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Birmingham City v West Ham Saturday, August 18, 3pm
2:55pm Friday 17th August 2007
LAST MEETING: West Ham 3 Birmingham 0 (Premier League 13-02-2006)LAST TIME AT ST ANDREWS: Birmingham 1 West Ham 2 (Prem Lge 05-12-2005)HEAD-TO-HEAD: West Ham 29, Birmingham 37, draws 18.
FORM: Birmingham scored twice in their opening game of the season at Stamford Bridge, despite eventually losing 3-2 to Chelsea. They won all six of their pre-season games, scoring 15 times in the process.
DANGER MAN: With five goals in pre-season and another against Chelsea, striker Mikael Forsell could pose a real threat to the Hammers' defence.
FUN FACT: British pop group UB40 who all hail from Birmingham are known to be followers of the Midlands side with the exception of Brian Tavers who supports fierce rivals Aston Villa.
PREDICTION: Birmingham 1 West Ham 1
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