Source: Daily_Mail
Wolves 0 Birmingham 1: Bowyer's beauty has Blues on course for safety
Lee Bowyer's superb early strike left Mick McCarthy a worried man as Alex McLeish marked his second anniversary in charge at Birmingham City with a deserved derby triumph.[LNB]Midfielder Bowyer, whose deft lob proved decisive last week against Fulham, dipped into his repertoire again as what you would expect to be a feisty derby turned out nothing of the sort.[LNB]His curling shot may have been all Birmingham had to show for their efforts but anyone present at Molineux will confirm that they were, incredibly, way in front of near neighbours Wolves.[LNB][LNB] Derby delight: Lee Bowyer starts the celebrations after putting Birmingham ahead[LNB][LNB]Just six months ago, McCarthy's side pipped McLeish's to the Championshiptitle, but it is clear the Scot has fashioned a team since with anevens-chance of survival at this level. This victory took Birmingham'spoints tally to 11 from their last five games McLeish's best run inthe Barclays Premier League since taking over from Steve Bruce twoseasons ago.[LNB] Winger Michael Kightly ready to give Wolves their bite backBirmingham striker O'Connor sidelined for several months with hip injuryThe big managers with their memories of the big derbiesWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FC
