EPL: Match Report: Birmingham City 0-0 Liverpool

Birmingham City were unlucky to take all three points as they continued their unbeaten start to their season, playing out a 0-0 draw with Liverpool.

The result confirmed Blues' status as Liverpool's bogey side - they haven't lost a league game between the two in seven years - and showed Alex Mcleish's side look to have what it takes to produce a season similar to last season's heroics.

If it wasn't for the superb Pepe Reina, Birmingham may well have taken maximum points. Reina saved expertly from Cameron Jerome and Craig Gardner in a first half dominated by the home side.

However, after the break it was the visitors who looked the more likely to create a chance as they dominated possession, but never really looked like scoring.

Blues almost took the lead when Lee Bowyer's pinpoint cross was met by Jerome. The striker's powerful header looked destined to find the back of the net, but somehow Reina got down low to his right to tip the ball behind.

Soon after the 'keeper again denied Jerome, punching the ball off his head when it looked like he would head home Seb Larsson's whipped cross.

The Spaniard was at it again before half-time, making a great reaction save when Craig Gardner met a Stephen Carr cross with a powerful headed that looked sure to make the net bulge.

Liverpool looked devoid of ideas as Birmingham continued to press after the break, Scott Dann's downward header narrowly bouncing over the visitor's cross bar.

The Red's best chance fell to a quiet Fernando Torres, whose stinging shot from a tight angle was tipped wide by Ben Foster.

Birmingham had another chance to grab all three points when a backtracking Jerome headed wide a cross from the right hand side, but in the end the spoils were shared.

Despite having chances to win, it will be Birmingham who go home happier with the result as they extended their unbeaten home run to 17 games and moved into fifth position in the Premier League. Meanwhile, Roy Hodgson's men will be wondering if it will ever get better as they sit in 13th