Birmingham 4 : Blackburn 1
12/05/2008 5:39 AM
coming racing of his line.
Blackburn started the second half on the offensive and after 49 minutes Pedersen brought Rovers back on level terms.
Johnson was dispossessed by Vogel and released Roberts who had two fierce drives blocked by Taylor but the ball broke across the face of goal to Pedersen who made no mistake.
Birmingham needed a positive response and Kapo showed good skill to create a yard of space for himself and flashed a fierce drive across the face of goal.
Blues substitute Jerome was guilty of a glaring miss from close range when he shot over with the goal at his mercy from a Murphy cross.
But the England Under-21 international made amends in the 73rd minute when he converted a centre from Larsson and then coolly slotted the ball past Friedel for his second.
Muamba headed in an injury-time cross from Medhi Nafti for the fourth but it mattered little as results elsewhere saw the Blues drop into the Coca-Cola Championship.
English Premiership League - Final Round 2007-08
Birmingham City 4 (Murphy 31, Jerome 73, 89, Muamba 90)
Blackburn 1 (Pedersen 49)