MANCHESTER CITY vs BIRMINGHAM CITY - Kelly’s arm saves Blues

Saturday 20th October 2007

Steve Bruce believed a ‘blatant foul’ had been committed in the build-up to the goal that keeps Manchester City at the top of the Right Result table – but we’ve got bad news for the Birmingham City boss. TV replays later showed that the alleged game-changing decision was a correct call from ref Mike Dean. Michael Johnson got his foot to the ball first as he challenged Fabrice Muamba and the Blues midfielder only fell because he lost his footing. The visitors should, in fact, have suffered a heavier defeat. Although it wasn’t immediately obvious, shortly before City did score, somehow Stephen Kelly managed to block Vedran Corluka’s shot and divert the ball over the bar. Unfortunately, whilst almost laid on the floor, the remarkable diversion was caused by the shot hitting his arm so a penalty should have resulted.

The Right Result is a 2-0 win for Manchester City.

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