Chelsea and Birmingham drew 1-1 in the FA Cup. The fixture is part of the 5th Round stage in the 2011 season. The full-time result capped a Chelsea vs Birmingham meeting in FA Cup with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Chelsea and Birmingham. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
FA CupRecorded meetings: 2 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has explained Cole Palmer's absence from the 1-0 defeat by Juventus in Hong Kong. Palmer watched from the stands at Kai Tak Stadium after also missing the open training session the previous day. Fellow England international Levi Colwill was also absent from training and Wednesday's match.
Manchester United entered this summer's transfer window looking to build on a promising campaign last season, in which they returned to Champions League football under the guidance of former midfielder-turned-head coach Michael Carrick. The Red Devils' resurgence under Carrick has allowed them to rebuild their midfield with one of the league's standout players, Youri Tielemans, and to snatch the promising Andrey Santos from Chelsea's clutches.
During his time at Chelsea, Nicolas Jackson earned an unwanted reputation as an unusually unreliable finisher. He missed a lot of clear chances. But does that mean other top clubs are making a mistake in turning to the Senegalese striker? Not necessarily.
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