And the match took another twist when the influential Jay Bothroyd, who had already found plenty of space in wide areas, limped off to be replaced by Kelvin Etuhu.

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With the game stretched and there to be won by either team, City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson made a defensive-looking substitution, withdrawing the fading Geovanni in his free role for Kelvin Etuhu to make a five-man midfield.

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Burke dashed onto Kelvin Etuhu's flick on the half-way line and the Baggies backline were punished for not closing down him down as the man who celebrated his 26th birthday last week fired a low 20-yard low left-footed shot into the net.

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