Roy Hodgson and West Brom came to St Andrews to spoil the party and did so, picking up his first win as West Brom boss.
Goals from Youssuf Mulumbu, James Morrison and Paul Scharner was enough for the Baggies to easily win this one, leapfrogging Birmingham in their quest for Premier League survival.
All City could manage was a consolation effort from Jean Beausejour and they paid the price for some sloppy defensive play.
Scharner produced a superb performance in the centre of the park while Steven Reid impressed at right-back and got forward to good effect.
There was a carnival atmosphere amongst Blues fans after the defeat of Arsenal, although there was very little for the crowd to shout about after as realisation dawns that Blues are now firmly in a relegation battle.
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