By Steve Coombs

BLACKBURN R 4Buckley 6, Khadra 52, Brereton 60 (pen), 79BIRMINGHAM C 0STAR MANDARRAGH LENIHAN BlackburnTONY Mowbray saluted Darragh Lenihan after Blackburn hammered struggling Birmingham to close in on the automatic promotion places.Blackburn’s skipper set up one goal and marshalled a defence that has been completely transformed since the 7-0 humbling by Fulham. In the seven games since that day, they have conceded just two and kept five consecutive league clean sheets for the first time since the 1996/97 season.John Buckley’s first of the season in t...