Burnley home to Ford Moore Stadium on 18 October 2008.

Wearing the Burnley home shirt in crimson with blue sleeves, the Burnley Stadium filled the stadium and turned it into a sea of crimson, with all the fans eagerly waiting for the game to come.

The Birmingham fans were wearing their blue home kits and sitting in a small stand, just as excited as they waited for the game to come and for the Birmingham team to take away the victory.

"Hello everyone, this is Sky Sports, I'm Andy 61 Gray you know. Today we bring you one of the highlights of this season's Championship round 11, Burnley's home game against Birmingham. Sky Sports commentator Andy 61 Gray began his commentary.

"Both of these teams are big teams to break through this season, and their purpose is self-evident, they are both to surpass. Now Birmingham have the upper hand, they are temporarily top of the league, and Burnley also have a chance that they will finish ninth in the league. Sky Sports commentator Andy 61 Gray gave an update on the two sides.

'Before the game, Burnley were full of confidence and they told the media on a number of occasions that they would be able to win this game. The Birmingham team, on the other hand, was collectively silent and did not say a word about it, wondering what the Birmingham team was planning? Andy 61 Gray also wondered.

"Now, I've got the starting line-up for both sides for today, so I'm going to give you a brief overview of the starting line-ups for both sides today." Sky Sports commentator Andy 61 Gray took the starting list handed over by the staff and said.

It was at this moment that the substitutes from both sides came out of the tunnel of the players.

Dongfang Chen was naturally among the group, and he walked to the away team's bench in Umbro's authoritarian tracksuit for Birmingham.

Today, Dongfang Chen was not selected for the starting lineup, but continued to sit on the bench, playing the role of substitute and surprise soldier, waiting for the head coach's call on the bench.

"First of all, let me give you an introduction to the visiting Birmingham City starting line-up." Andy 61 Gray immediately explained, "McLeish is still in a four-three-three formation today, and the goalkeeper is Mike 61 Taylor. ”

Andy 61 Gray continued: "In the back four are David 61 Murphy, Martin 61 Taylor, Ridgewell and Parnaby, three midfielders Sebastian 61 Larsson, Lee 61 Carsley and David 61 Johnson, and the front three are McFadden, Kevin 61 Phillips and Jemuro. ”

Martin 61 Taylor immediately said: "Occasionally, as I expected, the Chinese players who suddenly broke out in the last round did not appear in the starting lineup, but sat on the bench and continued to wait for the opportunity." ”

Andy 61 Gray suddenly said: "However, I think this Chinese player should also have a chance to play, after all, he scored a hat trick in the last round." ”

Martin 61 Taylor immediately said: "Okay, now let me introduce you to the starting line-up of the home team Burnley today. Owen 61 Coyle is in a 442 formation today, and the goalkeeper is still Bryan 61 Jensen. ”

Martin 61 Taylor continued: "The back four positions are Michael 61 Duff, Stephen 61 Caldeville, Clark 61 Carlisle and Stephen 61 Jordan. The midfield four is Wade 61 Elliott, Chris 61 McCann, Joey 61 Gudjanssen and Chris 61 Eagles. In the two-forward position, Robbie 61 Blake and Martin 61 Thompson. ”

Andy 61 Gray watched Martin 61 Taylor introduce the starting lineups of both sides, he said: "Okay, the starting lineups of both sides have been introduced, the players from both sides have played, and the game is about to start. ”

The scene immediately resounded with excited cheers from fans on both sides, who watched the players from both sides play.

Dongfang Chen sat on the bench safely, quietly watching this qiē, in fact, how much he wished that he would appear on the court at this time?

At this time, Dongfang Chen suddenly found a sharp gaze shooting at him, Dongfang Chen's eyes tightened, and he looked towards that gaze, the guy wearing the Burnley crimson No. 9 jersey was staring at him with blazing eyes, and his eyes were full of provocation and contempt.

Dongfang Chen suddenly remembered who this guy was, wasn't this guy who shouted before the game, "I want to let myself know what a real striker is"?

Dongfang Chen saw the contempt in the other party's eyes, chuckled, and then stopped paying attention to this guy. He knew that everything he said now was fake, and he would wait for him to play!

It was at this time that the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game.

Once the game started, Birmingham City didn't have to put up a defensive formation as McLeish said before the game to get out of Ford Moore Stadium. As soon as they came up, the Birmingham team launched an onslaught, and it was clear that McLeish wanted to catch Burnley off guard.

McLeish first showed weakness before the match, and then attacked wildly at the start of the match, taking his opponent by surprise and catching him off guard.

However, Burnley did not seem to panic at all, they did not mess up with Birmingham's onslaught, and at the same time they did not choose to recycle, but also attacked, and attacked Birmingham.

The game was bayonet red from the start, and fierce hand-to-hand combat ensued between the two sides.

"Even, I really didn't expect that in such an important game, the two managers would make such a choice, the managers of the two teams are really bold." Andy 61 Gray sighed.

"Hehe, we fans would like to see more bold coaches like the two managers today, so we can see more exciting matchups." Martin 61 Taylor explained.

At the beginning of the game, the two sides attacked ferociously, and the threatening attacks were endless, and the dangers appeared more frequently, which made the fans on the scene exclaim and their hearts beat.

Both sides had opportunities in the game, you went back and forth, frequently creating killing opportunities, which made the fans at the scene enjoy watching it. However, at the same time, they also felt very worried, deeply afraid that their team would concede the goal first.

Sitting on the bench, Dongfang Chen looked at the two sides of you coming and going, and his heart was very calm.

The situation on the pitch seems to be evenly matched, the chances are about the same, and now it's up to who has the better ability to take my chances.

At this time, the head coaches of both sides sat peacefully in the coach's seat, as if they had expected this situation now, and there was no hurry.

Suddenly, Birmingham City midfielder Sebastian 61 Larsson sent a long pass, Jemelo in front of him received the ball on the wing, and suddenly a cross was made, and Kevin 61 Phillips, who followed in the middle, flew to head the goal.

"Super Kevin's Fish Leap to the Top!" Sky Sports commentator Andy 61 Gray immediately exclaimed.

All the Birmingham fans at the scene were also pleasantly surprised, standing up and cheering. Burnley fans, on the other hand, gasped and instantly became nervous.

Clang! There was a steel thud, and the ball smashed firmly on the outside edge of the post on the right side of the Burnley goal, popping off the bottom line.

"Doorposts! The ball hits the post and pops off the bottom line! Birmingham missed a great chance to change the scoreline, and Super Kevin was out of luck today! Sky Sports commentator Andy 61 Gray roared.

Birmingham fans immediately put their heads in their hands in regret; Burnley fans are rejoicing for the rest of their lives.

On the sidelines, Dongfang Chen rubbed up when Jemelo crossed and stared closely at the stadium. He cheered and raised his hands above his head as he saw Kevin 61 Phillips leap to the top, and he thought the goal was going to be scored.

Who would have thought that the football smashed the goal post, the joy in Dongfang Chen's heart was instantly rushed by regret, his raised hands instantly held his head, and he sat on the bench, it was really a pity, it was just a little bit worse.

In the coach's seat, McLeish also broke out with a deep sigh, which was a pity.

Owen 61 Coyle immediately soothed his chest, the ball almost scared him out of the heart attack, fortunately, fortunately the ball didn't go in, otherwise it would be trouble.

Burnley, who escaped the game, did not rest on their laurels and continued to attack the Birmingham City goal to show their home presence.

Burnley suddenly sent a long ball after a series of downs in midfield, which is a common style of play in the Championship, and the same is true for Burnley.

The ball flew quickly across the pitch to the edge of the Birmingham penalty area, and Burnley's striker Martin 61 Thompson immediately jumped high to return the ball to Robbie 61 Blake, and then sprinted into the Birmingham penalty area himself.

Robbie 61 Blake, who received the ball, saw Birmingham's Lee 61 Carsley pounce, he didn't stick to the ball and passed the ball straight to the wing.

Chris 61 Eagle on the wing stepped forward at high speed, and at the moment when the football was about to roll off the line, he got up and passed the football into the Birmingham team's penalty area.

Although Eagles' cross looked like it was barely enough, his cross was very accurate and the ball flew straight over the head of Martin 61 Thompson in the Birmingham box.

Ridgewell, the centre-back at Birmingham City, saw the ball flying towards him, and he immediately kicked his legs and jumped high to fight for it.

Martin 61 Thompson saw Ridgewell jump in front of him, he had already given up. Who knew that at this time, the football actually leaked over Ridgewell's head.

"It's a top! Ridgewell rose to the top, he didn't get to the top of the football. Behind is Martin 61 Thompson, Birmingham is in danger! Sky Sports commentator Andy 61 Gray screamed.

Martin 61 Thompson had already given up, who would have thought that at this time Ridgewell would actually rise to the top, isn't this a big gift?

Martin 61 Thompson was not polite, he didn't have to jump, he just shook his head at the ball and pushed the ball into the back corner of the goal.

Birmingham goalkeeper Mike 61 Taylor in front of goal didn't expect Ridgewell to rise to the top either, he was ill-prepared. Although he pounced sideways at the first time, he didn't even touch the shadow of the football, and the football flew into the goal of Birmingham.

"Gooooo......oo The ball is in! The goal was scored by the home team Burnley, and the scorer was their main striker Martin 61 Thompson! ”

"Martin! Martin! We have the magic Martin! As long as he's there, we'll be able to break down any opponent's goal. He is our sharpest weapon, our sharpest weapon! The Burnley fans were thrilled and sang their song for Martin 61 Thompson.

Martin 61 Thompson, who scored the goal, was very excited, he screamed excitedly, and then quickly rushed to the sidelines, and stretched out his hand to Dongfang Chen on the Birmingham bench, looking down at Dongfang Chen, as if to say that you can only look up to Lao Tzu, what is a real striker, Lao Tzu is, Lao Tzu is the strongest striker in the Championship.