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The victory came against the Premier League's [1.66] relegation favourites and they were gifted a goal by Charlie Adam, however we were very impressed with Birmingham's response this weekend to their first home loss in over a year, especially as Blackpool had already won three away games.
When Chelsea had their incredible unbeaten record at Stamford Bridge ended by Liverpool in October 2008, they stumbled in the following months against not just Arsenal but also Burnley, Newcastle, West Ham, Southend and Hull, as it's undeniably difficult to respond to having the feeling of invincibility stripped away.
So Saturday's win at St Andrew's was a vital if hardly unexpected stride to recovery, in addition to being Birmingham's first Premier League success in two months, which is why it's no surprise that they are [1.51] to defeat League One side Brentford in the Carling Cup tonight.
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The red and white Bees dumped Everton out on penalties in the third round and are enjoying a return to form in the league after a disappointing start, triumphing in three of their last four matches, with Saturday's scalp of title-chasing Peterborough United perhaps the best of the lot.
Andy Scott's side have played all their Carling Cup ties to date at Griffin Park though and their only away progress in the competition this century came courtesy of shootout wins against Bournemouth (2002-03) and Swindon (2006-07) - clubs they were in a higher division than at the time.
The Londoners have only won once on their league travels since April - at struggling Tranmere - yet have lost by more than one goal just once in that run, so given that Rochdale and MK Dons both caused problems when they visited the Blues, both teams to score should be considered at [1.98].
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Published: 26 Oct 2010
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