Manchester City 5-1 Birmingham City: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 11 April 2010

Result

Manchester City 5-1 Birmingham City

Premier League · Sunday 11 April 2010, 15:00 UTC · half-time 3-1

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Manchester City 5-1 Birmingham City: match report

Manchester City defeated Birmingham City 5-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 11 April 2010. The half-time score was 3-1.

C. Tevez opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Manchester City's goals came from C. Tevez (38', penalty), C. Tevez (40'), Emmanuel Adebayor (43'), Nedum Onuoha (74') and Emmanuel Adebayor (88'). Birmingham City scored through Cameron Jerome (42').

Discipline: Manchester City received no yellow cards; Birmingham City received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Manchester City were 4th on 59 points from 32 and Birmingham City 9th on 46 points from 33. Manchester City went on to finish that season 5th with 67 points, and Birmingham City 9th with 50.

Manchester City lined up in a 4-4-2 and Birmingham City in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Manchester City wins, 2 draws and 3 for Birmingham City.

Going into the match Manchester City's last five read W-W-L-W-D and Birmingham City's D-D-L-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 37'Yellow card · R. JohnsonBirmingham City
  • 38'Penalty goal · C. TevezManchester City · 1-0
  • 40'Goal · C. TevezManchester City · 2-0
  • 42'Goal · Cameron JeromeBirmingham City · 2-1
  • 43'Goal · Emmanuel AdebayorManchester City · 3-1
  • 44'Yellow card · Cameron JeromeBirmingham City
  • 52'Yellow card · Keith FaheyBirmingham City
  • 74'Goal · Nedum OnuohaManchester City · 4-1
  • 88'Goal · Emmanuel AdebayorManchester City · 5-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester City 5, draws 2, Birmingham City 3.

Team news

Manchester City expected line-up (4-4-2)

Shay Given, Wayne Bridge, Joleon Lescott, Pablo Zabaleta, Kolo Touré, Nigel de Jong, Gareth Barry, Stephen Ireland, Emmanuel Adebayor, Carlos Alberto Tevez

Birmingham City line-up (4-4-2)

Maik Taylor, Stephen Carr, Liam Ridgewell, Roger Johnson, Scott Dann, Keith Fahey, Craig Gardner, Cameron Jerome, James McFadden, Lee Bowyer, Barry Ferguson