Bolton Wanderers 2 - 2 Birmingham

In an almost pure opposite of their opening match, Kevin Davies and Robbie Blake struck from set-pieces as 10-man Bolton came from two down to claim a draw in a fiery Barclays Premier League contest with Birmingham.

Birmingham had to come back from two men down in their opening match of the season. This time, it came back to bite them and they surrendered a two goal lead having to settle for a tie when they were the class of the pitch today. Blues defender Roger Johnson began an eventful afternoon at the Reebok Stadium with an early opener before getting involved in an incident that saw Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen sent off.

Johnson had challenged Jaaskelainen for the ball just before half-time and the Finn appeared to slap him in the face as they regained their feet.

Scoring Summary:
Bolton Wanderers
Kevin Davies (pen 71)
Robbie Blake (81)
Birmingham
Roger Johnson (4)
Craig Gardner (50)

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