HUDDERSFIELD TOWN’s winless start to the season continued as Birmingham City put their ongoing off-field uncertainty to one side with a narrow win at St Andrew’s.

First-half goals from Scott Hogan and home debutant Przemyslaw Placheta, on loan from Norwich, gave new head coach John Eustace’s side a seemingly comfortable platform for victory.

But it was a different story after the break and Danny Ward pulled one back for Huddersfield as the hosts had to defend for long periods. A proposed £36.5m takeover of the Blues by Maxi Lopez and Paul Richardson has stalled over doubts whether the businessmen have the funds to buy the near 22 per cent stake of Vong Pech in a two-year plan to seize control.

Birmingham City 2 Huddersfield Town 1: Ward fires comeback shot but Terriers come up just short at Birmingham