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http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/spo...ighton-v-birmingham-reasons-confident-8689082
Birmingham City travel to the Amex Stadium for their appointment with Championship strugglers Brighton arguably more comfortable with the prospect of playing away from home than they do in front of their own supporters.
Blues haven’t been beaten in six on their travels, albeit they have come back to St Andrew’s with several draws in their kit-bags.
By contrast under Chris Hughton Brighton have been as up and down as the South Downs and 2015 has produced three wins, four losses and two draws. It is fair to say they have not enjoyed the new manager bounce Birmingham experienced when Gary Rowett came in.
Until last season Blues had an excellent record down in Sussex with a return of three 1-0 wins in four games, spanning back to New Year's Eve 1988.
Admittedly they haven’t been down there that regularly but Louis Donowa, in 1994, Paul Devlin two years later and Chris Burke in 2012 all know what it’s like to provide the only goal of a game between these two sides.
The only interruption to that long-running sequence was a 1-1 draw in the 2011-12 season, in which Nathan Redmond looked to have secured yet another single goal victory, under Hughton, until Ashley Barnes intervened six minutes from time.
Blues’ 1-0 defeat in January 2014 was their first in Brighton since Mistletoe and Wine was Christmas No. 1.
Also noteworthy is Birmingham’s excellent defensive record. The goals aren’t currently flying into the opposition net but they are keeping them out of their own onion bag more often than not.
Birmingham have conceded only 14 league goals in 17 games.
As up and down as the South Downs apparently. Probably fair
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/spo...ighton-v-birmingham-reasons-confident-8689082
Birmingham City travel to the Amex Stadium for their appointment with Championship strugglers Brighton arguably more comfortable with the prospect of playing away from home than they do in front of their own supporters.
Blues haven’t been beaten in six on their travels, albeit they have come back to St Andrew’s with several draws in their kit-bags.
By contrast under Chris Hughton Brighton have been as up and down as the South Downs and 2015 has produced three wins, four losses and two draws. It is fair to say they have not enjoyed the new manager bounce Birmingham experienced when Gary Rowett came in.
Until last season Blues had an excellent record down in Sussex with a return of three 1-0 wins in four games, spanning back to New Year's Eve 1988.
Admittedly they haven’t been down there that regularly but Louis Donowa, in 1994, Paul Devlin two years later and Chris Burke in 2012 all know what it’s like to provide the only goal of a game between these two sides.
The only interruption to that long-running sequence was a 1-1 draw in the 2011-12 season, in which Nathan Redmond looked to have secured yet another single goal victory, under Hughton, until Ashley Barnes intervened six minutes from time.
Blues’ 1-0 defeat in January 2014 was their first in Brighton since Mistletoe and Wine was Christmas No. 1.
Also noteworthy is Birmingham’s excellent defensive record. The goals aren’t currently flying into the opposition net but they are keeping them out of their own onion bag more often than not.
Birmingham have conceded only 14 league goals in 17 games.
As up and down as the South Downs apparently. Probably fair
