Birmingham 2 Burnley 1
A dramatic stoppage time goal by Chris Burke snatched a win for Birmingham against Burnley at St Andrew's.
A dramatic stoppage time goal by Chris Burke snatched a win for Birmingham against Burnley at St Andrew's.
Burke slotted home from David Murphy's pass in the 91st minute to settle the game.
Jean Beausejour had given the home side the lead after just two minutes but the visitors struck back through Marvin Bartley just four minutes after half time.
The win sees Chris Hughton's side rise to eighth in the Championship, just two points off the play-off places with two games in hand on most of their rivals.
Hughton made just one change from the side that drew with Peterborough on Saturday, with Nikola Zigic was brought in up front and Chris Wood moved to the bench.
As they did at the weekend, Blues took settled quickly and Beausejour opened the scoring, reacting quickest to the rebound after goalkeeper Lee Grant had turned Burke's shot onto his own bar.
Blues continued to enjoy the better of the opening half-hour but without creating too much of note.
But Zigic went close after heading Murphy's free-kick just wide of the target.
The Serbia international then created another strong chance after dispossessing David Edgar, but Marlon King also fired wide.
Bartley then restored parity in the 49th minute when he fired past goalkeeper Boaz Myhill courtesy of a wicked deflection.
Keith Fahey twice went close after that as Blues pushed hard for a second goal, flashing two efforts just inches wide.
Hughton later swapped Beausejour with Nathan Redmond 21 minutes from the end and Zigic again went close with a header from a Stephen Carr cross.
King fired straight at Grant and Curtis Davies saw a goalbound header blocked accidentally by the former Coventry striker, before Zigic again headed wide from Redmond's cross.
But Burke finally found the net in stoppage time to wrap up three points and extend Blues' unbeaten run to two games.



