Sunderland v Birmingham City, 09 August 2006
| Score | 1-0 to Birmingham City |
| Referee | Graham Salisbury |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | Stadium of Light |
| Attendance | 26,668 |
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Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ben Alnwick
Defender
Steven Caldwell
Defender
Danny Collins
Defender
Kenny Cunningham
Midfielder
Rory Delap
Midfielder
Liam Lawrence
Midfielder
Grant Leadbitter
Midfielder
Tommy Miller
Midfielder
Dean Whitehead
Forward
Stephen Elliott
Forward
Daryl Murphy
Substitutions:
| Clive Clarke for Steven Caldwell | 29 |
| Jon Stead for Liam Lawrence | 74 |
Cards:
Comments:
League position: 22nd Unused substitutes: Stephen Wright, Darren Ward and Kevin SmithGoals:
| Mikael Forssell | penalty | 40 |
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Starting lineup:
Maik Taylor
Goalkeeper
Stephen Kelly
Defender
Medhi Nafti
Defender
Olivier Tebily
Defender
Bruno N'Gotty
Defender/Centre back
Seb Larsson
Defender/Midfielder
Mat Sadler
Defender/Left back
Damien Johnson
Midfielder
Fabrice Muamba
Midfielder
Nicklas Bendtner
Forward
Mikael Forssell
Forward
Substitutions:
| David Dunn for Mikael Forssell | 67 |
| Stephen Clemence for Fabrice Muamba | 71 |
| Neil Danns for Medhi Nafti | 84 |
Cards:
| Stephen Kelly | 34 | Y |
| Fabrice Muamba | 64 | Y |
Comments:
League position: 22nd Unused substitutes: Stephen Wright, Darren Ward and Kevin SmithComments:
League position: 4th Unused substitutes: Colin Doyle and Martin Taylor