Summary

  • Aston Villa nine points off second place in Championship after 0-0 draw at Hull

  • Villa substitute Jonathan Kodjia makes return from injury

  • Birmingham move out of bottom three with 1-0 victory over Ipswich

  • Jota's first-half penalty earns Blues second successive win

  • League One full-time: Walsall 0-1 Portsmouth

  1. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Birmingham 1-0 Ipswich

    Birmingham celebrateImage source, Rex Features

    And they've done it!

    Birmingham City record back-to-back victories under Garry Monk as Jota's first-half penalty gives them all three points against Ipswich Town to lift them out of the Championship relegation places.

  2. Postpublished at 90 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Ipswich

    Four minutes to add on at St Andrew's.

  3. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 87 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Ipswich

    Lukas Jutkiewicz is replaced by Josh Dacres-Cogley as Birmingham City look to maintain their 1-0 lead late on.

    Soon after, Jason Lowe comes on for Jacques Maghoma.

  4. Postpublished at 84 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Ipswich

    Birmingham are running out the clock here and doing their best to control the game in its final stages.

    What a three points this could be.

  5. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Ipswich

    Blues midfielder David Davis goes into the book for dissent following a tackle. Another 12 minutes of normal time for Ipswich to get at least a point.

    Birmingham also make their first change of the afternoon. Maikel Kieftenbeld is replaced by Cheikh N'Doye.

  6. goal

    GOAL: Walsall 0-1 Portsmouthpublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Gareth Evans (79 mins)

    Gareth Evans scores for PortsmouthImage source, Rex Features

    Finally a goal in today's only League One fixture and it's gone the way of Portsmouth, who will move within two points of the top six if they can hold on to the lead given to them by Gareth Evans.

  7. Postpublished at 76 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Ipswich

    A cracking save from Bartosz Bialkowski! The Ipswich keeper was on hand to tip over Lukas Jutkiewicz's powerful header.

    Meanwhile, Freddie Sears comes off for Mustapha Carayol as the visitors make their final change of the afternoon.

  8. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 71 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Ipswich

    Callum Connolly is replaced by Luke Hyam as Ipswich make their second change of the game.

  9. get involved

    Get Involved #bbceflpublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Will Birmingham stay up?

    Garry MonkImage source, Rex Features

    Nigel and Lisa: With Monk in charge I'm confident Blues will stay up.

    A reminder that Birmingham will go two points clear of the bottom three if they beat Ipswich today, meaning Barnsley will drop into the relegation zone.

  10. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Ipswich

    That's better, Ipswich! Bersant Celina tees up Martyn Waghorn with a lovely pass but David Stockdale parries away his shot.

    At the other end, Jota receives the ball and supplies Lukas Jutkiewicz who fires narrowly wide of the mark.

    Soon after, Cole Skuse goes into the book for fouling Jutkiewicz. It's all happening at St Andrew's!

  11. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Ipswich

    Remember when I said Ipswich hadn't registered a shot on target in this game, earlier?

    They still haven't shot on target and we're approaching the final 20 minutes, here.

    Mick McCarthy's side haven't scored in their past three matches. Could that be four matches in a matter of minutes?

    Birmingham v IpswichImage source, Rex Features
  12. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Ipswich

    Harlee Dean picks up a yellow card for the hosts after bringing down Ipswich keeper Bartosz Bialkowski as he was about to clear the ball away.

    As we enter the final half an hour, can Ipswich rescue a point here?

  13. get involved

    Get Involved #bbceflpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    The right time for McCarthy to leave Ipswich?

    Andy Wright: There was no benefit in delaying the announcement. No promotion or relegation at stake and no financial incentive to finish higher up the league. Gives the owner time to (hopefully) make the right appointment.

  14. Postpublished at 57 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Ipswich

    Mick McCarthy's side aren't out of this game just yet. They win a corner after some pressing courtesy of Freddie Sears.

    Martyn Waghorn's corner then sails over to Jonas Knudsen who fires over the bar.

  15. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 55 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Ipswich

    The visitors make the first substitution of the match as Bersant Celina comes on for Grant Ward.

  16. Postpublished at 50 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Ipswich

    Chances at either end in this game. Firstly, Ipswich's Jordan Spence latches on to Jonas Knudsen's cross to attempt a header towards goal which sails just wide.

    Then Birmingham press and Che Adams unleashes a right-footed effort from long range which is well blocked by the visitors.

  17. West Ham in control against Saintspublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Premier League latest

    Marko ArnautovicImage source, Reuters

    West Ham are back in action at the London Stadium today and thankfully there's been no repeat of the horrible scenes that accompanied their previous home match against Burnley earlier this month.

    Things are going much better on the field too - Marko Arnautovic has scored twice to put them 3-0 against fellow strugglers Southampton.

    Follow text and radio coverage of today's Premier League action here.

  18. Postpublished at 47 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Ipswich

    A chance for the visitors as Cameron Carter-Vickers attempts to play a neat through ball towards Martyn Waghorn but the Ipswich man is flagged offside.

  19. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Birmingham 1-0 Ipswich

    We are back under way at St Andrew's.

  20. Battle at the bottompublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    HT: Birmingham 1-0 Ipswich

    This is the bottom of the Championship table as things stand.

    Will it stay like this come full-time? Birmingham City fans will be hoping so.

    Bottom of ChampionshipImage source, BBC Sport