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. Listen live on BBC local radiopublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Birmingham v Ipswich (15:00 BST)

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  2. Team newspublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Birmingham v Ipswich (15:00 BST)

    Ipswich Town name an unchanged side from the team that were defeated 1-0 by Bristol City before the international break.

    Meanwhile, Ben Folami and Mustapha Carayol join the bench.

    Ipswich: Bialkowski, Spence, Carter-Vickers, Chambers, Webster, Knudsen, Skuse, Connolly, Ward, Waghorn, Sears.

    Subs: Crowe, Celina, Hyam, Gleeson, Kenlock, Carayol, Folami.

  3. Team newspublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Birmingham v Ipswich (15:00 BST)

    David Davis comes into the Birmingham City starting line-up in place of Craig Gardner as Garry Monk makes one change from the side that beat Hull City 3-0 on 17 March.

    Birmingham: Stockdale, Harding, Morrison, Dean, Colin, Jota, Kieftenbeld, Maghoma, Davis, Jutkiewicz, Adams.

    Subs: Kuszczak, Roberts, Dacres-Cogley, Ndoye, Lowe, Bailey, Boga.

  4. Farewell Mickpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Birmingham v Ipswich (15:00 BST)

    And so the Mick McCarthy farewell tour gets into full swing.

    The Ipswich Town boss will leave the club at the end of the season, having joined in 2012.

    But where did it all begin with the Tractor Boys for the Championship's longest-serving manager?

    A 1-0 win against Birmingham City at St Andrew's in December 2012. Can they repeat that feat today?

    Mick McCarthyImage source, Empics
  5. Battle at the bottompublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Birmingham v Ipswich (15:00 BST)

    Ah, the business end of the season. Blues fans, do you have any fingernails left? After Sunderland pulled off a surprise 4-1 thumping of Derby County last night, the battle to stay in the Championship has well and truly hotted up.

    Victory against Ipswich Town today will take Garry Monk's side out of the bottom three and two points clear of the drop zone.

    Prior to the international break, Birmingham City ended a seven-game losing streak when they beat Hull City 3-0. Can they make it two wins out of two? Kick-off is approaching shortly.

    Bottom of the ChampionshipImage source, BBC Sport
  6. Hello hellopublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 31 March 2018

    Birmingham v Ipswich (15:00 BST)

    I love Easter. Chocolate eggs, a four-day weekend and all the sport you can shake a stick at.

    Today's feast of football includes battles at either end of the Championship table. First, struggling Birmingham City take on Ipswich Town as they battle to keep their second-tier status.

    Later, we will be bringing you Hull City v Aston Villa as Steve Bruce faces his former side and his Villa team look to maintain their promotion push.

    Get some chocolate and a brew. The first of our two games will get under way shortly.