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Irony is invariably of the cruel variety for Everton and David Moyes. Jack Rodwell a ' arguably his most important first-team regular to feature against BATE Borisov in midweek a ' became the latest of Moyes's charges to pull up lame.

Birmingham City travel to Goodison on Sunday looking to create Club history. Should Alex McLeish's side beat the Blues they would record their sixth consecutive Premier League win for the very first time.

Frank Lampard's penalty rescued a point for Chelsea at West Ham as the Premier League leaders missed the chance to move six points clear at the top.

Birmingham's five-match winning streak came to an end at Goodison Park as they were outplayed by Everton in a 1-1 draw.

Everton welcome two former players back to Goodison Park when Birmingham visit on Sunday.

Barclays Premier League Venue: Ewood Park Date: Saturday, 19 December 2009 Kick-off: 1500 GMT Coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 Live, local radio, Final Score & highlights on Match of the Day Blackburn will be without Brett Emerton after the Australian midfielder lasted only 23 minutes of Rovers' midweek defeat at Birmingham.

Everton v Birmingham. Click here to bet. Click here for Everton news Click here for Birmingham news Click here for head-to-head stats Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell will miss Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash with Birmingham and Brazilian Jo is also doubtful.

BIRMINGHAM manager Alex McLeish claims it is the "stuff that dreams are made of" for his side to be level on points with Liverpool approaching the halfway stage of the season.

Birmingham Evens Draw 5/2 Blackburn 13/5 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce hopes his players can follow the example set by Birmingham and start converting their solid defensive displays into victories.

It's the climb: Cameron Jerome scored two for Birmingham against Blackburn sending the club into sixth place in the Premier League Hull found themselves in the higher echelons of the Premier League during the first part of last season after being promoted but eventually only narrowly avoided relegation.

Blackburn Rover's David Dunn will miss the game against Birmingham on Tuesday

Antonio Valencia scores for Manchester United on Tuesday. Manchester United cruised past Wolverhampton 3-0 on Tuesday in manager Sir Alex Ferguson's 900th English Premier League match in charge of the English champions.

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Birmingham boss Alex McLeish will attempt to sort out the future of several key players approaching the end of their current contracts over the next few weeks.

DAVID GOLD and David Sullivan last night made their official bid to buy West Ham - just as we told you.

David Dunn is set to miss Blackburna s trip to his former club Birmingham in the Premier League tomorrow night as he continues his recovery from a calf problem.

Lee Bowyer performed like a professional but spoke as a fan as he highlighted West Ham's problems on and off the pitch.

Lee Bowyer scored the winner against his former club to cement Birmingham's place in the top half of the Barclays Premier League with a 1-0 win over West Ham and increase the relegation worries of the Hammers.

Birmingham v West Ham. Click here to bet. Click here for Birmingham news Click here for West Ham news Click here for head-to-head stats Kevin Phillips will return to the Birmingham squad for Saturday's home Barclays Premier League clash with West Ham.

NO MANAGER trying to stay afloat in the treacherous waters of the Premier League would turn down the kind of transfer funding promised by Birmingham City's new owners and if a January spree might help his team steer clear of danger then Alex McLeish will happily spend.