The Telegraph: It was surely tempting fate for Birmingham to pitch Martin Taylor back into action with Mike Dean - the referee who dismissed him for that challenge on Eduardo - in charge. And if it was designed to take the attention away from Wigan manager Steve Bruce and his obvious yearning to put one over his former club, it proved a spectacular failure. Read Full Report
The Independent: Martin Taylor has known worse afternoons, notably Saturday 23 February, the last occasion on which he pulled on a Birmingham City shirt. The big central defender was back in first-team action yesterday, six weeks on from the mistimed challenge that left Arsenal's Eduardo da Silva with a dislocated ankle and compound fracture of the left leg. He did not enjoy the happiest of returns as Birmingham's safety bandwagon ran up against the buffers of a superior Wigan team managed by the man who spent six years building the bulk of the side that remains at St Andrew's, Steve Bruce. Read Full Report
The Observer: Martin Taylor's return to first-team football for the first time since that challenge on Arsenal's Eduardo was overshadowed by his namesake Ryan, the Wigan midfielder's two goals as good as guaranteeing Steve Bruce's team a place in the Premier League next season. Read Full Report
The Times: A huge win for Wigan that will do much to guarantee their Premier League safety but, for manager Steve Bruce, there wasn't likely to be a celebratory drink in the boardroom afterwards. His acrimonious departure from Birmingham in November still rankles and he had no desire to exchange pleasantries with his former employers. Read Full Report