Birmingham head coach Lee Bowyer hailed his team’s survival with two games left as “some achievement” after a 2-1 win left opponents Derby in relegation trouble.Bowyer has transformed Birmingham, who secured Championship safety with a second-half Lukas Jutkiewicz double.He said: “With two games to go, it’s some achievement. We had 10 (to play) when I came in and we&...Full Story »

A double from Lukas Jutkiewicz inspired Birmingham to a 2-1 win and Championship safety to leave Derby deep in relegation trouble.Derby had taken a first-half lead through Colin Kazim-Richards but Birmingham hit back with Jutkiewicz twice heading past Kelle Roos.The victory means Birmingham cannot be overtaken but Derby are still in danger after a fifth successive defeat.Although they are four p...Full Story »

Andre Wisdom is almost certainly out of Derby’s crunch match against fellow Sky Bet Championship strugglers Birmingham this weekend because of a groin injury he suffered in midweek.The defender limped off before half-time in the 3-0 defeat at Preston on Tuesday, which kept the Rams just four points above the relegation zone – although they have played two more matches than 22nd-place...Full Story »

Ross County slipped back into the Premiership’s relegation play-off place after losing out 3–1 to St Mirren in Dingwall.The Staggies had taken a first half lead through Jordan White’s 18th minute strike, only to concede five minutes after the restart when former County attacker Lee Erwin found the net.Ilkay Durmus then scored the winner in the 71st minute, and Jamie McGrath con...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney admitted Derby face an uphill battle to avoid relegation from the Sky Bet Championship after his side suffered a fourth successive defeat, 3-0 at Preston.Ben Whiteman headed the Lilywhites into the lead in the 18th minute before Ched Evans doubled their lead by pouncing on a loose ball to convert from close range with 17 minutes left to play.Ryan Ledson wrapped up the three points f...Full Story »

Derby’s chances of Championship survival were dealt another blow after they suffered a fourth straight loss with a 3-0 defeat away at Preston.Wayne Rooney’s side are just four points above the bottom three, with relegation rivals Rotherham having three games in hand on the Rams, after goals from Ben Whiteman, Ched Evans and Ryan Ledson edged Preston up to 14th.Neither side created mu...Full Story »

Ross County defender Carl Tremarco should shrug off a niggle to face St Mirren on Wednesday night.Midfielder Mohamed Maouche could miss out with a tight hamstring.Callum Morris (hamstring) and full-backs Tom Grivosti (hamstring) and Connor Randall (back) are out for the rest of the campaign.St Mirren boss Jim Goodwin will be without a raft of players for the trip to Dingwall.Dylan Reid, 16, will...Full Story »