Aston Villa 5 Birmingham 1

Birmingham 1 Everton 1

Birmingham 3 Manchester City 1

Birmingham striker James McFadden has been pencilled in for a comeback in the home Barclays Premier League clash with his former club Everton on April 12.

Birmingham midfielder Sebastian Larsson is winning his battle to be fit for the Barclays Premier League bottom-six clash at Reading.

Birmingham 1 Newcastle 1

Birmingham defender Martin Taylor is poised to return to action for the first time since the challenge which resulted in Arsenal striker Eduardo suffering a broken leg.

Birmingham striker Mikael Forssell is hoping his future can be resolved before the end of the season.

Birmingham 4 Tottenham 1

Birmingham will be without central defender Martin Taylor who will begin a three-game ban for his red card against Arsenal in the incident where Eduardo suffered a broken leg.

Birmingham midfielder Olivier Kapo will be out of action for a month after suffering a hamstring injury during Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal at St Andrews.

Martin Taylor is confident Birmingham have the defensive strength to stay in the Barclays Premier League despite manager Alex McLeish missing out on some of his January targets in that department.

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish will postpone contract talks with midfielder Mehdi Nafti and goalkeeper Maik Taylor to fully focus on the battle for Premier League survival.

Birmingham central defender Martin Taylor has set his sights on staying in the side and remaining with the midlands club on a long-term basis.

Bolton have won the race to sign Aston Villa central defender Gary Cahill, in a deal believed to be worth around £5million.

Birmingham have admitted defeat in their bid to sign Lazio defender Guglielmo Stendardo on loan.

Huddersfield 2 Birmingham 1

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has insisted he will not just be bringing in Scottish players during the January transfer window.

Birmingham are boosted by the return of skipper Liam Ridgewell for the St Stephen's clash with Middlesbrough at St Andrew’s.

Bolton 3 Birmingham 0

Middlesbrough 2 Birmingham 0

Wolves 2 Birmingham 3

BIRMINGHAM manager Steve Bruce lauded the contribution of DJ Campbell after the second-half substitute netted a brace in the Blues’ comprehensive win over Coventry at St Andrews.

Newcastle 1 Birmingham 5

Sebastian Larsson earned 10-man Birmingham an FA Cup third round replay with a late equaliser against Glenn Roeder’s injury-ravaged Newcastle at St Andrews.

Birmingham 2 Luton 2

Players’ agent Peter Harrison has defended his activities after being caught up in the BBC’s Panorama investigation into football corruption.

David Gold is “hugely optimistic” Birmingham can regain their Premiership status at the first attempt.

TOTTENHAM have denied claims they have made a £12million bid for Middlesbrough’s England winger Stewart Downing.

Ukraine 1 Tunisia 0

Ukraine 0 Tunisia 0

BOLTON defender Radhi Jaidi rescued a point for Tunisia with an injury-time goal in their Group H opener against Saudi Arabia at Munich’s Allianz Arena.

Tunisia 2 Saudi Arabia 2

TOTTENHAM’S England goalkeeper Paul Robinson has criticised the UEFA rule that could wreck their Champions League dreams.

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce welcomes back Joey O’Brien and Radhi Jaidi for Sunday’s crucial trip to Tottenham.

MAKESHIFT midfielder Stuart Parnaby stole the headlines as Middlesbrough edged a seven-goal thriller to dent Bolton’s hopes of Champions League qualification.

Makeshift midfielder Stuart Parnaby stole the headlines as Middlesbrough edged a seven-goal thriller to dent Bolton’s hopes of European qualification.

Newcastle 3 Bolton 1

Champions Chelsea moved another step closer to retaining their Premiership title with a gritty 2-1 win at West Brom.

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce made two changes to the side bundled out of the UEFA Cup by Marseille on Thursday.

Marseille 2 Bolton 1 (aggregate 2-1)

SAMMY LEE has told the Bolton players to savour the special Stade Velodrome atmosphere tonight - and secure a place in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup.

Gary Speed made his first start for Bolton in six weeks after recovering from a knee injury in this FA Cup fifth round tie.

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce could be boosted by the return of his African Nations Cup quartet tomorrow when they face Arsenal at Highbury.