Birmingham City v Chelsea, 21 August 2004
| Score | 1-0 to Chelsea |
| Referee | Barry Knight |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | St Andrew's |
| Attendance | 28,559 |
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Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Maik Taylor
Defender/Right back
Mario Melchiot
Defender
Matthew Upson
Defender/Centre back
Martin Taylor
Midfielder
Julian Gray
Midfielder
Jesper Grønkjær
Midfielder
Damien Johnson
Midfielder
Stan Lazaridis
Midfielder
Muzzy Izzet
Midfielder
Robbie Savage
Forward
Emile Heskey
Substitutions:
| Stern John for Jesper Grønkjær | 76 |
On the bench:
Forward
Stern John
Comments:
League position: 19th Unused substitutes: Olivier Tebily, Ian Bennett, Darren Carter and Stephen Clemence1 Chelsea
Goals:
| Joe Cole | 68 |
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Starting lineup:
Petr Čech
Goalkeeper
Wayne Bridge
Defender
Paulo Ferreira
Defender
Ricardo Carvalho
Defender
John Terry
Defender
Geremi
Midfielder
Frank Lampard
Midfielder
Claude Makélélé
Midfielder
Alexei Smertin
Midfielder
Didier Drogba
Forward
Eidur Gudjohnsen
Forward
Substitutions:
| Tiago for Alexei Smertin | 46 |
| Mateja Kežman for Eidur Gudjohnsen | 46 |
| Joe Cole for Geremi | 63 |
Comments:
League position: 19th Unused substitutes: Olivier Tebily, Ian Bennett, Darren Carter and Stephen ClemenceComments:
League position: 1st Unused substitutes: William Gallas and Carlo Cudicini The FA Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: Chelsea’s goal against Birmingham City on 21st August 2004 has been confirmed as a Joe Cole goal. [re: Circular 1 –28/9/2004]