Birmingham City beat West Brom as Davies emphasises possession work

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 18:02 · Archive

Birmingham City won 1-0 at West Bromwich Albion in the Championship, with manager Chris Davies praising the team's performance.

Birmingham City defeated West Bromwich Albion 1-0 on Saturday in a Championship match. Manager Chris Davies described it as 'a very good win', praising the team's bright start and intent, particularly in set-pieces and physical play. He said the team 'fully deserved the win, and it could have had a couple more goals before we actually scored'.

Davies told the media on Monday that he had focused the squad on improving their possession play during the three-week international break. He acknowledged that in their first eight games, against teams like Middlesbrough, Wolves and Southampton, Birmingham had struggled to control the ball. 'If we want to be a proper team we're going to have to be better with the ball,' he said, noting they saw 'glimpses of that in the last match' and needed to maintain attacking aggression whilst working the ball more effectively.

Birmingham face Preston in their next Championship match on Tuesday.

How it is being reported

• Birmingham City press conference notes as Chris Davies continues elite mentality messagingBirmingham City manager Chris Davies faced the media on Monday ahead of Tuesday's Championship clash against PrestonBirminghamLive · 12 Oct, 17:50
• Davies reacts to victory at West BromBirmingham City boss Chris Davies speaks to BBC WM following Saturday's 1-0 Championship win at West Bromwich Albion.BBC Birmingham And Black Country · 10 Oct, 18:13

In this story: Birmingham City · West Bromwich Albion · Chris Davies · Preston · Middlesbrough · Wolves · Southampton

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