Championship wrap: Hogan hat-trick lights up Birmingham win

Republic of Ireland international Scott Hogan claimed a hat-trick as Birmingham City secured just their third win of the Championship season with a 3-1 win over West Brom at the Hawthorns.

Hogan put City ahead early in each half sandwiching Jed Wallace's equaliser before adding a classy third to make it successive away wins for City.

The visitors looked lively and took a 14th-minute lead. Hogan supplied a cool, low finish across goalkeeper David Button after Juninho Bacuna's through ball beat the offside trap.

Centre-half Dara O'Shea and midfielder Jayson Molumby both started for the hosts and Molumby was central to their 23rd-minute equaliser, with his neat through ball allowing Wallace to finish.

Molumby was not far away with a dipping, swerving drive that sailed a foot over the bar before Swift's similar effort was palmed upwards by Ruddy.

Blues regained the lead in spectacular style in the 54th minute. Hogan side-footed home his second of the game and fourth of the season, but it owed so much to Bacuna, who started the move by winning the ball from a West Brom corner before taking Troy Deeney's pass and racing clear, prior to supplying the cross.

Hogan completed his hat-trick when he latched on to a superb through ball from Deeney on the left and cut inside before poking the ball through Button's legs at the near post.

Substitute Brandon Thomas-Asante made it 3-2 with a late penalty but Albion could not force a further equaliser as Birmingham made it successive away victories and won at the Hawthorns for the first time since August 2005.

Rotherham matched their best ever start to a second tier campaign following a 3-0 win over Blackpool.

Goals from Chiedozie Ogbene, Wes Harding and Georgie Kelly took the promoted side's tally