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Birmingham are two points outside the top six in seventh place Birmingham withstood a rousing second-half fightback by Norwich to record a statement win and boost their Championship play-off hopes. Norwich were the form team, having won five of their past six league games under boss Philippe Clement to climb well clear of the drop zone. But Birmingham turned on the style in the first half at Carrow Road to race into a two-goal lead after 14 minutes through Carlos Vicente and Marvin Ducksch. Chris Davies' side then had to dig deep in the second half and Kenny Mc Lean pulled a goal back for resurgent Norwich, as the Blues hung on to extend their unbeaten run to eight league games. The Blues have moved four places up the table to seventh, although they still remain two points outside the play-offs. Championship: Wrexham beat Ipswich in eight-goal thriller; key wins for Pompey and Birmingham - reaction Birmingham took the lead after five minutes when Bright Osayi-Samuel fed Vicente and the Spanish winger, signed last month from Deportivo Alaves, raced down the right and finished at the near post. The Blues were buzzing and August Priske chested the ball down and unleashed an overhead kick, which was saved by Vladan Kovacevic. Priske then found Ducksch with a first-time pass and the German rolled it past Kovacevic on 14 minutes for his ninth of the season. Jonathan Panzo fluffed a chance to make it 3-0 when he turned Demarai Gray's cross wide of the near post. Norwich were transformed in the second half and Birmingham goalkeeper James Beadle saved from Mohamed Toure and Kellen Fisher, before Toure hit the outside of the post. The Canaries deservedly pulled one back on 67 minutes when Mc Lean fired into the top corner from Toure's ball. Beadle repeatedly saved Birmingham and he twice denied Anis Ben Slimane and Mathias Kvistgaarden in a frantic finale. Birmingham boss Chris Davies told BBC Radio WM: "You could say that's one of our biggest wins of the season. It feels big and I've just been told it's 2002 since the Blues last won here, which is incredible. "I'm very pleased for the supporters that have travelled here and taken that home with them. I said to the players, it's game by game, step by step, but that feels like a big step today. "Norwich are in great form, they're at home, their tails are up. I thought in the first half we were exceptional. We could have been, and should have been, out of sight because of the way we played. "In the second half, we had to weather a bit of a storm and show the other side of football, the grit, the determination to keep the ball out of the net and we did that as well. " This video can not be played Davies: 'One of our biggest wins of the season' After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 21st February 2026 at 17: 00 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Philippe Clement Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Chris Davies Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Philippe Clement Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Chris Davies Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Norwich have lost their last two league games against Birmingham, which is more defeats than they suffered in their previous 19 games against the Blues in league competition (W12 D6). Birmingham won 4-1 against Norwich earlier this season (November 2025) and could do the league double over the Canaries for the first time since 2001-02. Norwich City have won six of their last eight league games (L2), with no Championship side winning more points than the Cannaries since the turn of the year (18, level with Middlesbrough). Birmingham have won their last two away league games (2-0 vs both Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford United), as many wins as they recorded across their first 14 games on the road this season. They are looking to win three successive away league matches without conceding for the first time since October 2015. Norwich City have won their last two league games, keeping a clean sheet in both (2-0 vs Blackburn Rovers and 3-0 vs Oxford United), they last went on a longer league run without conceding in March 2021 (3 games). Match ends, Norwich City 1, Birmingham City 2. Second Half ends, Norwich City 1, Birmingham City 2. Attempt blocked. Kellen Fisher (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Kenny Mc Lean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City). Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Paris Maghoma. Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City). Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. Substitution, Norwich City. Harry Darling replaces José Córdoba. Substitution, Norwich City. Tony Springett replaces Ali Ahmed. Attempt saved. Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Kenny Mc Lean. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Jhon Solís (Birmingham City). Sam Field (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City). Substitution, Norwich City. Jack Stacey replaces Ben Chrisene. Attempt saved. Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Ben Chrisene with a cross. Attempt blocked. Ali Ahmed (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City). Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.