Overview
- West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City drew 1-1 at The Hawthorns, with Alex Mowatt scoring early before Marvin Ducksch glanced in an equaliser on 78 minutes from a Tommy Doyle free kick.
- Ducksch has three goals in two games, and Chris Davies said he kept the striker on during a run of set pieces, calling the result "a point gained" after a sluggish first half.
- Ryan Mason voiced frustration at not "getting over the line" and suggested Albion should have had a penalty for an Aune Heggebo incident, a claim Davies dismissed.
- Birmingham remain ninth with one of the division’s weakest away records this season, and Opta projections still place them around ninth with roughly a one-in-four shot at the play-offs.
- Coventry City won 4-2 at Middlesbrough for a tenth victory in eleven league games, moving ten points clear as Ellis Simms and Liam Kitching each scored twice, with Frank Lampard urging caution despite the cushion.