Defender Phil Neumann scored a brace as Birmingham City won 2-1 away at Wrexham to secure their first victory of the new Championship season.
Neumann gave Birmingham the lead in the 13th minute when he headed home at the far post from an Alex Cochrane corner.
Wrexham centre-back Callum Doyle levelled proceedings nine minutes after half-time as he volleyed home from close range following a sublime Lewis O'Brien delivery.
But the hosts failed to deal with Neumann's presence yet again just after the hour mark when he flicked home a header for a second time.
The victory relieves the pressure on Blues boss Chris Davies following their midweek thumping at the hands of Brentford in the EFL Cup, while Wrexham's wait for a Championship win goes on.
Wrexham v Birmingham Timeline
7' - Yellow card for Birmingham awarded to Alex Cochrane.
13' - Goal for Birmingham. Scored by Phil Neumann, assisted by Alex Cochrane.
50' - Yellow card for Birmingham awarded to Bright Osayi-Samuel.
54' - Goal for Wrexham. Scored by Callum Doyle, assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
63' - Goal for Birmingham. Scored by Phil Neumann, assisted by August Priske.
90+3' - Yellow card for Wrexham awarded to Bailey Cadamarteri.
Wrexham v Birmingham Match Stats
Wrexham | Birmingham | |
61.3% | Possession | 38.7% |
9 | Shots | 10 |
4 | Shots on Target | 4 |
1 | Goalkeeper Saves | 3 |
9 | Fouls Committed | 14 |
3 | Corners | 6 |
486 | Total Passes | 311 |
78.2% | Pass Accuracy | 66.2% |
6 | Tackles | 12 |
50.0% | Tackles Won | 41.7% |
21 | Clearances | 29 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
