And there is the final whistle. Birmingham take home the three points thanks to Olivier Kapo's goal but Bolton still look to be struggling. Final score Birmingham City 1 - 0 Bolton Wanderers.

Gary McSheffrey is off to be replaced by Rafael Schmitz and waste some valuable seconds.

The three minutes of stoppage time have been played but the final whistle still has not gone.

O'Connor almost has a chance to finish things off immediately as he races in behind the defence but the flag is up.

Cameron Jerome has run himself into the ground and will be replaced for the final moments by Garry O'Connor.

Bolton never give up a game before the final whistle and they have a free-kick in a dangerous position after Speed is fouled by Nafti.

A change for Birmingham as the highly impressive Fabrice Muamba is replaced by Spanish midfielder Borja Oubina.

Olivier Kapo tries to feed McSheffrey in behind the defence but it just catches the winger on the heels but that was close.

And again Bolton clear off the line. This time Djorou is the unlucky one as he headed Larsson's corner goalwards.

Larsson has been superb today and he causes more problems with a cross in that Kapo almost diverts in.

A strange substitution from Sammy Lee as Gerald Cid replaces O'Brien when surely Kevin Davies would have been a more attacking option, after all they need an equaliser.

Larsson is so close to doubling their lead as his free-kick hits the underside of the bar and it is cleared off the line.

O'Brien was the culprit and he has been booked for the challenge.

Jerome breaks past the defenders brilliantly an then is brought down right on the edge of the area and it is a free-kick.

In fact Samuel is having to leave on a stretcher, which is a shame, and Ricardo Gardner will come on.

Jlloyd Samuel has gone down with what appears to be a hamstring injury in a worryingly similar style to Jason Robinson in last night's rugby.

Maik Taylor is having to deal with a few efforts from range at the moment but he is not dropping a thing.

Diouf is looking very dangerous at times but his occasional antics are not endearing him to the home fans.

Superb defending from Stephen Kelly as he slides in to stop Braaten surely equalising after superb work by Diouf.

Jerome may not be getting too much of the ball but he is being a handful for the Bolton back four and this time he forces O'Brien to head what was a lost cause out for a corner.

From the corner Ridgewell again rises and once more he is unfortunate to see his flick header fly just over the bar.

Jerome turns Meite well and runs towards the area and now looks for Larsson who shifts it away from Samuel once again and fires it in right footed and Jaaskelainen makes another save.

The game is starting to get edgy and a bit scrappy with lots of niggly fouls and offences that are stopping the flow.

Medhi Nafti robs Speed in the midfield and the Welshman the swings out at him with a leg and brings him down to get a yellow card.

Diouf is causing his usual problems for defenders, this time Ridgewell and he brings him down and the Birmingham man is booked for the tackle.

Mikel Alonso has struggled today to get with the pace of play and he will be replaced by Daniel Braaten who will add some pace on the wing.

Bolton look as shaky at the back as they did in the first period and Birmingham will be looking to strike while their opponents are struggling.

Jaaskelainen makes a massive error and gives it straight to Jerome who fails to control first time and then lashes it wide, but that was a real chance.

Bolton have in fact changed their tactics, now playing a 4-4-2 with Speed on the left while Diouf and Anelka are joined up front.

Larsson and Kapo combine again and this time Larsson is the recipient and his shot is closed down just in time by Samuel.

The second half is underway and there are no changes at the break, so it will be interesting to see if Bolton change their tactics at some point.

Birmingham will be delighted wit their first half display and they thoroughly deserve their lead but Bolton have looked dangerous at times, particularly on the break through Diouf and Anelka.

Larsson drives a corner in and Queudrue arrives back post but can't keep the header down.

The fourth official has indicated a minimum of two minutes added time.

Birmingham will be happy if they can take this lead into the break as they have been the better of the two sides so far.

Ridgewell is caught in possession by Diouf but the Senegalese is unlucky as the ball runs away from him and Kelly forces him to go back to Nolan on halfway.

BIRMINGHAM 1 - 0 Bolton: Larsson gives Samuel more problems and this time gets a great cross in that KAPO tucks beyond the despairing Jaaskelainen to give Birmingham a deserved lead.

Gary McSheffrey curls in a free-kick and only just clears the cross bar as it lands on top of the net and Jaaskelainen was scrambling.

Kevin Nolan scythes down Seb Larsson - who has drifted out of it a bit now - and receives a booking for his troubles.

Muamba was compared to Patrick Vieira when he was in Arsenal's youth setup and he shows why by using his long legs to disposses Nolan in the centre circle.

Bolton are slowly edging their way into this game and Diouf and Anelka are beginning to see the ball with room to work in, which is very dangerous for the home side.

Andy O'Brien wastes a superb chance as he puts his free header over the bar from 7 yards out.

Maik Taylor is forced into a brillaint save in his top corner to deny Anelka who tried to curl into beyond the keeper.

Birmingham look lively and really want this at the moment, they are enjoying good spells when they get the ball wide which is rare against Bolton normally.

McSheffrey whips in a dangerous free-kick from the left hand side and Ridgewell rises but it just evades the former Villa defender.

For the first time in the game Diouf gets a chance to run and blasts past Kelly and only a poor final ball lets him down.

Bolton look a little slow and Anelka has barely had a kick in the opening stages but Birmingham need to take advantage of their relative dominance.

Larsson looks in good form as he whips in a dangerous free-kick the Muamba gets a flick to and Jaaskelainen makes a great save to stop it finding the bottom corner.

Diouf is unpopular at St. Andrews - as he is at most places in the country - and his corner is not the best but Kapo is tackled as he is eased out of it by Nolan who fires just wide from the edge of the box.

Larsson with a magnificent piece of skill to go round Samuel and gets into the area, where he goes down and it could have been penalty but Dowd waves away the appeals.

Bolton are looking a little rushed at times by a bisy Birmingham midfield, in particular Nafti, who is not letting anyone to have time on the ball.

Good start from the Blues as Muamba spreads it wide for Seb Larsson who tucks inside the defender onto his left foot and Jasskelainen is forced to make the save.

Cameron Jerome - King of the early goals - almost adds to his tally by ghosting past Meite and firing a left foot shot across goal and it only just rusn wide.

It can be seen early on that Steve Bruce is looking to get men around Nicolas Anelka and El Hadji Diouf before they can cause any serious damage.

Phil Dowd is the man in black in the second city this afternoon and he gets proceedings underway with the Blues fans roaring to drive their team on to a win.

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Hunt, Meite, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Nolan, Speed, Alonso, McCann, Diouf, Anelka

Birmingham: Maik Taylor, Kelly, Djourou, Ridgewell, Queudrue, Larsson, Muamba, Nafti, McSheffrey, Kapo, Jerome

Sammy Lee meanwhile makes just the one change as Gerald Cid drops to bench to be replaced by Andy O'Brien at the heart of the back four.

Steve Bruce makes three changes from the side defeated at the Riverside last time out as Medhi Nafti, Franck Queudrue and Gary McSheffrey replace Radhi Jaidi, Stuart Parnaby and Mikael Forssell.

Birmingham City host Bolton Wanderers at St. Andrews with both sides looking for much needed early season points after less than impressive starts.