The Baggies battled their way to a hard‑earned point in a goalless draw. It was the Baggies’ second clean sheet on the bounce, highlighted by Charlie Taylor’s outstanding goal‑line clearance — a decisive moment that ensured Albion left Birmingham with something to show for a gritty defensive performance.
It was an eventual derby under the lights at St Andrews, it definetly didn’t seem to be a 0-0 game and we was very lucky to not get defeated by the Blues here with 2 goalline clearances one from Charlie Taylor and some remarkable saves from Max O’Leary. It come away with a point from Birmingham is decent and hopefully we get this on to. our remaining 14 league games that can help us steer to safety
Priske had a goal ruled out late on and I was disappointed when the goal went in for a matter of seconds knowing another defeat very late again on the road. The goal was ruled out due to Max O’Leary being obstructed on the line, before substitute Carlos Vicente struck the post in the dying minutes, meaning the Baggies secured a point for their defensive display.
A first 45 under the Birmingham lights saw both teams create moments which validated an opening goal. Blues went close as Paik Seung-Ho’s goal-bound header was denied on the line following some improvisation from Callum Styles that allowed shot-stopper Max O’Leary to clear the danger.
The Baggies had their chances, with Jayson Molumby firing over the bar. Jed Wallace was unable to seriously test goalkeeper James Beadle when he worked an opening, and later strong defending inside the penalty area stopped the captain from picking out the top corner, as his effort was blocked and diverted wide of the left-hand post.
The Blues began to assert themselves again, with Max O’Leary called into action twice more. He first reacted well to keep out Bright Osayi-Samuel’s cross-shot from the right, before producing another strong save to tip Ibrahim Osman’s on-target header over the bar.
However, Eric Ramsay’s side finished the half on the front foot, with Birmingham forced into crucial last-ditch challenges to prevent volleys from Molumby and Alex Mowatt from finding the net. Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba also had a promising opening in the area, but the hosts reacted quickly to shut him down before he could get his shot away.
There was a moment of brilliant defending from Charlie Taylor who denied Blues from scoring through Osman thanks to his stretched leg that allowed the defender on loan from Southampton stopped his shot off the line.
O’Leary was also needed again somehow diving to stop Ducksch’s attempt superbly around his left post.
A frantic final 15 minutes unfolded at St Andrew’s, where the home supporters believed they had snatched a dramatic winner through substitute Priske, who nodded home from a corner deep into stoppage time. The celebrations were cut short, though, as fellow substitute Gray was judged to be obstructing O’Leary’s line of sight, leading to the goal being disallowed.
As if the tension wasn’t already high enough, Vicente somehow fashioned another opportunity for the dominant Blues to claim victory, striking the post after a loose ball dropped to him inside the box. Fortunately for Albion, they managed to scramble the ball clear amid the chaos, securing a fiercely contested and hard-earned point against their local rivals.
Birmingham 0-0 West Brom
A decent point on the road at St Andrews, and very lucky to get a point on the table that moves us to 19th in the Championship. Our 2nd draw in the row and hopefully we now have turned defeats into draws and next to turn those into wins into the coming end of the season. Next up is a FA Cup tie to Norwich on Saturday before we return to league action in 10 days time against promotion chasing Coventry City at The Hawthorns.