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Karlan Grant's late strike took West Bromwich Albion top of the Championship but they will have to play much better than this to be still there at the end of the season.
Bournemouth can climb back to the summit if they avoid defeat at Bristol City on Saturday and even though Grant’s 75th-minute goal was enough here, Albion made hard work of it in a tough derby clash.
Birmingham are now without a goal in five games yet there were unlucky not to claim a point. Ivan Sunjic hit the bar and Scott Hogan squandered two good chances.
West Bromwich Albion beat Birmingham City 1-0 in their fixture on Friday evening (above)
It was striker Karlan Grant (above) who provided the all-important winner for the Baggies
Birmingham boss Lee Bowyer dropped captain Harlee Dean, with Lukas Jutkiewicz taking the armband. After losing 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest before the international break, Blues looked solid in the first half here.
West Brom had the majority of the ball but struggled to create chances. Matija Sarkic tipped a 25-yard effort from Conor Townsend over the bar and Dion Sanderson did well to block a low shot from Callum Robinson following more good work from Townsend.
