Match summary
Arsenal had gone 11 matches unbeaten before this one. Arsenal won 8 of the 10 previous meetings on record.
Birmingham City's winning goal came in the 89th minute (Obafemi Martins).
Arsenal vs Birmingham CityResult, Lineups & H2H
- Persie39'
- Zigic28'
- Martins89'
Wembley Stadium, London
Arsenal vs Birmingham City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Arsenal3W 2D 0L
ArsenalBirmingham City
11Pointsof 1510
10Goals scored7
6Goals conceded4
2Clean sheets3
11Scored in a row1
11Unbeaten in a row1
Head to head10 meetings · Aug 2002 – Jan 2011
- Arsenal wins
- 8
- Draws
- 2
- Birmingham City wins
- 0
2.5goals per meeting
30%both teams scored
60%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsArsenal 4W 1D 0L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
Match Timeline
ArsenalBirmingham City
- 90+3'Yellow Card · Birmingham City · Barry Ferguson
- 90+1'Substitution · Birmingham City · Cameron Jerome · InOut: Nikola Zigic
- 90'Yellow Card · Birmingham City · Cameron Jerome
- 89'Goal · Birmingham City · Obafemi Martins1-2
- 83'Substitution · Birmingham City · Obafemi Martins · InOut: Keith Fahey
- Substitution · Arsenal · Marouane Chamakh · InOut: Andrey Arshavin77'
- Substitution · Arsenal · Nicklas Bendtner · InOut: Robin van Persie69'
- Yellow Card · Arsenal · Gaël Clichy53'
- 50'Substitution · Birmingham City · Jean Beausejour · InOut: Craig Gardner
- 42'Yellow Card · Birmingham City · Sebastian Larsson
- Goal · Arsenal · Robin van Persie1-139'
- Yellow Card · Arsenal · Laurent Koscielny38'
- 28'Goal · Birmingham City · Nikola Zigic0-1
Team Lineups
Lineups
Starting XI
-
BS
Bacary Sagna-
LK
Laurent Koscielny-
TR
Tomáš Rosický-
SN
Samir Nasri-
RP
Robin van Persie-
AS
A. Song-
JW
Jack Wilshere-
JD
Johan Djourou-
GC
Gaël Clichy-
AA
Andrey ArshavinSubstitutes
-
A
Almunia-
D
Denílson-
SS
Sebastien Squillaci-
EE
Emmanuel Eboué-
KG
K. Gibbs-
MC
Marouane Chamakh-
NB
Nicklas BendtnerManager: A. McLeish
Starting XI
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SC
Stephen Carr-
LB
Lee Bowyer-
RJ
Roger Johnson-
LR
Liam Ridgewell-
SL
Sebastian Larsson-
CG
Craig Gardner-
BF
Barry Ferguson-
KF
Keith Fahey-
NZ
Nikola Zigic-
BF
Ben Foster-
MJ
M. JiranekSubstitutes
-
MT
Maik Taylor-
DM
David Murphy-
KP
Kevin Phillips-
CJ
Cameron Jerome-
OM
Obafemi Martins-
SP
Stuart Parnaby-
JB
Jean BeausejourPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacary Sagna DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Laurent Koscielny DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Tomáš Rosický MF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Samir Nasri MF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Robin van Persie FW | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
A. Song MF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Jack Wilshere MF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Johan Djourou DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Gaël Clichy DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Andrey Arshavin FW | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |