Preston 2 Coventry 1

JAY RODRIGUEZ scored twice but Burnley missed the chance to move within a point of the npower Championship play-off zone as they drew 2-2 against managerless Coventry at Turf Moor.

Birmingham 3 Coventry 2

QPR 2 Coventry 1

Barnsley 2 Coventry 1

Birmingham winger Gary McSheffrey is to join npower Championship side Coventry when his contract at St Andrew’s expires on June 30.

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish is set to reshape his squad in the summer with “significant” additions and “eight or nine players likely to leave” - according to the club’s chief executive Michael Dunford.

JERMAIN DEFOE kept Tottenham on course for Wembley and brought the curtains down on the Leeds fairytale with a hat-trick in a high-octane fourth-round FA Cup replay at Elland Road last night.

Leeds 1 Tottenham 3

Nottingham Forest 0 Birmingham 0

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish will be forced to change his line-up – the first time for eight matches – for the FA Cup clash with Nottingham Forest at the City Ground tomorrow.

Sunderland 2 Birmingham 0

Hull 0 Birmingham 1

Wolves went to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after a 5-1 demolition of Nottingham Forest.

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish made three changes from the side thrashed 5-1 by Aston Villa for the home clash with Liverpool.

Birmingham 1 Everton 1

Wigan 2 Birmingham City 0

Birmingham 3 Manchester City 1

Reading 2 Birmingham 1

Birmingham 1 Newcastle 1

Birmingham 4 Tottenham 1

Birmingham will be without central defender Martin Taylor who will begin a three-game ban for his red card against Arsenal in the incident where Eduardo suffered a broken leg.

West Ham 1 Birmingham 1

Birmingham’s chief creative force Olivier Kapo will miss the trip to West Ham through suspension after picking up his fifth booking of the campaign against Sunderland 11 days ago.

Huddersfield 2 Birmingham 1

Manchester United 1 Birmingham 0

Birmingham 1 Fulham 1

Cristiano Ronaldo put Manchester United on course to end 2007 on top of the Premier League at half-time against West Ham.

ALEX MCLEISH was in a bullish mood after watching Birmingham beat Middlesbrough 3-0 at St Andrews to chalk up their biggest win of the season.

Birmingham 3 Middlesbrough 0

At half-time in the 3pm fixtures, Manchester United and Liverpool hold comfortable leads at Sunderland and Derby respectively.

Bolton 3 Birmingham 0

Birmingham 1 Reading 1

Alex McLeish has no fresh major injury problems as Birmingham return to Newcastle for the first time since last season’s 5-1 win in the FA Cup.

Tottenham are to appeal Robbie Keane’s red card in yesterday’s 3-2 defeat by Birmingham amid confusion over the process that led to the dismissal.

Birmingham’s match-winner Sebastian Larsson believes their remarkable 3-2 victory at Tottenham will give the Premier League strugglers the confidence to rise up the table.

Tottenham 2 Birmingham 3

Tottenham 0 Birmingham 1

Birmingham winger Gary McSheffrey has called for the club to end the uncertainty over manager Steve Bruce by making a decision on his future as soon as possible.

Everton 3 Birmingham 1

Manchester City 1 Birmingham 0

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce has called on Carson Yeung to quickly complete his proposed takeover and bring an end to the instability at the club.

STEVE BRUCE fears he will be sacked as Birmingam manager should prospective new owner Carson Yeung take control of the club.

Blackburn 2 Birmingham 1