Returning Coventry City playmaker Callum O'Hara deepened Wayne Rooney's woes in a nervy Midlands derby which saw the Sky Blues snatch a slender win at the Coventry Building Society Arena on Friday evening.
In their funereal away kits, Birmingham City were unable to raise spirits with the first away points of Rooney's tenure at St Andrews, keeping their total haul from a possible 27 points at a paltry five since his arrival.
O'Hare was a worthy match-winner with his first two goals in 18 months after being sidelined with an anterior cruciate ligament injury last season, his opener coming from a sneaked toe poke outfoxing John Ruddy at the near post on the half-an-hour mark.