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CUP REACTION PLEASES DAVIES

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The LeaguePaper Team
30 August 2026

FIVE ALIVE! Birmingham City’s Phil Neumann wheels away after scoring their winning goal

FOR Birmingham, it was the ideal response after Tuesday’s 6-1Carabao Cup hammering to Brentford had intensified growing pressure on head coach Chris Davies.
“I wasn’t angry with them after midweek,” said Davies. “It was a frustrating night for everyone, very disappointing, but I didn’t question their commitment at any point. I know what I’m seeing. I know who they are.
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