Man City goal: I'm not making this up, either. City immediately reassert their two-goal lead after playing a long ball down their left, which Craig Bellamy gets to before Maik Taylor and slips across the six-yard box for Emmanuel Adebayor to tap in from close-range. They are still playing elsewhere, not incidentally.
1644: GOAL Manchester City 3-1 Birmingham
Birmingham goal: I asked for this, didn't I? It's turned into a little cracker at Eastlands as James McFadden creates some space down the Birmingham left to get a cross in and float it to the back post, where Cameron Jerome heads in.
1642: GOAL Manchester City 2-1 Birmingham
Man City goal: Like London buses... Adam Johnson loops in a corner from the City left and at the back post, Nedum Onuoha holds off Lee Bowyer to head home and double the hosts' advantage.
1640: GOAL Manchester City 2-0 Birmingham
Man City goal: Haha. Isn't life predictable? Emmanuel Adebayor forces his way into the Birmingham area and collapses under a challenge from Scott Dann. Referee Phil Dowd gives a penalty and Carlos Tevez steps up to slot past Maik Taylor and give us our first goal of the day. It's his 19th in his last 18 league games.
1638: GOAL Manchester City 1-0 Birmingham
1637: PENALTY TO MANCHESTER CITY
1637: Fine. I don't want any goals. I can easily live without them, if you guys can.