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Chris Hughton's Birmingham City vow for their FA Cup clash at Chelsea

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:59:00 GMT

CHRIS Hughton has urged Birmingham City to look for inspiration from their European adventures ahead of tomorrow’s FA Cup tie at Chelsea.

Darren Bent on life as an Aston Villa striker

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:01:00 GMT

DARREN Bent is working on improving his hold-up play and closing down defenders after insisting he is happy to do the “dirty jobs” for Villa.

Wolves: Jamie O'Hara calls for unity in dressing room after Mick McCarthy sacking and 'freak' West Brom result

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT

JAMIE O’Hara has called for unity within the dressing room and has promised the new Wolves boss 100 per cent commitment.

West Brom: Zoltan Gera reveals how he turned down a quick fix operation

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:56:00 GMT

ZOLTAN Gera has revealed how he ditched the opportunity to speed up his knee injury recovery in favour of prolonging his West Brom career well into his 30s.

Why Marlon's a King at Birmingham City for Chris Hughton

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:30:00 GMT

CHRIS Hughton has saluted Marlon King’s determination to do his bit for the Blues cause.

Carlos Cuellar has promised to repay Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish's faith in him

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT

CARLOS Cuellar is determined to help Alex McLeish improve Villa’s results to repay him for making him a first-team regular in recent matches.

Chelsea v Birmingham City: A nostalgic look back at previous encounters

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Blues’ tussle with Chelsea tomorrow will be their seventh FA Cup visit to Stamford Bridge. So far the series stands level at 3-3 with Blues having enjoyed their share of glory days in that corner of West London. Brian Halford reports.

Birmingham City big match squads and stats

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:58:00 GMT

Here's the breakdown of stats and team news ahead of the clash between Birmingham City and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup.

Chris Hughton on Birmingham City's balancing act

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:30:00 GMT

CHRIS Hughton has admitted it’s about trying to get the balance right in the wake of Jean Beausejour’s sale.

Aston Villa: Gary Gardner on his loan experience and his hunt for a senior goal

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:30:00 GMT

GARY Gardner insists his next goal is to replicate his impressive scoring form this season for the first team after a series of near misses.

Smells like teen spirit for Birmingham City in FA Cup at Chelsea

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

JAKE Jervis and Akwasi Asante are in Blues’ squad for the trip to Chelsea.

Chelsea v Birmingham City: A comment on the opposition

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT

A VISIT to Stamford Bridge would normally be one to be feared.

Birmingham City fans get a chance to honour the greats at Hall Of Fame dinner

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Birmingham City fans are being invited to recognise and honour another batch of the club’s best players.

Walsall FC: Saddlers need to pick up points to avoid slipping into trouble

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

“EVERY game is huge” is a familiar mantra from managers but it is hard to over-state the importance of the next two games facing Walsall, starting at home to Wycombe tomorrow.

Birmingham City: Chris Hughton - I'm on the phone every day after players

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:01:00 GMT

CHRIS Hughton today admitted his search for new players has been frustrating.

West Brom special feature: Historic trip to the Orient for the Baggies

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:01:00 GMT

FRIENDSHIP and goodwill – that’s what West Bromwich Albion’s tour to China in May 1978 was all about. Extending a warm hand. Building bridges.

Chris Burke eyeing Birmingham City FA Cup shock against Chelsea

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT

CHRIS Burke has vowed that Birmingham City will enjoy the pressure-free occasion of Saturday’s FA Cup tie at Chelsea.

Wolves: We miss Mick McCarthy - Kevin Doyle

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT

KEVIN Doyle says the Wolves dressing room is ‘flat’ following the sacking of Mick McCarthy but is confident they can stave off relegation.

Alan Curbishley attracted to Wolves job

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:15:00 GMT

ALAN Curbishley is attracted to Wolves as they are ‘a club going places’, according to his agent Phil Smith.

West Brom: Liam Ridgewell ready to shout out his orders on the pitch

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

LIAM Ridgewell has warned his peers they face an ear-bashing on the pitch despite him being the new-boy on the block.