Birmingham shocked league leaders Arsenal with their first home win in 805 days to lift themselves off the bottom of the Women’s Super League table.
The Blues, who have a vastly inferior budget to their rivals, put in a battling performance to prevent Arsenal from scoring for the first time this season.
First half goals from Libby Smith and Veatriki Sarri were enough to secure a 2-0 victory and give interim boss Darren Carter his first points.
'The players rose to the occasion, I couldn’t be any prouder of them,’ Carter said.