Unwanted records, Deeney return, injury blow - Birmingham City talking points after Forest loss

Birmingham City were reminded that they are still some way off being a Championship play-off rival as they were beaten 2-0 by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

Keinan Davis, on-loan from Aston Villa, gave the home side the lead after just five minutes as he drove home from a tight angle. Blues had chances to score before and after half-time but were unable to find a way past Brice Samba.

Lee Bowyer was forced into an early change when Neil Etheridge had to be carried off on a stretcher after colliding with Djed Spence outside the penalty area; Connal Trueman replaced him between the posts. Scott McKenna doubled the Reds' lead shortly before full-time. These are some Blues talking points that you may have missed...

Bowyer knew what to expect when he took his team to the City Ground having witnessed Forest's 2-0 win over Coventry City just a few days earlier.

Ahead of the match he spoke of how his team would need to match Steve Cooper's "physically" and that set-pieces would be a dangerous part of Forest's attacking play.

But the writing was on the wall almost immediately for Blues when Davis opened the scoring after just five minutes.

A rapid counter-attack saw Philip Zinckernagel steal the ball from Gary Gardner before sliding Davis down the left channel; the on-loan Villa striker's pace and power out wide allowed him to breeze past Nico Gordon before driving low and hard past Etheridge.

Once that goal went in the task of frustrating Forest became even more hard. The City Ground has proven to be a difficult hunting ground for Blues in recent years - they are winless in six attempts - but even more concerning is Blues' record when falling behind.

Blues have picked up just four points from being a goal down with four