Player Ratings For Birmingham Derby

MOTM
By Scott Cooper
November 8 2003

The player ratings for the Birmingham City Match. A Forssell opener was not enough to earn Blues the point as Iversen struck back.

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	Michael Oakes	Dropped one and was not really tested despite one stop from Dugarry.
	Lee Naylor	Not the best first half of his season but improved in the second half.
	Denis Irwin	Typical steady self. Replaced after 88 minutes by Mark Clyde with a dead leg. Booked.
	Paul Butler	Coped pretty well at the back along with Craddock. Played a part in the Wolves goal after miss-hitting a shot.
	Jody Craddock	Superb performance from the former Sunderland man. Made two or three fantastic tackles.
	Alex Rae	A fantastic performance from Rae. A key man in the build up to the goal and never gave Dunn an inch of space. Man Of The Match.
	Mark Kennedy	Proved to be a good outlet for the midfield men. Improved as the game went on.
	Paul Ince	A typical Ince performance. Enjoyed a superb tussle with Savage, a true leader. Booked.
	Kenny Miller	Played up front with Iversen. Failed to create much but did play a few useful balls to Kennedy.
	Henri Camara	Much more effective whilst playing as a forward. Won the assist for the goal and provided the cross for Iversens Miss.
	Steffen Iversen	His best performance in a Wolves shirt. Won almost every aerial battle and did not stop running. Scored one and was unlucky not to have won the game for Wolves.
	Shaun Newton	Replaced Kenny Miller shortly after Birmingham`s goal. Failed to get into the game.
	Mark Clyde	Replaced Denis Irwin 2 minutes from time. Failed to touch the ball as he was not tested.
	Sub 3	Not used.