Johnson rescues a point for Blues

Birmingham moved back into the Coca-Cola Championship automatic promotion places after Damien Johnson's dramatic late strike earned the 10 men a 1-1 draw at West Brom.

The Blues skipper, facing the Baggies for the first time since having his jaw broken by a Paul Robinson challenge, hit a sweetly-struck volley into the left corner after his own cross had been cleared back to him with four minutes left on the clock.

Paul McShane had put the Baggies ahead from Jason Koumas' 64th-minute cross before Blues midfielder Julian Gray saw red for hauling the Republic of Ireland international down two yards from goal two minutes later.

The result moves the Blues into second behind Derby, while the Baggies, who were again made to pay for failing to take their chances, stay in sixth.