champions League hopes dead and buried?

It was all too easy for Birmingham, they had to time to pick the passes with no pressure. Lazaridis' cross was superb and Morrison had the simple task of passing the ball into the back of the net. 2-0 Birmingham!

GOAL!!!!!

Dugarry gets the ball on the left. He has time to look as Lazaridis comes up in support, playing the ball down the line for the Australian. Lazaridis plays a fine ball across the face of goal...

More urgency in Liverpool's play now, they know the clock is running down

Steve Bruce looks on in despair as referee Wilkes gives Liverpool yet another free-kick

Lazaridis does well to break into the box, but dwells too long on the ball then claims the foul by Diao. Play on, and Liverpool clear

Change for Liverpool as Michael Owen comes on for Jamie Carragher

Baros is caught late by Upson, and the England international will be the latest to enter the book

Hamann's cross is headed goalwards by Cheyrou, but it's straight into the hands of Vaesen again

Traore wins the free-kick after Morrsion backed into him

Diao comes forward with real purpose, then gives possession away way too cheaply

Carragher is furious after referee Wilkes gives a free-kick for a foul on Lazaridis. It's Savage to deliver into the box, headed away

Murphy plays the short ball through to Heskey who is offside. Needless

...Hamann hits it low and hard, and the ball sticks in Vaesen's grasp as Heskey lurks for the loose ball

Clemence is adjudged to have fouled Murphy 25 yards from goal. Hamann lines up the free-kick and shapes to shoot...

...Dudek gets to the ball just before Dugarry and hacks clear

Dugarry closes down on Dudek after a woeful back-pass by Hyypia...

Dugarry goes in hard on Traore and gets a yellow card for his troubles

Diao finds Heskey on the right, and now he fails to bring the ball under control and Birmingham win the throw. Shoddy play

Murphy feeds the ball to Riise on the left, only for the Norwegian to mis-control and it goes for a throw

A sloppy start to the second half by both sides

Diao tries to find Heskey in the box, but it's a poor ball

Cheyrou finds space in the box and goes down under the challenge from Lazaridis. No penalty, but referee Wilkes gives a corner. Lazaridis never touched the ball!

Liverpool start well, desperate to find a leveller

Liverpool begin the second period

Blues keeper Nico Vaesen has not had a real save to make, that is sure to change in the second period as Liverpool look to hit back

A pulsating end to the half after Stephen Clemence had headed the home side in front. Birmingham have certainly had the better of the goalscoring opportunities

And there goes the half-time whistle

Cheyrou crosses from the left, a blue shirt intercepts but the pass had so much power no striker would have stood a chance of bringing it under control

One minute to be added

Diao finds Baros with a deep ball inside the box. Baros creates the space but his control is poor and a defender gets in

Liverpool win the corner. Riise takes from the right, but it's headed away

Cunningham gets back with a superbly timed tackle to win the ball, and the chance is gone

Cheyrou plays a ball into the box for Heskey, it finds the England striker in space...

Upson brings down Murphy in a dangerous position on the right flank. Riise floats the ball straight into the hands of Vaesen

Dugarry goes down in pain under the challenge from Hamann. Another free-kick to Birmingham, 30 yards from goal, but Lazaridis's ball into the box is headed clear

Now Lazaridis cross from the left and Hyypia has to hook the ball away at the near post

...no red shirt can get on the edge of the ball from Murphy and it goes for a goal-kick

Liverpool come forward imediately, Murphy cuts in from the right and drills the ball across the face of goal...

Savage's brilliant free-kick is met by an equally fine header. Clemence ghosted in to head the ball into the corner from 10 yards out, giving Dudek no chance. Birmingham lead!

GOAL!!!!!

Free-kick goes against Murphy. Savage delivers from the left flank...

It's a very even game at the moment. Few goalscoring opportunities in a tight encounter

Morrison thinks he's through on goal after a pass from Dugarry, but he's cleary a few yards offside

Vaesen collects after Heskey's header from a Diao cross is tame

Hamann plays a lofted ball for Baros through the centre only for the flag to go up for offside - a dubious decision

Handbags between Savage and Carragher after the pair collide, referee Wilkes steps in to calm things down

Birmingham pump crosses into the box but keep finding a red shirt

Birmingham coming more into the game now, causing the Liverpool defence a few problems

...Kenna skies his shot over the bar, a great chance for Steve Bruce's men

...three players go for it on the line, but the ball breaks for the unmarked Kenna 10 yards out...

Now Traore brings down Dugarry. The French star plays a quick ball down the left flank to Lazaridis, who plays a teasing ball across the face of goal...

Dugarry nods the ball on to Morrison, Traore does well to win the header against him

Cheyrou gets some instruction from Houllier, the boss is not entirely happy

Diao is very late on Savage right in front of referee Wilkes. Both players need some treatment

Riise gets space on the left and breaks into box. He opts for the shot but gets it all wrong and fires well wide

Murphy gets his foot stuck in an advertising board, much to the amusement of the Birmingham faithful

Carragher's first time cross is headed goalwards, but Vaesen collects diving to his right. The ball looked to be going wide anyway

Free-kick against Dugarry this time, for backing into Hyypia - much to the disgust of the home fans

Morrison in penalised for handball on the edge of the Liverpool area

..Dugarry fails to bring the ball under control, and his rushing shot on the stretch goes over

Lazaridis receives the ball on the left flank, His cross is nodded on by Morrison for Dugarry...

Baros is pulled to the floor by Upson, complete with skinhead, as the ball is put over the top. Free-kick, wasted yet again

Corner for Birmingham. Lazaridis delivers from the right only for Heskey to head clear with ease

Liverpool on top in the early exchanges as the look to boost their Champions League hopes

Murphy gets the ball on the penalty spot and Clemence gets in with a fine challenge just as the Liverpool midfielder prepared to pull the trigger. Brilliant tackle

Riise hooks clear after Dugarry lifts a teasing ball into the box

Savage brings down Baros on the edge of the D. Murphy steps up, and balloons the free-kick way over the bar

...Carragher stabs at the ball with his left boot and Vaesen can watch it fly over the top

Riise plays the ball to the edge of the box for Carragher...

Baros does well on the right and wins a corner off Cunningham

Heskey is brought down mid-way inside the Birmingham half, but Murphy wastes the free-kick and Vaesen collects

A poor ball from Johnson as he looks for Morrson down the line, who had already pulled back

..Lazaridis can't control his header and the ball flies harmlessly over the bar. Half a chance

Johnson finds space on the right and crosses deep for Lazaridis...

Birmingham get the game underway

Steven Gerrard and El Hadji Diouf are both suspended and Stephane Henchoz is ruled out through injury with Bruno Cheyrou, Dietmar Hamann and Salif Diao called into the side. Michael Owen is rested, giving Milan Baros a start alongside Emile Heskey.

Birmingham's record signing Clinton Morrison is restored to the starting line-up. Morrison, on target twice in the 2-2 draw at Anfield, replaced Geoff Horsfield in the only change from the side beaten 3-1 by Chelsea.

All the St Andrews action, kicking off on Sunday at 16.05 GMT