Birmingham City vs Leicester City LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
Follow live coverage as Birmingham City face Leicester City in the Championship today.
An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.
Last year Southampton, Leicester City and Leeds United were relegated from the top flight and all are hopeful of making a quick return - but the likes of Norwich City, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland all have real promotion ambitions too.
At the other end of the table, QPR, Cardiff City and Birmingham City will hope for better campaigns than last year’s relegation struggle - while newcomers Sheffield Wednesday will be looking to survive after dramatic progress through the play-offs.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Birmingham City FC 2 - 3 Leicester City FC
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:59
Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Leicester City 3.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:57
Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Leicester City 3.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:56
Offside, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury is caught offside.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:55
Cesare Casadei (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:53
Attempt missed. Cesare Casadei (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:51
Substitution, Leicester City. Cesare Casadei replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:51
Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Souttar replaces James Justin.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:49
Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:48
Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Emanuel Aiwu.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:45
Hand ball by Romelle Donovan (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:44
Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:44
Offside, Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi is caught offside.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:45
Offside, Birmingham City. Dion Sanderson is caught offside.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:43
Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Juninho Bacuna.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:51
Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Leicester City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi with a cross.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:40
Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:40
Hand ball by Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:40
Substitution, Leicester City. Thomas Cannon replaces Patson Daka.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:37
Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:37
Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:37
Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:35
Goal! Birmingham City 2, Leicester City 3. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:34
Substitution, Birmingham City. Oliver Burke replaces Krystian Bielik.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:34
Substitution, Birmingham City. Romelle Donovan replaces Jay Stansfield.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:34
Substitution, Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi replaces Siriki Dembélé.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:34
Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Stephy Mavididi.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:34
Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:34
Offside, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna is caught offside.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:30
Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:30
Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:25
Foul by Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:26
Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:20
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:29
Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:19
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:18
Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:16
Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:15
Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:15
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:14
Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:12
Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:10
Goal! Birmingham City 1, Leicester City 3. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:07
Offside, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is caught offside.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
21:06
Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Leicester City 2.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:50
First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Leicester City 2.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:50
Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:50
Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:47
Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:45
James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:44
Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patson Daka.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:43
Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:41
Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:40
Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:39
Offside, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield is caught offside.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:36
Offside, Birmingham City. Siriki Dembélé is caught offside.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:34
Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:33
Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:32
Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:31
Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:30
Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:26
Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:26
Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:23
Goal! Birmingham City 1, Leicester City 2. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a through ball following a fast break.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:22
Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:16
Goal! Birmingham City 1, Leicester City 1. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:15
Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:18
Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:13
Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:12
Goal! Birmingham City 0, Leicester City 1. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu following a fast break.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:13
Attempt missed. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:11
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:11
Attempt saved. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:11
Attempt saved. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:10
Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:08
Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:07
Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:05
Attempt saved. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:05
Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:04
Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
20:02
First Half begins.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
19:30
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Birmingham City vs Leicester City
19:00
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