The Independent
Boring, boring Birmingham so safe and well
More significant even than the FA Cup quarter-final Birmingham City face at Portsmouth next Saturday are the 40 points they have on the board before February's end. Even their cautious manager Alex McLeish admitted after this victory that they can strike out for Wembley knowing they are safe. The Guardian
James McFadden's penalty brings Birmingham back to winning ways
This was a fitful, untidy match that Birmingham narrowly deserved to win: a victory that almost guarantees them another season in the Premier League. "It's an astounding feat by a squad that cost about £10m to assemble in the summer," Alex McLeish said of his team reaching the 40-point mark. "We haven't scored many goals but we've got a very strong spine and you saw that today."
The Telegraph
Birmingham City 1 Wigan Athletic 0
Birmingham returned to winning ways after consecutive league defeats in London by scrambling a narrow victory over an out-of-form Wigan who left St Andrew's bemoaning, with some justification, a debateable penalty award.
The Times
Birmingham spot-on as Joe Hart displays England credentials
Alex McLeish paid tribute to his goalkeeper Joe Hart after his side reached 40 Premier League points thanks to victory against Wigan Athletic.