Birmingham City fell to a 2-0 home defeat against West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday evening, a result that reflected the visitors' greater composure and control throughout.
West Brom settled quickly and took the lead in the 15th minute through Tommy Doyle, a goal that gave Carlos Corberán's side a platform they rarely looked like surrendering. Birmingham responded with substitutions and positional adjustments but struggled to generate the kind of pressure needed to unsettle a well-organised Albion backline.
The second half brought a cluster of changes from both benches. Tomoki Iwata and Carlos Vicente came on for Albion at the hour mark alongside the withdrawal of August Priske, while Birmingham introduced Daryl Dike and Michael Johnston just after the hour in search of a foothold. Ousmane Diakité threatened for the home side around the 70th minute, and Demarai Gray entered late on, but neither could convert the mounting desperation into anything meaningful.
Vicente settled matters with a second goal in stoppage time, finishing off a contest that Birmingham had never truly threatened to turn. Further late changes, including Alex Mowatt and Krystian Bielik for Albion and Charles James Taylor on the home side, came too late to alter the shape of the evening.
West Brom's discipline off the ball and their ability to absorb Birmingham's sporadic pressure made the difference. For the hosts, questions about attacking creativity will linger after another blank at St Andrew's.
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