Mikael Forssell bagged a hat trick against a Spurs side who had seemingly failed to recover from their Wembley celebrations against a Blues side which produced their best win of the season to boost their prospects of avoiding relegation. "It was worth the wait. It was a fantastic show. The work-rate in every game cannot be faulted but this time we also added the finishing touch. "People might make headlines about the fact Tottenham were suffering a hangover from winning the cup but I have played in cup finals and it can go either way. "Sometimes the following week you feel invincible and sometimes you can get beaten, but I just told the players to ignore these theories and play to the standard of previous games."
"We have deserved more from previous games at St Andrew's and this time we got our reward,"the Blues boss said after the 4-1 win at St Andrews.