Championship

Bowyer delight at Blues’ survival

by
The LeaguePaper Team
25 April 2021

By John Wragg

DERBY CO 1
Kazim-Richards 36

BIRMINGHAM 2
Jutkiewicz 62, 84

STAR MAN

LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ Birmingham

DECIDER: Lukas Jutkiewicz wheels away after scoring Birmingham’s second goal
PICTURE: Alamy

BIRMINGHAM are safe, but Wayne Rooney is still sweating on Derby staying in the Championship.
Lee Bowyer has done an amazing job to stop the rot at Birmingham in only eight games.
“I didn’t expect to make us safe with two games left,” admitted Bowyer, who has only lost one of his eight matches since taking over from sacked Aitor Karanka la...

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