QPR missed the chance to return to the top of the Sky Bet Championship after being beaten 2-0 by Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Auston Trusty and Emmanuel Longelo, on loan from Arsenal and West Ham respectively, gave spirited Birmingham the perfect platform for victory with first-half goals.Then Birmingham goalkeeper John Ruddy saved a 79th-minute penalty from Lyndon Dykes to ensure there was n...Full Story »

George Friend could return for Birmingham against QPR on Friday night.The defender has been battling a hamstring problem but played for Blues’ development side earlier this week.Gary Gardner, Przemyslaw Placheta, Nico Gordon and Marc Roberts remain out.Boss John Eustace has admitted he may have to rest Harlee Dean ahead of a hectic spell.Chris Willock is expected to be available for QPR&rs...Full Story »

Blackburn could welcome back Harry Pickering for the visit of Birmingham.Defender Pickering sat out Tuesday night’s win over Sunderland due to fatigue.Daniel Ayala is due back in training after missing two matches having picked up an injury against Wigan.Sam Barnes remains a long-term absentee with cruciate ligament damage.Birmingham have no new injuries and could stick with the side which...Full Story »

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany admitted he was annoyed at conceding a “cheap” goal after they missed the chance to regain top spot in the Sky Bet Championship after being held to a 1-1 draw by Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Substitute Johann Berg Gudmundsson handed the Clarets a 74th-minute lead just four minutes after coming off the bench.The Iceland international struck with a cu...Full Story »

Burnley missed the chance to regain top spot in the Sky Bet Championship after they were held to a 1-1 draw by a resolute Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Johann Berg Gudmundsson handed the Clarets a 74th-minute lead just four minutes after coming off the bench.But Scott Hogan equalised just six minutes later to give John Eustace’s side a deserved point.The point for Vincent Kompany’s...Full Story »

Birmingham boss John Eustace praised his players for maintaining their focus despite a delayed kick-off to the 2-0 win at Hull because of a problem with one of the goals.Referee Leigh Doughty had spotted the goal at the North Stand end of the MKM Stadium was two inches too tall but Birmingham did not let that bother them.Birmingham’s goals came courtesy of a Troy Deeney penalty in the firs...Full Story »

Birmingham beat managerless Hull 2-0 in a Sky Bet Championship game that was delayed 20 minutes because the goals were too big.Troy Deeney claimed his second goal of the season from the penalty spot 13 minutes into the first half before Juninho Bacuna doubled the visitors’ advantage with a long-range shot two minutes into the second period.Deeney also missed a second-half spot-kick but Bir...Full Story »

Kick-off in Hull’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Birmingham was delayed for 20 minutes because the goals were too big.Referee Leigh Doughty and his officials made the decision around 30 minutes before the scheduled start at the MKM Stadium after workers were called in to cut the posts down to size before the goal-line technology was recalibrated.A statement on the Tigers’ official ...Full Story »

Regan Slater misses out through suspension when Hull host Birmingham on Sunday.Xavier Simons could be under consideration to replace him, along with Jean Michael Seri, Ryan Woods and Greg Docherty, after interim manager Andy Dawson talked up the Chelsea loanee’s quality and his attitude in training.Defender Brandon Fleming played the first half of the midweek under-21 win over Peterborough...Full Story »

Birmingham boss John Eustace must decide whether to make changes for their Sky Bet Championship clash with Bristol City on Saturday.Eustace named an unchanged squad in midweek but saw his side slip to a disappointing loss against managerless Middlesbrough.He introduced 19-year-old Hannibal Mejbri as a half-time substitute for Juninho Bacuna so the on-loan Manchester United teenager could be in l...Full Story »

Managerless Middlesbrough climbed out of the Championship’s relegation zone by beating Birmingham 1-0 in the first game since Chris Wilder’s departure.With the search for Wilder’s replacement ongoing following his exit on Monday, striker Chuba Akpom powered in the winning goal in the 23rd minute to earn Boro victory for only the third time this season.It was a victory that lift...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom refused to criticise his players after their 1-1 draw with Birmingham but can understand why some will be disappointed with the result.Oli McBurnie scored his fifth Sky Bet Championship goal of the season as his powerful volley from near the penalty spot fired the Blades ahead after 64 minutes at Bramall Lane.However, Troy Deeney equalised six minutes ...Full Story »

Troy Deeney struck an equaliser for Birmingham as Championship leaders Sheffield United were frustrated in a 1-1 draw at Bramall Lane.Oliver McBurnie had fired the Blades ahead in their pursuit of a fifth successive victory but Deeney’s close-range effort extended Birmingham’s unbeaten run to four games.The draw left United a point clear of Norwich at the top of the table.The Blues a...Full Story »

Anel Ahmedhodzic will miss Sheffield United’s clash with Birmingham with a thigh injury.The defender was injured ahead of the international break, pulling out of Bosnia’s Nations League fixtures, and is expected to be sidelined for at least another two weeks.Ciaran Clark (hamstring), Jack Robinson (knee), Enda Stevens (calf) and Ben Osborn remain sidelined for Paul Heckingbottom&rsqu...Full Story »

Gustavo Hamer saw red for Coventry as an entertaining derby with Birmingham at St Andrew’s ended goalless.Brazilian-born Dutch midfielder Hamer was sent off for violent conduct in the 89th minute after earlier having had several chances for bottom club Coventry, who have not won in 11 games since their 4-2 victory at Birmingham on April 15, 155 days ago.Despite plenty of opportunities for ...Full Story »

Birmingham and Coventry are set to be depleted for their Sky Bet Championship clash at St Andrew’s.The Blues were without Harlee Dean, George Friend and Nico Gordon for their 3-2 midweek win at West Brom, and the trio could now be joined on the sidelines by Marc Roberts and Krystian Bielik.Roberts and Bielik were both forced off at the Hawthorns, the former with a possible hamstring injury...Full Story »

Scott Hogan’s hat-trick clinched a 3-2 victory for Birmingham to continue West Brom’s indifferent start to the season at the Hawthorns.Striker Hogan put City ahead early in each half sandwiching Jed Wallace’s equaliser before adding a classy third to make it successive away wins for City.Substitute Brandon Thomas-Asante made it 3-2 with a late penalty but Albion could not force...Full Story »

West Brom’s new signing Tom Rogic is not expected to feature in the home game against Birmingham.The Australia midfielder joined the Baggies on a free transfer this week after leaving Celtic at the end of last season, but is short of match fitness.Brandon Thomas-Asante could retain his place after his last-minute equaliser on his Baggies debut against Burnley as American striker Daryl Dike...Full Story »

Preston manager Ryan Lowe criticised the officials after his side’s unbeaten run in the Championship came to an end with a 1-0 defeat at home against Birmingham.Troy Parrott felt he had a strong case for a penalty after half-time when he was pulled down but the referee was not convinced.The striker then found the back of the net seven minutes later but referee James Bell’s whistle ha...Full Story »

Preston’s unbeaten start in the Championship came to an end as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at home to Birmingham.Maxime Colin put the Midlands side in front after 16 minutes when he headed home Jordan Graham’s cross.The hosts had a number of chances to draw level, with striker Emil Riis proving particularly wasteful in front of goal.Victory for the Blues was just reward for a valiant d...Full Story »