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<\/p>\nBirmingham City talking points after the 2-0 victory over Wrexham on Sunday<\/p>\n
06:00, 13 Apr 2026<\/p>\n
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Birmingham City captain Christoph Klarer is congratulated by teammates after scoring against Wrexham<\/p>\n
Chris Davies and his Birmingham City<\/a> players were cheered off the field after they got the better of Wrexham again in front of the TV cameras.<\/p>\n After three defeats on the spin \u2013 or six in their previous eight if you want to put a more negative slant on Blues\u2019 recent woes \u2013 they upped their game to beat play-off chasing Wrexham 2-0 at St Andrew\u2019s on Sunday afternoon.<\/a><\/p>\n Carlos Vicente<\/a> opened the scoring with an excellent header before Christoph Klarer prodded home a corner to make the game safe with around 20 minutes to play.<\/p>\n Wrexham had no response to Blues and their hopes of finishing inside the top-six were dented.<\/p>\n FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK! All the latest Blues news on Birmingham Live\u2019s Birmingham City FC Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s a start<\/p>\n Even a strong end to the season might not be enough to earn Chris Davies<\/a> a reprieve but the last two performances have at least been appreciated by supporters \u2013 who, as ever, will play their part in swinging owners Knighthead one way or the other.<\/p>\n Davies understood that a spirited defeat at Ipswich needed to be backed up by something more tangible and Blues produced one of their most complete displays of the season to down Wrexham.<\/p>\n Ten days ago, after a lacklustre defeat to Blackburn Rovers, Davies had to gee his players up before they walked around the pitch to face their disgruntled supporters. No one was looking to skulk off to the dressing room early after Wrexham.<\/p>\n It won\u2019t take a lot \u2013 another bad performance and a glance at the table \u2013 for that ill-feeling to return so Davies and his players have to finish the season in this vein.<\/p>\n The signs are good with Carlos Vicente<\/p>\n Blues are finally starting to see a return on their hefty investment on Vicente.<\/p>\n It has taken the Spaniard time to adapt to the rough and tumble of English football, where the game is far more furious and physical than it is in La Liga, but his class showed against Wrexham.<\/p>\n You can point to plenty of runs in behind Wrexham\u2019s defence that stretched the game and created openings for Blues, or his goal, but one burst of pace beyond Callum Doyle and a wicked cross delivered at full tilt that was a fingertip from Arthur Okonkwo away from landing on the head of Ibrahim Osman truly showed his ability.<\/p>\n Vicente should, in theory, be able to hit the ground running next season if he can fully adjust to the league before this one ends on May 2.<\/p>\n Kai Wagner\u2019s return is vital<\/p>\n Wagner made a similar impact to what he did on his debut in January against Coventry. In fact, this was possibly his most eye-catching display since that day.<\/p>\n The German contributed an assist and created two further chances for August Priske and Ibrahim Osman in the first half, whilst handling Wrexham livewire Issa Kabore down that side of the field.<\/p>\n Blues\u2019 balance looked better with Wagner in the team and \u2013 fingers crossed \u2013 their left-back woes are behind them now.<\/p>\n \u201cKai was excellent,\u201d said Davies. \u201cThat option to open up down the channel or play the ball to the winger\u2019s feet, or reverse it inside, and the progression we get down the left side when it\u2019s a left-footer is excellent.\u201d<\/p>\n Kai Wagner of Birmingham City<\/p>\n Two \u2018maybes\u2019 make their mark<\/p>\n Davies will be drawing conclusions on his squad in these final games of the season, perhaps that\u2019s why Bright Osayi-Samuel was given a run-out against Wrexham that his Ipswich showing scarcely warranted.<\/p>\n Osayi-Samuel is one of the players whose future will naturally come under the microscope this summer and the same can be said for Phil Neumann.<\/p>\n Both were good on the right side of Blues\u2019 back four, producing two of their best performances this season.<\/p>\n Is that enough for them to continue on Blues\u2019 journey next season? Only time will tell. At the moment, they very much fall into the maybe pile.<\/p>\n A poignant nod to Tom Wagner<\/p>\n Knighthead were in town for a fixture that tends to excite an American audience.<\/p>\n Tom Wagner<\/a> has been front and centre for all of Blues\u2019 previous meetings with Wrexham in the past two seasons, but the chairman\u2019s recovery from a stroke meant that he couldn\u2019t attend Sunday\u2019s edition.<\/p>\n![\"Kai](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_JS402754525.jpg\")
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