Summary

  • Zola loses first match as Blues boss

  • Murray scored Brighton winner in fifth minute of injury time

  • Leaders Newcastle beat Burton

  • Barnsley edge 4-3 thriller at Cardiff

  • Leeds, Sheff Wed & Reading all score stoppage-time winners

  • Wes Brown scores for Blackburn

  1. Goodbyepublished at 19:36 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    FT: Birmingham 1-2 Brighton

    Glenn Murray celebrates late Brighton winner against Birmingham CityImage source, Rex Features

    Late goals has been the order of the day today. After a shedload of drama in the 15:00 GMT kick-offs, we have another late, late winner in the evening game.

    That's it from us today. You can read the report of everything that happened at St Andrew's right here.

    But from us, it's goodnight!

  2. Postpublished at 19:32 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    FT: Birmingham 1-2 Brighton

    It all looked to be going so well for Gianfranco Zola in his first match as manager of Birmingham City when Lukas Jutkiewicz scored the games opener after what was, quite frankly, a dreadful first half of football.

    But the introduction of Solly March, for me, totally changed that match. He cause Blues no ends of problems down their right-hand side.

    How will Zola's side recover when they travel to fellow promotion contenders Derby in 10 days?

  3. Postpublished at 19:30 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    FT: Birmingham 1-2 Brighton

    Brighton goalscorer Anthony Knockaert on his celebration and goal dedication: "That's the first one I've scored since he (my father) passed away and I dedicate this goal to him. 

    "I love him."

  4. Postpublished at 19:28 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    FT: Birmingham 1-2 Brighton

    Brighton goalscorer Glenn Murray on Sky Sports: "I just got a glance on it and it seemed to take an eternity to hit the back of the net, but luckily it did.

    "It doesn't matter what anyone else does, we've just got to concentrate on what we do. We're going to try to chase Newcastle all the way."

  5. FULL-TIMEpublished at 19:25 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Birmingham 1-2 Brighton

    Brighton players celebrate goalImage source, Rex Features

    The referee blows his whistle and Brighton extend their unbeaten run to 16 games and maintain their one-point gap to leaders Newcastle.

    For Birmingham, it's an absolute sickener.

  6. goal

    GOAL: Birmingham 1-2 Brightonpublished at 90+4 mins

    Glenn Murray

    I do not believe it!

    The initial free-kick is cleared for a corner, and the delivery of that is absolutely pinpoint for Glenn Murray to head home his 14th goal of the season.

    St Andrew's and Gianfranco Zola are left stunned.

  7. Postpublished at 90+3 mins

    Birmingham 1-1 Brighton

    Solly March earns Brighton a free-kick in a great position on the left. What can they do with this?

  8. Postpublished at 90+3 mins

    Birmingham 1-1 Brighton

    Anywhere will do for Birmingham as Josh Dacres-Cogley pumps the ball forward for nobody. The ball keeps coming back at them.

  9. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 90+2 mins

    Birmingham 1-1 Brighton

    The St Andrew's speaker system makes an awful sounds as the stadium announcer tries to tell everybody Paul Robinson is coming on for Jonathan Spector.

    The was quite a screech.

  10. Postpublished at 90+1 mins

    Birmingham 1-1 Brighton

    We're into four minutes of added time.

  11. Postpublished at 90 mins

    Birmingham 1-1 Brighton

    Birmingham keeper Tomasz Kuszczak makes a complete hash of a long free-kick from his opposing keeper, failing to get anywhere near it and needing Jonathan Grounds to clear the header towards goal off the line.

  12. Postpublished at 89 mins

    Birmingham 1-1 Brighton

    Anthony Knockaert has his head in his hands after a heavy touch to control Dale Stephens' pass when he was driving into the Birmingham box.

    Zola's side cannot get out right now.

  13. Postpublished at 87 mins

    Birmingham 1-1 Brighton

    Solly March, who else, gets in another cross which Bruno looks to feed off the scraps of, but cannot control it properly and it lands in the Birmingham keeper's hands.

  14. Postpublished at 85 mins

    Birmingham 1-1 Brighton

    This is only Solly March's fourth first-team appearance of the season and boy he has proven his worth to Chris Hughton and Brighton.

    It's all the visitors now as they look to go on and will this game. Birmingham appear nervous.

  15. goal

    GOAL: Birmingham 1-1 Brightonpublished at 82 mins

    Anthony Knockaert

    Brighton & Hove Albion winger Anthony Knockaert celebrates goalImage source, Rex Features

    Solly March has totally changed this game since coming on and is the man to provide Brighton's equaliser.

    March beats Robert Tesche on the Brighton left, drives to the byline and cuts the ball back for Anthony Knockaert to score.

    Knockaert looks up to the sky, surely dedicating his goal to his late father, whose death he recently described as the "toughest moment" of his life.

  16. Postpublished at 80 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Brighton

    A rare foray into the Brighton half for Birmingham, but Lukas Jutkiewicz has no support and runs the ball out of play.

    Blues bring on Robert Tesche for Stephen Gleeson to sure up the midfield.

  17. Postpublished at 77 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Brighton

    Wave after wave of Brighton attack now as they keep attacking down the left through Solly March and Gaeten Bong, as Michael Morrison heads behind for a corner, which Birmingham again scramble clear.

    Brighton's Gaetan Bong and Greg Stewart of Birmingham CityImage source, Rex Features
  18. Postpublished at 74 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Brighton

    Lukas Jutkiewicz shows he's not only a big target man as he turns and volleys from the edge of the area, producing a fine low save from David Stockdale.

    Then from the proceeding corner he heads over the bar. He's involved in everything, the man on loan from Burnley.

  19. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 73 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Brighton

    Gianfranco Zola makes his first change as Birmingham boss, bringing on Josh Dacres-Cogley for Greg Stewart.

    Dacres-Cogley is more of a right-back than a right winger, so this is surely to provide protection against Solly March.

  20. Postpublished at 71 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Brighton

    March this time passess the ball to Oliver Norwood, who from 25 yard tries his luck but it sails well wide of Tomasz Kuszczak's goal.

    Meanwhile, Brighton make their final change as Tomer Hemed replaces Sam Baldock.

    Sam BaldockImage source, Rex Features