Birm’ham 3 – 1 W Brom
Birmingham leapfrogged West Brom into fifth in the Championship table after coming from a goal down to win the West Midlands derby 3-1 on Friday night.
John Swift’s sixth goal of the season put the Baggies in front after six minutes, but the Blues levelled through Juninho Bacuna’s penalty, which was controversially awarded after Cedric Kipre and Koji Miyoshi both slipped as they challenged for the ball.
Dion Sanderson looped in a header to turn the game in the hosts’ favour before the break, before Gary Gardner curled in a stunner of a free-kick late on, within five minutes of being introduced.
The Blues climb from 12th up to fifth as a result of their second win in succession, with West Brom dropping down to seventh.
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John Swift scores to give West Brom the lead over Birmingham.
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Birmingham’s Koji Miyoshi appears to slip in the box and the referee blows for a penalty. Juninho Bacuna scores from the spot to level things against West Brom
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Cody Drameh crosses in for Dion Sanderson to loop a header over Alex Palmer to Birmingham the lead against West Brom
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Gary Gardner bends a beauty of a free-kick over the wall to seal the win for Birmingham over West Brom
What’s next?
Both teams are back in action after the October international break.
On Saturday October 21 at 3pm, Birmingham travel to the Riverside to take on Middlesbrough, while West Brom host Plymouth at The Hawthorns.
