A spirited second half performance at Swansea City looked to have earned a surprised victory for 10-man Birmingham City, but Oliver McBurnie’s strike 15 seconds from the final whistle denied Garry Monk a winning return to the Liberty Stadium in a 3-3 draw. Here’s our Six Things from the game. Smooth Swansea Graham Potter… Read more →
Norwich City underlined their promotion credentials with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Birmingham City, in which all the goals came in the first 25 minutes. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Norwich City Tim Krul – the Dutchman’s performances at Bristol City and West Brom have been crucial to the Canaries avoiding defeats, but… Read more →
A sturdy defensive display and a late goal from Britt Assombalonga’s gave Championship promotion contenders Middlesbrough a 2-1 victory at Birmingham City on Saturday. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Birmingham City Lee Camp – the seasoned stopper had been enjoying something of a resurgence in recent weeks, but unfortunately he takes some responsibility… Read more →
Birmingham City moved up to 10th in the Championship thanks to a 2-0 victory at struggling Millwall. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Millwall Jordan Archer – the goalkeeper divides opinion among Lions fans but, after starting against Bolton last time out due to Ben Amos being ineligible to face his old club, he… Read more →
After an action-packed second half, Birmingham City drew 2-2 with Norwich City in the opening game of the 2018-19 Championship season. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Birmingham City Connal Trueman – David Stockdale had been transfer listed but with the embargo, Blues haven’t been able to sign a replacement; all of which… Read more →
With the 2018-19 Championship season coming up, The Football Lab spoke to Birmingham City fan Ryan Deeney (@RyanDeeney2194). Blues have gone into the final day fearing relegation to League One in three of the last five seasons. In the post-Gary Rowett era specifically, what do you feel has gone wrong? The decision making from the… Read more →
Birmingham City’s 2-0 defeat to Norwich City on Saturday afternoon was a game in which blood and guts was outdone by skill and finesse, thanks to goals from Alex Pritchard and Josh Murphy. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Birmingham City David Stockdale – made a good double-save to deny Oliveira and Pritchard shortly… Read more →
Birmingham City’s 2-0 defeat to Norwich City on Saturday afternoon was a game in which blood and guts was outdone by skill and finesse, thanks to goals from Alex Pritchard and Josh Murphy. Here’s six things from the match. Blues’ competitive start Steve Cotterill’s side pressed well in the first half hour, with Michael Morrison… Read more →
A committed, organized display saw Birmingham City beat league leaders Cardiff City 1-0 on Friday night thanks to Che Adams’ first half strike. Here’s our player ratings from the match. Birmingham City Tomasz Kuszczak – played in the first game since January’s 0-0 draw with Forest in which he didn’t have to make a single… Read more →
Birmingham City picked up their first three points of the season thanks to a slightly fortuitous 2-1 win over Bristol City. Here’s our player ratings. Birmingham City David Stockdale – made some key saves to keep Blues in the game. 7 Emilio Nsue – struggled to handle Paterson’s movement in the first half, but made… Read more →