Millar double fires Birmingham past QPR

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Birmingham City and Queens Park Rangers at St Andrew's on Saturday; Liam Millar scores twice as Chris Davies’ Blues maintain their fine recent form with a comfortable win.

Liam Millar scored twice as Birmingham won a crucial Sky Bet Championship clash 3-0 with QPR at St Andrew's.

In front of watching chairman Tom Wagner, Millar netted to swing the game Birmingham's way in the 27th minute and then doubled their advantage just after the break.

On both occasions he was assisted by Tomoki Iwata while Demarai Gray added the gloss in the first minute of stoppage time by hammering a pull-back by fellow substitute Luis Vazquez into the top corner as Birmingham confirmed a statement victory.

The visitors made a confident start and might have gone ahead from Paul Smyth's seventh-minute long throw.

The ball eluded Birmingham's backline and fell to Boy Kemper, but he was falling away on the stretch as he diverted it just wide from close range.

Birmingham had a huge shout for a penalty in the 18th minute after slicing through QPR down the right.

Kemper slid in to stop a pass reaching Bright Osayi-Samuel and succeeded in only scooping the ball back into the heart of the area.

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As it bounced about amid a crowd of bodies, August Priske blasted a shot on the turn that struck the underside of Ronnie Edwards' upraised left arm as he tried to block.

Presumably the referee Thomas Kirk felt Edwards was in too close proximity for it to be avoidable.