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Arsenal vs Birmingham City Live Streams and TV Channels
| Country | Channels |
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| United States | Fox Soccer Channel |
| Other Countries | |
| Argentina | ESPN Sur |
| Bolivia | ESPN Sur |
| Canada | Sportsnet World |
| Chile | ESPN Sur |
| Paraguay | ESPN Sur |
| Portugal | Sport TV2, Sport TV HD |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports 1/HD |
| Uruguay | ESPN Sur |
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Arsenal vs Birmingham City Delayed and Repeat Broadcasts
| Country | Date/Time (US/Eastern) | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Sun, Feb 27 17:00pm | Fox Soccer Channel |
| Sun, Feb 27 23:59pm | FoxSoccer.tv | |
| Mon, Feb 28 17:00pm | Fox Soccer Plus | |
| Tue, Mar 01 20:00pm | Yes Network | |
| Wed, Mar 02 9:00am | Fox Soccer Plus | |
| Wed, Mar 02 9:30am | Yes Network | |
| Thu, Mar 03 20:00pm | Fox Soccer Plus, FOX Deportes | |
| Thu, Mar 03 23:30pm | Yes Network | |
| Fri, Mar 04 4:00am | Fox Soccer Plus, FOX Deportes | |
| Fri, Mar 04 6:30am | Yes Network | |
| Argentina | Sun, Feb 27 22:00pm | ESPN + Sur |
| Brazil | Sun, Feb 27 19:00pm | ESPN HD Brasil |
| Tue, Mar 01 10:00am | ESPN HD Brasil | |
| Canada | Sun, Feb 27 17:30pm | Sportsnet World |
| Wed, Mar 02 19:00pm | Sportsnet World | |
| Thu, Mar 03 12:00pm | Sportsnet World | |
| Portugal | Tue, Mar 01 4:40am | Sport TV1 |
| Uruguay | Sun, Feb 27 22:00pm | ESPN + Sur |
| *Don't see your country or favourite channel listed? Let us know and we will include it. | ||
Arsenal vs Birmingham City Match Preview
Arsenal have a golden opportunity to end a five year trophy drought when they face Birmingham City in the Carling Cup Final on Sunday.
Arsenal will be looking to lift their first trophy in five years when they face Birmingham City in Sunday's Carling Cup Final.
The Gunners are still challenging for four different trophies this season, and will enter Sunday’s Carling Cup Final in good form after losing only one of their last 17 games, a run that includes a 3-0 Premier League win at Birmingham.
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish also spoke of his desire to end Birmingham’s even longer trophy drought. The Blues have not won a trophy since they won this competition in 1963. “The fans have gone a long time without silverware and we will try to make those fans proud on Sunday,” McLeish told BBC Sport.
Star man Cesc Fabregas is ruled out with injury for Arsenal, along with England winger Theo Walcott. Dutch striker Robin van Persie will return from injury and is likely to captain the Gunners, while Laurent Koscielny and Abou Diaby are also likely to return.
Birmingham striker Cameron Jerome is likely to shake off an ankle injury in time to play, while Alexander Hleb is hoping to recover from a knee problem in time to face his former club.
David Bentley, Curtis Davies and Colin Doyle are all ineligiblr for the Blues, after playing for other teams at earlier stages in this competition.
Arsenal vs Birmingham City Match Report
Birmingham City lifted their first trophy since 1963 with a 2-1 Carling Cup Final over victory over Arsenal at Wembley Stadium.
Obefami Martins celebrates his dramatic winning goal for Arsenal (Getty Images).
Nikola Zigic had given Birmingham a 1-0 lead in the 28th minute, before Robin van Persie equalized before half-time. Substitute Martins then swooped one minute from time to spark manic celebrations among the Blues fans, and ensure that Arsenal’s six year trophy drought is extended for at least a few more months.
Birmingham’s success also owed a lot to goalkeeper Ben Foster, who collected the Man of the Match award after a string of impressive saves.
Arsenal’s day got off to a shaky start when midfielder Lee Bowyer raced clear only to be hauled down by Szczesny. The play would have likely resulted in both a penalty and red card, but the goalkeeper received a lucky break when Bowyer was ruled offside.
Arsenal threatened at the other end and their biggest chance came when Andrey Arshavin forced a fine save out of Foster.
Birmingham took a 28th minute lead when Zigic used his size and physical presence to his advantage at a corner. Roger Johnson flicked on a corner from former Arsenal midfielder Sebastian Larsson, and Zigic found space to run home the loose ball and open the scoring.
Zigic had a chance to bouble Birmingham’s lead soon after but Szczesny saved, and Arsenal would draw themselves level within 10 minutes.
Jack Wilshere fired a shot against the crossbar and the ball ended up at the feet of Arshavin, the Russian midfielder sent over a floating cross and van Persie produced a stunning volley to draw the scores level. Arsenal almost snatched a lead on the stroke of half-time, but Foster did well to keep out Samir Nasri’s curling shot.
The second half did not start well for Birmingham, first Tomas Rosicky went close for the Gunners when he shot wide, before Craig Gardner limped off injured. Arsenal suffered a blow of their own when van Persie was subbed off due to injury in the 69th minute.
Midfielder Keith Fahey almost regained the lead for Birmingham, his stunning drive had Szczesny beaten only to bounce back agonizingly off the inside of the goalpost.
Arsenal seemed to be gaining the upper hand in the final half hour. Nasri had his shot blocked by Foster, and the keep reacted quickly to also deny Nicklas Bendtner from the rebound. French midfielder Nasri continued to threaten but was again denied by a fine save from Foster.
It looked like Foster’s heroics had earned extra-time for Birmingham, but he went one better by playing a part in Birmingham’s dramatic winning goal. Foster pumped a long free kick forward from his own half, Zigic flicked it on and Martins pounced on a mix-up between Szczesny and Laurent Koscielny to win the Carling Cup for Birmingham City.
SCORING SUMMARY
BIR – Nikola Zigic (Roger Johnson) 28’
ARS – Robin van Persie (Andrey Arshavin) 39’
BIR – Obafemi Martins 89’
LINEUPS
ARS – Szczesy, Sagna, Koscielny, Djorou, Clichy, Rosicky, Nasri, Song, Wilshere, Arshavin (Chamakh 77), van Persie (69).
BIR – Foster, Carr, Johnson, Ridgewell, Jiranek, Bowyer, Larsson, Gardner (Beausejour 50), Ferguson, Fahey (Martins 83), Zigic (Jerome 90+2).
Attendance: 88,851
Arsenal vs Birmingham City Videos
0-1 Zigic 28'
1-1 Van Persie 39'
1-2 Martins 89'
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