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SPIRIT OF BLUES IS BOOSTER FOR CHRIS

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The LeaguePaper Team
19 January 2025

SPIRIT OF

VERTU TROPHY R-UP
By John Lyons

PROUD Birmingham City boss Chris Davies hailed the character of his troops after the Blues beat Swindon to move into the Vertu Trophy quarter-finals. Ayumu Yokoyama gave Birmingham a 49th-minute lead, but sub Harry Smith levelled for Ian Holloway’s Robins with 14 minutes left. With penalties looming at the County Ground, an 89th minute own-goal from Smith proved decisive.
“I thought we were deserved winners,” David told BluesTV. “It would have been harsh to go to penalties as we were the better team. We were not completely ...

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