Blues 2 Nottm Forest 0 - verdict
Birmingham moved back into second in the Championship with a deserved win against Nottingham Forest.
Second-half goals from Marcus Bent and Keith Fahey allowed Blues to leapfrog Reading, who weren't playing.
After 62 minutes the first goal came. David Murphy swung in a cross from the left, the ball fell to Bent and his effort trickled over the line.
It was a scrappy goal in keeping with the scrappy game – not that Blues cared. This was a potentially massive goal.
The points were sewn up when Fahey cut in from the left and cheekily lobbed home with 15 minutes to go.