Birmingham 2 Everton 2

Birmingham snatched a point from the jaws of defeat after coming back from two down to earn a share of spoils at home to Everton.

The St Andrew's crowd, who have seen only two Premier League home defeats all season, were left stunned after 22 minutes as the visitors romped into a commanding lead through Victor Anichebe and Yakubu.

But Blues got themselves back in it with a quick reply through Cameron Jerome, before Craig Gardner's first goal for the club early in the second-half proved enough for a point.

The floodgates opened in the 19th minute through Anichebe, who left Liam Ridgewell for dead with a deft turn to drill the ball past Joe Hart in the home goal.

Three minutes later and Everton looked to have taken a real foothold in the game, when Yakubu found the defence sound asleep to meet Steven Pienaar's lofted cross into the box with a header into the net.

A quick goal from the home side pegged back the Toffees on 26 minutes, with Jerome on target for the second game in a row after no goals in nine, guiding the ball into the net from Keith Fahey's cross.

That gave Blues initiative to fightback in the second-half with their reward just seven minutes after the break, Gardner's maiden strike since signing from Villa, Jerome turning provider to nod on Hart's goal kick for the midfielder to finish a route one goal.