 Two teams experiencing contrasting fortunes so far this season in the Skybit Championship. Home side Birmingham City, second manager Lee Clark on Monday. Born with meanwhile, enjoying a good start under manager Eddie Howe. Birmingham City caretaker duo Malcolm Crosby and Richard Beale make four changes from their defeats to Bolton which proved the last straw for managers at Lee Clark's tenure at the club. Daryl Randolph is back in goal after a one-match ban. Also back, Wes Thomas Grant Hall and Lee Novak. Neil Erdley suspended after getting sent off in that game. Demari Gray, Kobe Arthur and goalkeeper Colin Doyle also stepped down. As for Bournemouth, their unchanged from their midweek three-mil win over Redding. Jan Kilmigan serves the last of his three-match suspension. Our referee is Keith Hill from Hertfordshire who's already been amongst the goals this season. He did the 6-6 draw between Dagenham and Redbridge and Brentford earlier on this season. The home side then will get us under way. Left to right, Birmingham in their royal blue, white and blue. Throw in Birmingham with Randolph in goal. The back four of Hall, Edgar Robinson in grounds. Cottrell, Caddus, Gleeson and Novak their midfield four and Donaldson. And the former Bournemouth striker Wes Thomas make up the 11th. Bournemouth that unchanged team borrots the goalkeeper. Francis Elfitcook and Daniels, almost ever present back four in recent months. Richie, Arthur, Sermon and Pugh. And then top scorer Callum Wilson, partnered by Brett Pittman in the continuing absence of Jan Kermit. Daniels, infield early on to Pittman. Kick on the heels of Paul Caddus by Andrew Sermon. The first free kick goes the way of the home side. Pugh under Malcolm Crosby and Richard Biel. It's hard to know where the future lies really for the Blues. Very much temporary appointments to steady the ship. Lots of rumours about who may be coming in in the future as Elfit climbs on the edge of the penalty area. Birmingham threatening Cottrell, the Welsh international. Now on the right-hand side, Hall and Cottrell, tight spot. Cottrell nearly selling his teammate short there. Home form really has been one of the key issues for Birmingham City over the course of the last year or so. Just one championship win here at St Andrews in 388 days. Which is the sort of form you can see why they've had to make a change. And Andrews is currently at the wrong end of the Sky-Bit Championship table. Elfit the cherries captain. And Francis playing with that protective cast on his right wrist. Fies it forward looking for Wilson. Donaldson beaten to it by Cook. Wilson again tangling with Robinson. A bit of space for Pittman and it opens up here for Brett Pittman who slots it past Randolph and Bournemouth have the lead here with just over two minutes on the clock. The Birmingham defence opened up and Brett Pittman needed no second invitation. His fifth goal of the season and Bournemouth strike an early blow and add to Birmingham's woes. Real inquest at the back there. That was far, far too easy for Brett Pittman. The defenders almost moved in the opposite direction rather than closing the cherry striker down. A confident finish and not the return to the team that Darren Randolph was hoping for back after suspension conceding after two minutes and ten seconds. What a start for Eddie House side. Randolph immediately put under pressure by Wilson. Just me, Birmingham have started this game in sluggish fashion and the fans already making their feelings known. Bournemouth looking to pile it on. Pew off the left touch glide. Donaldson hassling and harrying and working hard back inside his own heart. Sermon looking to thread one through but it was picked off by Caddis. Sermon in with a firm challenge. That's the second time he's committed a free kick against Cotcher in these opening three and a half minutes. He intercepts that ball down the field and Robinson committed to the challenge and had to get there. He's well timed by the competitive Birmingham skipper. Wide on the right, Francis. Arte looking to switch play for Bournemouth and it was a pew, a prolific combination down the left hand side for Bournemouth over the last couple of successful seasons. Francis goes long. No change out of Robinson that time. Pittman's pressuring Edgar in the penalty areas. Anybody's at the moment. Robinson clears, Cotcher helps it on. Now Wes Thomas looking to get on the ball for the first time against his former club. Pew puts it out. Three years at Bournemouth for Wes Thomas. 11 goals in his 40 starts but now one of the men enlisted by caretaker manager Malcolm Crosby today to do the business against his former team. Here is Thomas. He was a strong physical presence. Kattis goes long over the top, looking for Robinson. Alfik there. Daniels away. It was a 28 month reign for the Birmingham manager Lee Clark which ended on Monday. Only two wins in all competitions this season. The cover of this stature. Certainly, of course, regular's in the top flight. Pretty recently as well. Do not want to be in trouble at the wrong end of the championship table. Thomas holds it up. Sermon in quickly. Again, sticking to David Cotcher very closely. Cotcher's quick feet but he ran into Pew. Artis ball, looking to put Callum Wilson away. Up against Edgar and Edgar has a little tug at Wilson just outside the penalty area and the referee has got a decision to make here. Keith Hill has gone to his back pocket and really it gets worse and worse for Birmingham. David Edgar sees red for a tug back on Callum Wilson. We've only played six minutes. Birmingham are 1-0 down and now one man down. I'm not sure how many complaints Edgar can really have. He knew Wilson had got the wrong side of him. He knew the slippery striker was about to bear down on Darren Randolph's goal. He had a pull back at him and he's paid the price. Malcolm Crosby really has. Scratching his ear. Scratching his head trying to work out how Birmingham will only get back in this game but keep themselves in the game. Down to 10. It's going to be a reshuffle. Defensively. Bournemouth have a free kick outside the penalty area. Malcolm Crosby needs to go to his substitutes bench to shake things up here. Bournemouth have got an amazing opportunity to threaten a second. Daniels and Pittman most likely Daniels moves away. It's Pittman. Whips it in deep. Just beyond Matt Richie was coming in at the far post and Birmingham survived that particular skill. The Boos gather pace and gather volume inside St Andrews. It was a pretty toxic atmosphere even before this game kicked off. The hardiest Blues fans. Got a hope for a miracle this afternoon. Eight minutes gone. One new Bournemouth, Birmingham with 10 men. Cook ahead of Donaldson. Novak over on the far side goes down. Picked off by Arta and Harry Arta goes careering over half way. It's behind the run of Pittman but Wilson I think felt he was in an offside position and therefore couldn't play a part. Birmingham and the fans wanted a flag. It never came. Now Kaddis who slotted in at right back a poor clearance. Pittman's shot blazes it over the bar. And now Birmingham venting their frustration towards the assistant referee on the far side who they felt should have raised his flag against Cannon Wilson. So Malcolm Crosby is making a change here and it is the former Bournemouth striker Wes Thomas who's been sacrificed here. And David Davis will come on to replace him and those Blues just seem to increase in potency. I'm not sure if the Birmingham fans particularly agree with taking off one of their strikers but even at 1-0 down there's such a long way to go. So Davis on, Kaddis to right back and Wes Thomas sacrificed. Donaldson looking to set Cotchall on his way to provide some Welsh trickery up against Daniels the two number 11s in full contact and it's the first corner of the game for the home side. Deep from Cotchall, way too deep. Cotchall pretty much sums up the first 10 minutes as Novak then sells the ball short for Gleason in central midfield and the challenge in from Novak on Richie the referee doesn't like that either and another card goes Birmingham's way this time a yellow for Lee Novak that's Birmingham's third red card in the last three matches by the way Darren Randolph who returned today was sent off against Bolton Neil Erdley is missing today's game suspended after his red card against Blackbird and now David Edgar will be suspended for their big Midlands clash at Wolves which is next up and what sort of shape will they be going into in this it's also Birmingham's earliest red card by the way since Martin Taylor was sent off against Arsenal after just three minutes for Tango with Eduardo back in 2008 Novak again up against Richie on the far side this time the Birmingham former Huddersfield man gets away Gleason the Irish midfielder grounds off the left touch line Gleason into Cocktroll who's drifted central Kaddis who is for the driving force from central midfield for Birmingham now finds himself farmed out at right back Sermon looks to pull the string spits it over down the left hand side cleared away by Hall he's moved into a central defensive position now Grant Hall alongside Paul Robinson here he is on the ball now a former Westbourne Magalbeam man to another former Westbourne Magalbeam man Paul Robinson Donaldson's going to have a long afternoon up front on his own as Arta again looks for the direct ball and this time it's Mark Pugh's trying to bridge the offside trap and this time the sarcastic applause as the yellow flag of the assistant referee is raised here's Donaldson waiting for support finds Cocktroll looking against Daniels always sent Daniels the wrong way Cocktroll teases it just too far in advance of lowback he was coming in at the back post Bournemouth really do keep the ball so well pinging it around the play at the right way long bounce of possession patient football as Pugh turns himself out of a tight spot and again keeps the ball in the possession of the men in red and black could go third today by the way if they can see their way to three points here and other results in the sky bit championship they go their way started today in eighth position Bournemouth looking to pull themselves out of the bottom three as Daniels gets himself rolled forward it's Cocktroll who's trapped all the way back Cadice under pressure clears it away only for a throw in deep inside Blues territory experienced professionals in this Birmingham team and they're going to have to call on all of that experience and that mental fortitude to get themselves back into this game with only ten men for almost the entirety of the 90 minutes Pugh and Sermon link up Sermon off balance couldn't find Pugh with a return ball not sure what Michael Cosby's got in that notebook but probably have torn up most of what he'd written pre-match as he summons Clayton Donaldson for some direction Michael Cosby of course who famously took Sunderland to the 1992 FA Cup final and taken over from his Sack friend Dennis Smith was Chief Scout here been here two years before being asked to step in in place of Lee Clark today with the rumors of the future Gary Rowett currently right at the top of most people's lists, Mike Phelan for the Manchester United assistant also in the frame for the job here as well what happens in the future we will see but in the moment it's Malcolm Cosby and Richard Beale who are tasked with the afternoon ahead burning in at least a little spell here and keeping themselves inside the Bournemouth half of the field as we hit the quarter hour and it's his cross off Pugh for another Birmingham corner Cotcher's ball into the near post and Donaldson was in there it was a flying defensive header in the end from a Bournemouth head which gives Birmingham a repeat option from the flag Cotcher will find a blue shirt with his second attempt he can, it was Hall who got the first contact Francis under pressure towards his own byline and Novak ushers it out for a third Birmingham corner in quick succession again Hall this time with a powerful header this time past the post and Artiborics the Bournemouth goalkeeper just barking some words of encouragement to his defenders but in the end off balance moving away from goal Hall not able to get it on time remains one nearly Bournemouth's favour with exchange to get 10 passes there without really moving too far but eventually Sermon finds Pugh backwards to go forwards with the captain Tommy with the work calls for the Birmingham fans today to get behind their team in their hour of need then an early goal and sending off double whammy really has taken the sting out of them it's the Bournemouth fans you can hear who are providing most of the volume here in the West Midlands Daniels was a bit casual cultural looking before scenario Daniels has to utilise his goalkeeper he didn't want it back there Daniels and cultural again pressures him Charlie Daniels looking towards his goalkeeper to say that's a lot happy with something Wilson was strong ahead of Hall and now he's away using his pace down the left-hand side Callum Wilson faced by Robinson Hall managed to regain his ground and cleans it away Sermon did seem to give Cutler a slight nudge look and now space for Callum Wilson Arthur again looking to the right-hand side just over ran it just about managed to retrieve it Sermon great feet away from Cutler beautiful stuff and now to the left and Daniels opportunities in the middle here Daniels pulls it back and cleared away by the substitute Davis and out for Bournemouth corner there was some lovely interplay in there Andrew Sermon with some delightful footwork Bournemouth don't hang around it's with Pugh again driving to the top of the box Mark Pugh shoots drags it past the post only won two of their home games last season in the championship it was the main reason they found themselves in the sort of trouble that saw them escape relegation on the final bit of the season just on goal difference they won nine away games compared to their two at home as Elphick has to clear it away Daniels helps it on season Birmingham took 14 points at home and 30 points away which is a real imbalance in what you'd expect if you compare that to Bournemouth their tenth place finish was based on 38 points at home and 28 away which is more of the sort of balance I guess you'd expect from a team weighted in home favour so Birmingham really have got to get it sorted on their own patch as we reach 20 minutes played and cultural wins are flowing by the flag to be fair have regained some composure here from that early goal from Brett Pittman followed very quickly by the sending off of David Edgar throwing too well though and it's cleared up to half way where Colin Wilson's waiting for some support but he won't get an opportunity to use it because he's been flagged himself driven into a crowded area it falls for Cottrell very good ball from Cottrell gave grounds absolutely no grounds to be able to keep that in and can cross go on the right Richard Bill on the left cuts frustrated figures from the early stage Sermon just having to correct himself on the edge of the penalty area from Donaldson who's going to have to get through a lot of work the lone striker helping his team out today not just chasing balls forward and winning them in the area he's going to have to drop back into his own half as well with the lone striker in the 10 quarter of the way through this Skybit Championship clash St Andrews Birmingham Mill Bournemouth 1 Cook to Sermon who's seen an awful lot of the ball and Sermon over the top for Callum Wilson an opportunity for Wilson tonight by Randolph Pittman with the rebound wide huge opportunity it just wouldn't quite come down for Callum Wilson it wouldn't quite fall for him and from the resulting drop down Brett Pittman would feel he should have hit the target with the goalkeeper struggling to regain his position went wide it remains just one now some work to do there by Sermon to lose pass but they should nudge it out to Francis and now Matt Richie who hasn't had an opportunity to see a lot of the ball out on that right hand side Matt Richie most of Bournemouth's players been central or down the left using Daniels or Pugh a destructive player Matt Richie can be when he gets the ball in his feet it's a nice control by Pugh who has kept that in with almost with his neck looking to outstrip Cadice drives in low the shot in the end came in from Pittman on the run and again wasn't able to hit the target Bournemouth will be encouraged by the way they've pretty effortlessly managed to get in behind Birmingham there as the blues reshuffled back for continued to make defending look pretty difficult Pittman's had a couple of opportunities in next to no time but hasn't taken either of them to add to his early goal this is the fourth team that Bournemouth have come up against already this season in the championship we haven't had a permanent manager they face Leeds they face Cardiff they face Bolton all of whom have had changes of manager already this season and now Birmingham so they are becoming past masters at taking on teams in a bit of flux Cottrell away from Sermon who had a bit of a nibble I wonder if Sermon might be slightly fortunate to get him over that a yellow card there given that Novak picked one up for a similar trip on Richie early on I think Grant Hall is making a very much that point to referee Keith Hill then he thought Sermon could well have been booked for that infringement he's trying to get Callum Wilson booked so look that way kicking it against the cherry striker but referee Keith Hill not having any of that from Cottrell easily cleared away by Pippman that's a nice turn from the Welshman missed by Steve Cook it falls for Clayton Donaldson spectacular overhead kick the first real moment at the back and Steve Cook holds his hands up completely misjudged that through ball bounced over his swinging foot Clayton Donaldson possibly surprised by Cook's error wasn't able to take advantage Artivorek Steve Bournemouth goalkeeper that's the 7th game on loan from Southampton the 34 year old he was slipping down the pecking order of course Bournemouth's south coast neighbours since the arrival of Fraser Forster both four Celtic goalkeepers Lee Camp of course had started the season between the sticks Bournemouth but he lost his place after the home defeat to Leeds last month started challenge Clayton in central midfield there from Gleason but Marta saw it coming Daniels on the left Pugh faced by Cadice still manages to find Harry Arter shake off the substitute Davis now Hellfit coming through good strength to hold off Donaldson who's having a tug at his shirt but it breaks down and then Bournemouth almost played himself into trouble as Wilson tries to pick pocket Davis but then in the end it's taken away by Hall and Francis finds his goalkeeper Bournemouth have a very strong record here at St Andrews they've never lost here in any competition four wins and three draws winners by four goals to two here in the championship last season they were actually three nil up after half an hour in that game so they are past masters at starting games quickly for Lewis Graber in that game a run from Matt Richies, Donaldson and Steve Cook Tangle which was a decision goal it's gone the way of Birmingham it's going to be a card actually for Steve Cook so while certain might have been fortunate at the moment to go Steve Cook does not escape the pencil West Bournemouth play it into referee Keith Hill's notebook for the busy start for the referee disciplinary wise we played 28 minutes a red card and two yellows Cadice drives it long Paul was in there went run for Donaldson snapshot is blocked very well by Steve Cook sliding in and Cook gets a second attempt to clear it up there for his mistake a moment ago because Donaldson had a sight of out of Boric's goal Bournemouth defender was in the way and that cross is over hit clean sheet is preserved and Boric bowls it for Pugh on his way Cotchall getting back and Cotchall did enough just to nudge Pugh off balance and he saw that attack came to nothing Cook finds Pittman in a bit of space now Bournemouth with opportunities as Wilson nips in behind his man Wilson left side he lacked venom and conviction really but Grant Hall did enough to put it behind for a corner and again Bournemouth from next to nothing carving Birmingham open and again not hanging around with the corner they get to catch Bournemouth they disorganise it's with Pugh now it's Daniels Richie trying to lay it off now if it goes to the far side now and Simon Francis who hasn't had too much opportunity like Matt Richie to get on the ball in an attacking sense and Richie there when he did get a chance let it run under his foot but Bournemouth's clearance is poor Bournemouth will come again with quick interplay involving Pittman and Arter certainly with a beautifully accurate ball out to Mark Pugh for a moment was one on one against his four back cadets until Cotchall came across to double up and again Pugh not able to make anything happen there five points the gap between Bournemouth starting the day in eighth and Darby who've had a fantastic season of course under Steve McLaren just one loss in all competitions Bournemouth actually lost at Darby last month there was an opportunity today to get into the top three or four if they can do the job here which they would be fully expecting to do against the ten 13 minutes until the interval Francis forward to the edge of the box where the challenge from Robinson and Arter was firm but fair two Bournemouth players took each other out there and then Sermon nudges Cotchall off it and I think Andrew Sermon will have to get a yellow card now there's no way he can escape again and sure enough the card is out very friendly and relaxed go off the field Andrew Sermon fierce competitor on it and there's no way that even his charm could talk his way out of that yellow card for referee Hill as the ball goes long from Robinson Cadice trying to inject a bit of emphasis into Birmingham's game with that ball forward towards Donaldson who holds it up under close pressure does well there from a York City man from Brentford after his 18-goal last season, Clayton Donaldson that's gone out of play with a bit of a ball in the throat goals have been rather hard to come by for Bournemouth in this season, Donaldson is the top scorer with three Cadice and Cotchall have got a brace each as Davis cuts out Sermon's intended pass and here's Novak on the left-hand side Davis stayed left but Richie tracking back to do his defensive work has ported that Bournemouth attack and he in the end wins Bournemouth a goal kick the applause of the Bournemouth fan situated behind that goal to our right hasn't seen too much going fast him so far, Arta Baruch the big man three clean cheats in the five lead games that Baruch has played so far there wasn't any desire from the centre-halves there to receive the short ball, Arta Baruch not having with a good flick, Wilson will chase Cadice will try and usher it out Cadice wins the free kick then by Cook from the round of clearance Robinson the captain to the Irish international Randolph who makes a complete mess of that clearance and Callum Wilson might take advantage he's trying to go round the goalkeeper the chance is still there and Callum Wilson makes it to Birmingham and their fans are furious again they wanted a flag Randolph's clearance was a disaster Wilson's finish was clinical and with ten minutes until half-time Bournemouth against the ten men go two goals clear it's not the first time this afternoon it's as easy with the clearance as he would have liked he got away with one earlier on but unfortunately for him that time straight to a Bournemouth player Wilson was lurking in a suspicious position without seeing it again but certainly Birmingham making their feelings known the flag never came and Wilson gobbled up the opportunity and he's into double figures for the season the man from the Mest Midlands of course from the club just down the road from here Coventry I'm sure he'll have enjoyed scoring here I'm sure plenty of his friends and family in that Bournemouth away end Birmingham's problems deepen they're two behind with ten men Davis looking to make progress into the penalty area Elphick away certainly showing no signs today of missing their target man Jan Kermigan who serves the last of a three-match suspension today Bournemouth under pressure from Wilson immediately with another chance to clear and that one is markedly more successful and Donaldson and Elphick got himself in a bit of a tangle I think Donaldson's hurt himself after that coming together with Elphick he did fall from quite a spectacular height there Donaldson but he's okay he's a tough character that's for sure just needed a moment to get him so Donaldson immediately back into the fray Daniels and Crockford it's been a good battle down this near touch this first half as Davis can't fire the team mate with that one you can see from these swathes of empty blue and white seats around St Andrews the general feeling about the current situation here after the Lee Clark regime 30,000 this famous old stadium hold but crowds have been around with 14 or 15,000 mark and half full Bournemouth well supported today from the south coast their fans certainly getting value for money there so I'd have a two goal lead just over six minutes before the interval Davis and then Robinson getting himself in trouble and Matt Ritchie with a delicate finish and Bournemouth have three and again Birmingham really only have themselves to blame Matt Ritchie's had a quiet game but when he got the opportunity there as Birmingham defenders left the ball to each other he's stolen Matt Ritchie has off the mark for the season with his first goal since Easter Monday and Birmingham now find themselves three goals down a real sense of after you clawed there from the Birmingham defenders Davis and Hall and Robinson between them all got themselves into a mix Matt Ritchie as we say has not had the busiest of afternoons on that right hand side in terms of being an attacking creative force but when he got his chance he took it you can see from his celebration how pleased he was in that drought since Easter Monday Birmingham have got to see this through the half time without any further damage three down with ten men this has potential to turn into an embarrassing afternoon a big test for the vastly experienced Malcolm Crosby and his sidekick Richard Beale as caretaker duo with their half time team talk to maintain some respectability can they make something happen before half time there's Jonathan Grounds storming forward slips on the edge of the panel chair it looked like he slipped but referee claims that Sermon clipped him and Andrew Sermon will need to be slightly careful it's been on the one end of a few decisions so far today but now Birmingham have a set piece of opportunity which one is already shaping as if he passes a crack at goal here so McCotch will have a direct crack Bournemouth have set them all up as if he's going to for their big man are in it again the the pinnickety referee Keith Hill moving the ball moved back inches on occasions was Cotch with a clipping he's going to go for goal himself and that is never going to threaten Marta Boric a tame effort almost an apologetic free kick from David Cotch Marta Boric continues to have a sedate and comfortable afternoon between the post-couple Bournemouth hunting a fourth here before the interval and now Daniels Pittman again he has got a long range shot at him but the option wasn't there on that occasion Harry Arthur can let them go as well Steve Cook taking the opportunity to sneak forward from centre half into the Birmingham half of the field all the fans are laying as their side extend this bounce of possession as the 10 of Birmingham chase shadows and in the end it was Harry Arthur's ambitious ball to the far flank that was just one step too far Birmingham happy just to get it clear and put it out they really need to get to half time here Birmingham any further damage so they can regroup rethink the shot of Eddie House Barmy Army and he's already tasted two promotions of course the 36 year old 90 more seconds in this first half to try and threaten that Birmingham goal further they need 3-0 opportunity for Gleason to swing one in flicked away now Matt Ritchie finds some space but couldn't get it on to his stronger left foot but he releases Francis Francis goes long where Pew will chase every lost cause towards the flag can he keep it in no he can't there ain't come a lot more wholehearted than Mark Pew if anyone was going to continue to chase that one down it would be him final minute of the half Birmingham now winding down that clock can't really get out to any notable as Bournemouth play the ball around so nicely really making Birmingham work hard to get it back Sermon's been the fulcrum for Bournemouth the focal point he's the one that Bournemouth looked to give the ball to to make things happen here he is again Wilson just about keeps it in does he Ransom keeps the flag down though it eventually does go up it's a pretty tough afternoon so far in terms of how the Birmingham fans have treated him the assistant F3 on that far side as we begin three minutes added on which is possibly not the number that Bournemouth hoping to hear Bournemouth have traditionally been a very good first half team this season they've only been behind once at half time this season and they're 13 league games and that was against Blackburn so traditionally opening 45s have been solid proposition for Eddie House side and they've been more than solid this afternoon they've been ruthless it's a foul there by Gleason on Pittman Daniels again Francis found that ball behind him which he goes scooting on outside him but that option is ignored long from Elfic off the head of Kallis who just about has enough to get it back to his goalkeeper final minute of the added three after what a ball that's cut through everybody and Kallen Wilson is away again here Robinson has to be careful and Wilson's hit the post and Birmingham the width of the goal frame from going four nil down and much like Brett Pittman with his third minute goal when it was a straight ball down the centre that left the Birmingham defence found wanting pretty much identical again Artis ball beat everybody and Wilson so close to making it four Well Keith Hill the referee brings Birmingham's first half misery to a close and the booze audible around St Andrews Malcolm Crosby wanders off with plenty to tune himself in his half time team talk things were bad enough already for Birmingham having sat their manager earlier this week but Brett Pittman put Bournemouth on the way after three minutes David Edgar sent off on seven for putting back Kallen Wilson Wilson himself made it to Matt Ritchie made it three and Wilson so close to making it four half time is Birmingham nil those Bournemouth players very content I'm sure that they produced in the first half to hold this three nil lead going into the second half and Birmingham will react Michael Crosby throwing on Callum Riley here he's going to come on and replace Stephen Gleason with a second half second substitution already then with David Davis having come on in the first half Bournemouth unchanged for the second period Boric Francis Elfit Cook Daniels Richie Artis Sermon and Pugh and then Pittman and Wilson who have a goal leech Birmingham then have Randolph Caddis Paul Robinson in grounds Cottville Caddis Riley Novak and Donaldson Jeffrey Keith Hill making the final checks and we're on the way then Bournemouth looking to pour on the misery for Malcolm Crosby I wonder what Crosby and Richard Beale have managed to reorganize or instill in their team for this second half Francis looking for Callum Wilson early on but across comes Robinson now to play it goes Bournemouth in the second half attacking the end at which their hands fans are housed here at St Andrews you can hear them making that noise I'm sure will continue as the sound track to the second half if his team continue to produce the sort of performance I guess against 10 men you're expected to produce is Harry Arter find some space in central midfield Francis Pittman and Sermon Daniels has stayed forward from left foreback looking for Pew down the line Pew was illegally nudged over by David Davis according to the referee and Bournemouth have an immediate set piece opportunity they haven't hung around with most of the set pieces but that was just too quick because Donaldson was able to pinch it from Arter and then Bournemouth really all got a bit tight and a bit congested and Bournemouth really Bournemouth had the chance to clear we've spoken the first half about Bournemouth's home woes just one championship win here at St Andrews in 388 days only one home win since the first of October last year that run stretches to 24 matches and it doesn't look like being curtailed today as Daniels had an opportunity to get himself into the penalty but Pew's ball was just behind him but Birmingham again defensively in disarray and present Bournemouth with an opportunity to keep the pressure on Harry Arter and Andrew Sermon have enjoyed a lot of space as you'd expect against 10 men in that central midfield as Birmingham sit off Arter and Pittman linking up here's Arter again Francis with an opportunity to cross dinks one of the back post just too far beyond Wilson but again Birmingham's out ball is poured immediately back under pressure Daniels no one at the back post for him on this occasion and grounds will have a chance to clear but Richie thoughts him Birmingham's confidence is so low that they just so far are not executing the basics well enough and again they find themselves under pressure there's a handball there against Robinson Bournemouth has Wilson look to get away they've got themselves an opportunity here to make an early addition to the score in the second half set piece wizard but possibly not an ideal angle for it the centre halves have come forward Steve Cook Tommy Halfwick both lurking in the penalty area Simon Francis has an option to the right tap to Arter back it goes to Richie it was a training ground set piece one but it was read by Kanis and it's cleared away Sermon the last man back for Bournemouth and they will reorganise themselves Eddie Howe is known for his cute set pieces training ground that's a great ball from Bournemouth the goalkeeper and now it's Pugh Bournemouth have got numbers forward here it's beyond Pittman breaks to the edge of the box Francis will put it back in no he won't he'll use Richie he might swing one towards the far post Robinson with the header breaks down the box Pittman and Wilson can't get there and in the end scrambled behind by Randolph real pinball in the penalty area two or three half chances Harry Arter was right in the mix as well corner taken quickly as Bournemouth wants Pugh no way past Cottswell this time Bournemouth with a chance to come away but again Davis is slack Bournemouth have got it back Arter there ahead of the substitute Riley Pugh left corner Daniels just outside not a great ball from Pugh and that allowed Kanis the chance to slide in Riley will clear it away and it's trying to set Donaldson on the run but Elfik tied he's up six minutes gone in the second half still three nearly Bournemouth's favour against the Birmingham 10 men after David Edgar's early sending off goals for Pittman Wilson and Richie in the first half there's Novak looks to twist and turn his way out from inside the Birmingham half Birmingham with a bit of a possession themselves here it's not something they've enjoyed too often it's over on the right with Cottswell who's got Kanis scooting up for support Cottswell trying to take on Pugh back towards the flag for having taken with no time wasted blocked by Pugh again but it's a very long way back from three down with 10 men but if Birmingham could fashion something here if they could get themselves a goal just instill just a bit of life into at least the crowd as Kanis is crossed and Donaldson goes down after a real tangle with Elfik and the referee has pointed to the spot and talking of Birmingham having an opportunity to get a goal they have a great chance now from the penalty spot as Tommy Elfik is booked for hauling down Clayton Donaldson and Birmingham have a penalty they want more they think that Elfik should be shown red saying that Donaldson had a clear sight of goal if he hadn't been impeded or seven minutes into the second half a big moment in the game and Paul Kanis will take the responsibility for Birmingham continuing the dialogue that the short pull by Tommy Elfik should have been punished by more than just a yellow card so Kanis the Scotsman with an opportunity here to throw Birmingham a lifeline and doesn't that just sum up Birmingham's day as Borich palms it away and keeps it at 3-0 what an opportunity spurned by Malcolm Crosby's side Arthur Borich preserves the clean sheet and Birmingham's day does not get any better than the shot there still with his side at 3-0 up still urging and gesticulating and wanting more from his team as captain Tommy Elfik is still on the field here's Mark Pudon the left hand side Paul was looking to immediately rub salt into that Birmingham run as Pittman comes in just too high game just opening out and stretching a little bit as Birmingham certainly had to come out with something second half even if it's not all guns the guns they have got and Novak nearly got himself in trouble there was a challenge on Novak that's going to produce yet another card and this time it's Harry Arthur who's going to get booked as Novak was caught fractionally late Paul was going to make a change themselves here and Harry Arthur having just got booked Paul was not taking any risks with any potential second silly yellows and he'll be replaced by Dan Gosling with a special character, Harry Arthur and we can tell from his expression walking off he thought he was a bit unfortunate but anyhow with his side 3-0 to the good not taking any opportunities to create some silly red card opportunities Harry Arthur does like to certainly go in for his tackles one of us is slightly mistimed and that would be a very unnecessary red card Birmingham have shown fortitude when going down to 10 men I mentioned earlier on they've been down to 10 men 3 successive matches but in the last 2 against Bolton and Blackburn they've only lost by a 1-0 scoreline in both as Wilson again the flag stays down he'll keep that in as anybody in red and black arriving in the middle now Francis the support oh and then Francis got confused for a second there and played it straight to Novak and the promising opportunities were born with slips away certainly will have to get themselves reorganized whether they're going to be the manager in place or not by next weekend because they made the short but passionate trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers next Saturday there is a new permanent manager in charge by then it'd be the likes of Gary Rower or Mike Fieland they'll have certainly a game to get their team up for as Randolph has to deal with just a difficult pocket of sunshine there stretching right across his penalty area just putting grounds under a bit of pressure back inside his own penalty area Randolph fires it straight out still urging Malcolm Crosby keeping some respectability to the performance 57 minutes gone still 3-0 Bournemouth but Birmingham have seen a poor cat his penalty saved by Arta Boric in the second half already talked about Bournemouth's home form Bournemouth's away form hasn't been particularly impressive at a flying start to the season when they won 4-0 at Huddersfield they scored in the first minute on the opening day of the season but they hadn't won away until Bolton last time out on the road that was when Jan Kermigan was sent off which is the reason that he's missing in the third of 3 game ban today here's the Birmingham number 3 Jonathan Grounds Riley the half time substitute poor ball from the Irishman Bournemouth can get out with Gosling Daniels once again gallivanting forward backpedaling Daniels into the box and again the cross ultimately the final ball not having enough quality two or three times now we've seen Bournemouth get into excellent wide positions but the cross has just been over hit Blovingham attacking throw as Daniels has to clear not quite on the money with their passing and having to go back inside their own half as Cottrell comes under pressure from Pugh Cottrell's ball down the right away from Sermon brings in Grounds Grounds with an opportunity to shoot low and Borich hangs on and he had to because Novak was sniffing for a rebound that was a nice build up from Birmingham one of their best passes of play of the game Donaldson started it and in the end the low shot from Grounds was well dealt with by Borich the move that fashion the penalty and that particular move will give the Birmingham fans at least a little bit of a lift but the scoreline still says he finds no way through and then Sermon shoots and Randolph makes a good stop chances at both ends from distance from the left feet of first Grounds and that time Sermon denied by Randolph and now here's Donaldson away down the right for Birmingham Novak looking to get in the middle but not many other blue shirts there Cottrell, Gosling fresh legs of the substitute there to cut out that ball and Cook fires it back at Borich who does well to clear and now Gosling can get Bournemouth on the move Pittman clipped by Davis referee plays advantage Wilson's ball in and that misses everybody and through it goes Birmingham's two wins in all competitions this season they won at Millwall and they also beat Brighton and her Valby in here at St Andrews but that all they've had to show for their season so far which has ultimately cost Lee Clarke's job and we're going to see who comes in certainly Birmingham have strung together as often could be the case when you've got 10 men and absolutely nothing to lose that's a lovely step over from Richie to set Francis on the move Novak desperately tracking back Francis ball in is flicked away by Hall Richie with an opportunity again here right corner Francis to deliver back to Richie, miscontrolled it had an opportunity to get on his left Robinson away Donaldson fouled by Cook from Cadice straight down the middle met by the head of Elfic it's going to fall again for Bournemouth whose numerical advantage this seems to show when the ball drops down into the central areas they've always got that extra red and black shirt as again Richie and Francis double teaming down the right hand side Francis in towards Peckman the pew in the end fantastic strike from Mark Pugh and that makes it four beautifully floated cross in the end from the right hand side as the ball dropped in that sun trap in the penalty area Pittman heard the shout from Mark Pugh and the volley was well directed into the corner of the net beyond Darren Randolph as a result of that Bournemouth are going to make another change and give some minutes here to Tekelo Ranty their South African international Brett Pittman who scored twice against Redding on Tuesday added to that tally today taking his opportunities in the absence of Jan Kermigant but on comes Ranty who now has 25 minutes or so trying to get himself on the score sheet against Tim their own kickoff made a right haul next to that and opportunity for Wilson but the ball was too far beyond him it's just the glimmers we've seen from Birmingham where they really have made life so difficult for themselves within seconds they've lost the ball so that fourth goal you wonder from Bournemouth has that broken the spirit that Birmingham have managed to semi-galvanise in their second half they've got 25 minutes now and again there's a possibility that Bournemouth could pour on more misery Ranty looking to pursue the ball down the right hand side but in comes Robinson having come out as a substitute and sent to midfield won't play in many games where he's had this much space I'm sure as Pugh finds Francis with a long cross for a ball but again Gosling with no blue shirts anywhere near him Pugh comes central Pugh into the top of the box Wilson's shot just past the post from Callum Wilson so the change made by the Blues, Novakov and Kobe Arthur their youth product on has just returned from a lone spell with Cheltenham Town they've got my deal of situation to come on 4-0 down with 10 men but available match minutes back at championship level for young Kobe Arthur Pugh keeps it in, brilliantly finds Gosling who beats Davis in the air Wilson holds it up Ritchie central, Gosling has stayed down Ritchie ambitious off time heading to the final quarter then of the Skybet championship clash born with by four goals to near Ranty, awesome, lovely feet away from Robinson that was brilliant skill from the South African and wins a throw in on the right hand side give him some confidence gets a little tip of appreciation from his team mate Matt Ritchie hasn't hit the goal trail quite as Eddie Hall would have liked when they signed him from Malmo to Keller Ranty just won so far since February sorry no goals since February he's only got four in total Steve Cook comes up towards the half way Ranty and Francis linking up Francis looks sensually he's in the air from Pugh again the Francis Pugh combination come good and Mark Pugh has a brace and Bournemouth have five he's a deceptively good headerer of the ball Mark Pugh for a winger and he rose beautifully there to plant that one beyond Randolph another assist for Simon Francis and you can see in the background quite a few of those home supporters heading for the concourses and ultimately the exits Birmingham Mill Bournemouth five that improves on the four that Bournemouth scored here last season and they're still hunting for more Birmingham blood here the 4-2 win last season they've never lost here in any competition four wins three draws we're going to make that five wins and three draws St Andrews is becoming quite the happy hunting ground for AFC Bournemouth as Pugh is caught Gosling though the outboard to Wilson up against Hall Granty just inside Gosling in the middle still Wilson goes and then slips at the crucial moment just as he was getting set to turn and check it back and in fact that slip is Callan Wilson's final action of the afternoon he's got himself a goal hit the post he's had a couple of opportunities as well and he will be replaced by Scottish winner Ryan Fraser Bournemouth fans sing their song of adulation Callan Wilson Bournemouth score machine but the man from Coventry has come down the road to Birmingham and really has tormented the Birmingham defence of course it was Wilson himself he was pulled back by David Edgar in the 7th minute for that red card and since then Wilson has given Birmingham all sorts of problems I'm very pleased I'm sure to see the back of him but Ryan Fraser will come on and cause them different kind of problems 19 minutes left he had the physical strength or power there to get himself beyond Francis Sherman brings it clear we're looking to take this good form into more action against Midlands opponents on Tuesday they host West Bromage Albion in the capital one cup as Mark Pugh goes through here the flag stays down eventually it goes up Mark Pugh would have sniffed a hat-trick he's never scored a hat-trick in professional football Mark Pugh and as he went through there with an immediate whistle I'm sure he might have had a little flicker to say this could be it but eventually the flag denied him it goes Francis again the ball over hit finished 10th in the championship last season lost their ambitions this season after 13 games last season they had 16 points they've already amassed 21 so far this season so it's been an improved start from Eddie Howe the second longest serving manager in the championship we're looking to close the gap on leaders Derby experienced championship teams up the top and of course Watford and Middlesbrough Norwich coming down from the Premier League as well full and really of the relegated teams who are having a really tough time down the bottom end of the table in fact they're one of only three teams below Birmingham in the Lava at the moment Bolton and Blackpool the current bottom two from the northwest Bournemouth on their way here to a third straight win they're heading for probably fourth place in the table potentially third 16 minutes away they lead by five goals to nil here he's pure again looking for the turn of Ranty who under Preston from Robinson has taken a whack to kill Ranty the grounds will clear it away but it's a poor clearance runs for Fraser and now Richie just outside the penalty Francis is in the under lap Fraser on the outside blocked Gosling highly was firmly thrown Daniels it's back with Daniels Ranty's shaken off that knock and unfortunately can't shake off the landsman's flap bigot on the ball the Young Birmingham substitute but it's control allowed Gosling to get a challenge in but Arthur's shaking him off nicely nice footwork from Kobe Arthur does really well opportunity to shoot for David Koch Baruch to his left has to turn it away Cadet is crossed towards Arthur grounds picks it up and then gives it away and now Bournemouth with a big opportunity on the counter attack with Mark Pugh Fraser's on the left and not a good ball from Pugh to Bournemouth goalkeeper has had to make four important saves at times including that penalty stop of course from Paul Cadets when the score was at nil three at the start of the second half David's on the halfway level he's been on since the 10th minute of course when he was brought on as part of Birmingham's reshuffle Wes Thomas sort of been watching on from the bench frustrated against his former club but he couldn't do much more than play the first 10 minutes and then find himself as the man sacrificed for the reshuffle it comes Daniels once more Fraser challenged by Riley fairly says referee Cadets brings it clear and a hot pursuit is Daniels sticking to his man and eventually judged to have pushed him over 13,837 the attendance confirmed here at St Andrews today and the away following 1094 as Donaldson's flicking to the penalty area and those travelling fans behind the goal to our right certainly have been in good voice from very early on since the third minute excellent away following almost 1100 from the south coast and Birmingham St Andrews crowds continue to dwindle they were certainly starting to gather themselves a bit of a momentum in the chase for the sky bit championship places as Arthur puts pressure on Elphick and Daniels all of a sudden finds two blue shirts in his way and can't clear successfully Cottrell and Arthur now looking to make something happen for Birmingham driven in towards Donaldson and Elphick puts it over his own bar and it's going in Cottrell swings it in, the heads go up Robinson was in there he picked up on this near side by Hall who turns away from Fraser with skill not usually befitting of a centre half and did really well and forces the corner off the Scotsman Cottrell again this time from the left and Borich really had to scramble the ball was whipped in and just started to fade towards the near post and really gave the Bournemouth goalkeeper the ball preserved his clean sheet another Coxwell corner short option this time to Arthur poor return ball from Cottrell now Ryan Fraser has got the opportunity to show his place Richie is there and Pugh's further to the left and Randy's ahead of him still Richie, this is Pugh early ball in towards Randy headed clear by Davis who got himself back in the six yard box Birmingham don't clear convincingly Fraser finds Francis goes to ground under the challenge of Cottrell penalty oh that looks soft but Keith Hill has pointed to the spot Francis who's physically bigger and stronger than Cottrell crumpled to the ground on the byline and the referee has pointed to the spot and it looks soft now Pugh's on a hat trick who takes it does he get the ball he's not born with normal penalty taker he's certainly in the facility that Tekello Ranty has got the ball and he is taking the opportunity now he hasn't scored since February the best part of eight months so you can see why he is very keen to South African to spot the ball down Mark Pugh's hopes of bagging a hat trick at the moment have to be put on hold but it's Ranty against Darren Randolph this for six big moment for Ranty you can see what it means to him and his team mates and Bournemouth continue to exert themselves and continue to really stamp Birmingham into the ground here six for the Cherries a goal for Ranty and you've got the Birmingham fan on the pitch here which no one wants to see the opportunity has always been there since the early stages for this to pick up a slightly embarrassing edge for Birmingham City eight minutes left as Rantolph slips and miscues and the score at six and Bournemouth only having ten men there is the opportunity this could get even worse all the Birmingham fans have left a lot of empty seats the ground was only half full in the first place the credit to those Birmingham fans who have stuck it out at the moment the easy option certainly at 0-6 will be to go and find something better to do for your Saturday afternoon those fans are staying loyal at the moment I don't think you'll find too many of the almost 1100 travelling support from the south coast making their way home just yet they'll be milking this for everything they can one with a quite the force when they get moving forward with runners seemingly left right and centre Francis leads another attack chance for the Cherries fans now as we want seven away from a couple of challenges did well to find Gosling he threads in Matt Ritchie sticks one in headed clear by Robinson Gosling fires it in and Pew and there is the hat-trick Mark Pew Bournemouth have seven and a first professional hat-trick from Mark Pew well he didn't put up too much protest when Tekelo Ramsey took the penalty a moment ago and I guess you could say that Pew's emotions in that situation have paid dividends because his chance came and he took it into the top corner and the popular winger as a professional hat-trick four and a half years with the Cherries the princely sum of 100,000 pounds he cost them and he will be taking the match ball home on a memorable afternoon for Bournemouth seven-nil which now ties their biggest ever Football League win which came over Swindon all the way back in 1956 and they're hungry for more it's Gosling the Blues just have enough shirts back there to counter that threat and now Arthur goes the other way no one with him will pull from Gosling with options on there's absolutely no let up here for Birmingham every time Bournemouth get the ball they're not running the clock now they're looking to pile it on and add to that score line just a week ago of course Bournemouth's neighbour Southampton managed to score eight against Sunderland they possibly matched that got an opportunity to break again here with Ranty and Fraser's going through and here's Ryan Fraser and he slots it against the post so close to eight Richie Ranty this time it is eight incredible elation for Bournemouth and I'm afraid for Birmingham utter embarrassment now eight-nil and a new high for Bournemouth they've never scored eight goals in a league game before Ranty's come off the bench he's got two Pugh's got three to add to the first half strikes from Pittman Wilson and Richie and there are still three minutes to go surely not double figures left side flag goes up and there's Bournemouth a chance if we want seven a moment ago we've been replaced by Ryan you've got to feel sorry for Malcolm Crosby and Richard Beale tasked with holding the baby if you like after Lee Clark's tenure came to an end on Monday the likelihood is that Gary Rower or Mike Feelen or somebody else will be in place by the time they go to Wolves next Saturday the man has been to an FA Cup final one of the highs of his career despite losing that one to Liverpool of course there's Gosling has a chance to make it nine and Randolph blocks it once and then twice and Grouse hacks it away so close to being nine well down Randolph the Birmingham goalkeeper was guilty of giving the ball away cheaply for Callum Wilson's goal earlier on but he kept some well a modicum of respectability on the score that you can say an eight minute score then is respectable but nine really is heading into the realms of an absolute disaster I think this afternoon we'll go down as a disaster though as far as Bournemouth are concerned as far as Birmingham are concerned as Pugh is caught there by Ryan it's certainly an afternoon that Mark Pugh won't forget down from the north west from Lancashire hopefully these friends and family have made the trip down from the north west as the shot comes in an opportunity again this time for Fraser and Randolph this time with a more comfortable save to keep the score at eight but whatever the future with as far as Birmingham's management situation goes the rebuilding job is clear stayed up only on goal difference in the championship at the end of last season it's going to be a tough fight they're slipping further into trouble with this result today their goal difference will take a hammering Bournemouth meanwhile careering up into the playoff positions in the championship not only careering up into the playoff positions but sending out a bit of a message as well yes they've played ten men for almost the entire game but when you score eight that makes people notice the likes of Derby and Watford and Middlesbrough at the top end of the table will know that Bournemouth mean business can Birmingham get themselves some sort of consolation Arthur was completely isolated four minutes added still more time for Bournemouth to pour it on further Donaldson but a lone battle is faced up top since his strike partner Wes Thomas was sacrificed earlier did win a penalty for a side early in the second half which was missed by Cadiz Cook clears it away Francis will continue to make those runs down the road Richie Granty he's on the hat trick all of a sudden now don't forget we can sniff it Francis Richie will shoot Tame it's the one goal for him so far made it three nil feels like a long time ago now with about five goals in this second half look at the stands just a scattering of glue supporters left now we've only seen one championship win here at St Andrews in 388 days about that 389 days not only not a win but an absolute trouncing and here's Ranty opportunity for him again and this time it's cannon behind the hole Richie's gone Francis to swing another cross in headed behind for another flag kick Sermon to Richie nice ball into the penalty Richie will shoot lost his standing field just as he did so tried to wrap his left foot around it Sermon slipping sailed way off time just over a minute left to the added time Kaddis dropped away from his man Kothra Paul Robinson's a very experienced character the Birmingham captain I'm not sure he'll have been involved in too many games like this in his career a centre half in a team that concede eight albeit he lost a centre half partner David Edgar very early on to that red card as Francis clears it away into the final few seconds a little bit of watch from referee Keith Hill and Keith Hill brings a miserable afternoon for Birmingham to a close but a record-breaking one for AFC Bournemouth their biggest winning margin in a league game surpassing a 7-0 success against Swindon in 1956 it's the first time they've scored eight goals in a league game and Birmingham after that seventh minute sending off of David Edgar found themselves absolutely trounced