Friedel

Curtis, Berg, Short, Bjornebye

Gillespie, Dunn, Flitcroft, Duff

Jansen, Bent

Subs: Mahon (for Bent, 74) Not used: Berkovic, Hignett, Taylor, Kelly (gk)

Birmingham (4-4-2)

Bennett

Atherton, Purse, Johnson M, Grainger

McCarthy, Hughes, Woodhouse, Eaden

Johnson A, Horsfield

Subs: Holdsworth (for M Johnson, 22), Marcelo (for McCarthy, 55), Furlong (for Horsfield, 77) Not used: Gill, Poole (gk)

TALKING TACTICS:

Rovers boss Graeme Souness decided to go like with like, matching Birmingham's rigid 4-4-2 system. And it paid handsome dividends -- the key being the work of wingers Damien Duff and Keith Gillespie in tracking back to stop the supply from the flanks

TURNING POINT:

Marcus Bent's strike after 41 minutes knocked the stuffing out of the home side and he couldn't have timed it better, giving Rovers a massive psychological boost going into the break

SET PIECE WATCH:

Birmingham nearly set-up a tense finale from a clever free-kick routine on the edge of the box but Bryan Hughes ended up shooting wide after a neat lay-off from David Holdsworth