West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
Follow live coverage as West Bromwich Albion face Birmingham 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.
West Bromwich Albion FC 1 - 0 Birmingham City FC
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
17:03
Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Birmingham City 0.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
17:01
Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Birmingham City 0.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
17:01
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Daryl Dike is caught offside.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
17:00
Attempt blocked. Callum Marshall (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Daryl Dike.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:59
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Alex Mowatt.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:57
Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:54
Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:54
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Alex Mowatt.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:54
Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:49
Foul by Callum Marshall (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:55
Attempt saved. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:47
Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Birmingham City 0. Andreas Weimann (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:47
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Daryl Dike replaces Tom Fellows.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:44
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:43
Delay in match because of an injury Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:43
Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:39
Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:39
Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:39
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Alex Mowatt.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:39
Attempt blocked. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:38
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Alex Mowatt.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:38
Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Ivan Sunjic.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:35
Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:33
Foul by Callum Marshall (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:33
Kevin Long (Birmingham City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Andre Dozzell with a cross following a corner.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:33
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Okay Yokuslu.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:33
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Cédric Kipré.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:33
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Andreas Weimann replaces Jed Wallace.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:33
Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:33
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:33
Substitution, Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho replaces Koji Miyoshi.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:28
Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:28
Andre Dozzell (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:28
Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:25
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:28
Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:25
Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:25
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Marshall replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:25
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Mikey Johnston replaces John Swift.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:22
Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:21
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:21
Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:20
Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:20
Attempt saved. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ethan Laird.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:20
Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Lee Buchanan.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:20
Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:17
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:17
Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:17
Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:16
Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:15
Foul by Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:15
Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:11
John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:10
Foul by Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:10
Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:10
Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:10
Attempt blocked. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:08
John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:06
Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 0.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
16:06
Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Alex Pritchard.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:51
First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 0.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:51
Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:51
Attempt missed. Andre Dozzell (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:48
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:48
Offside, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield is caught offside.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:45
Offside, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield is caught offside.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:44
Hand ball by Kevin Long (Birmingham City).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:44
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:42
Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:42
Attempt saved. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andre Dozzell.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:37
Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:37
Foul by Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:37
Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:37
Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:37
Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:34
Attempt saved. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:34
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:30
Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:31
Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:31
Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:28
Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:28
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:26
Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:26
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:26
Delay in match because of an injury Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:22
Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:18
Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:15
Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:14
Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:10
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows is caught offside.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:08
Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:07
Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
15:04
First Half begins.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
14:30
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
14:00
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