Champions Birmingham set EFL points record with victory at Blackpool

Champions Birmingham set a new EFL points record and racked up another club landmark by beating Blackpool 2-0 in their penultimate Sky Bet League One fixture before promotion to the Championship.

A 33rd win of the season came thanks goals by Ethan Laird and Alfie May and took the Blues up to 108 points, two better than Reading’s previous best set in their 2005-06 title-winning Championship campaign.

City, who finish their historic season at relegated Cambridge on Saturday, have now won 14 away matches in the league, bettering the previous best of 13 established in 1984/85.

Despite celebrating a title success only last Sunday, Birmingham never looked like suffering a hangover against their former gaffer Steve Bruce.

Goalkeeper Harry Taylor denied Willum Willumsson and Laird before the latter headed the visitors in front after 39 minutes from Marc Leonard’s inswinging corner.

May doubled the advantage with his 17th goal of the season six minutes after the restart to seal victory.