Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article 0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterSubscribe to our newsletterBirmingham City owners have wanted to move the club to a new stadium since before any of their current team, unbeaten after five league matches this season, were born.Tom Wagner is the latest, and the closest yet to putting concrete plans in place. Birminghams American owner suffered a stroke in February and Sundays Championship match against Wolverhampton Wanderers was the first hes watched in person since.Warmly welcomed back, Wagner saw something he already knew: Birmingham might need a new home to fulfil their long-term ambitions but theyre going to lose a lot when they finally say goodbye to the old one.Birmingham have drawn their first three home fixturesThe Blues finished in the top 10 last season, a good way off promotion in the end, but eighth would be enough for a play-off place for the first time this season and then its anyones game. Sometimes it really isnt about the journey.It took Birmingham 10 matches to reach a third home draw last season and they won six of the others in their first year back in the Championship under Chris Davies. This season, theyve drawn three out of three at St Andrews. You may like Coventry City fought valiantly to make it back to the Premier League, but will surviving the drop prove to be an even greater task? - Coventry City 2026-27 season preview "It was a season where most of what we touched turned to gold" Matt Grimes and Gordan Strachan on how Coventry City ended their 25-year Premier League exile Brighton staggered to the Conference League qualification finish line last season, but will they enjoy the fruits of their labour? Brighton 2026-27 season preview Pick the ultimate 4-4-2 line-up from players in FourFourTwo's definitive Top 100 ListIn 2025-26, Birmingham were in the best four teams at home in the Championship and in the bottom four away. For a club with goals, the obvious objective is to keep the home form strong and capitalise on away improvements to climb the table.One can be the differentiator, but only if the other remains the foundation.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Davies will still expect both of those outcomes to happen football seasons dont develop overnight but the first home win of 2026-27 is yet to materialise.Consecutive draws with Southampton and Wolves suggest a deeper truth. Birmingham couldnt translate them into wins but they put in two positive performances to bag a couple of points against teams whod back themselves to finish above Blues in April.This West Midlands derby was every inch the Championship slobberknocker, brimming with chaotic end-to-end football that somehow culminated in Birmingham centre-back Phil Neumann stomping upfield late in the day to create a chance his manager felt should have been turned into a winner. What to read next Fulham are a side edging closer to domestic success and European qualification, but can new boss Alvaro Arbeloa get them over the line? Fulham 2026-27 season preview Here's why Ipswich Town can avoid becoming a yo-yo club Unai Emery's Europa League champions are the most likely non-Big 6 side to disturb the Premier League title race - Aston Villa 2026-27 season preview Davies praised Wolves attacking midfielder Fer Lopez after the game. The Spaniard knocked in the first goal of a pulsating 2-2 draw after Tomoki Iwatas header went astray in the middle of the pitch.Wolves were almost aggressively confident in possession after they got their noses in front but Birmingham earned their foothold, raised the tempo and dragged the visitors into a derby.Jay Stansfield controlled a perfect pass from Patrick Roberts Wolves manager Cesar Peixoto said with his arm, Stansfield insisted not and thrashed in a tremendous equaliser.Blues home wait goes on it wont go on for longWhat followed was a Ladislav Krejci header from a corner that put Wolves back in front and one of the great own goals to make it 2-2.Peixoto defended Jackson Tchatchoua to the hilt after the fact and did the same for Adam Armstrong, whose late miss would in another era have been guaranteed the next spot in a Danny Baker Christmas VHS.Birmingham had their chances too, notably a header wide from captain Christoph Klarer, and both bosses were left to count the cost of what they considered two points dropped.In FourFourTwos opinion, Davies wont have to wait much longer to revel in three points at St Andrews.Birmingham have the same fire at home as last season. The stadium feels the same when the Blues have their tails up and visiting teams still know theyre in for a game. It hasnt yielded a win yet but itll come.Replicating home wins away will go a long way in the short-term. Maintaining the formidable aura of St Andrews once its gone will be much more fruitful.Chris NeeChris is a Warwickshire-based freelance football writer specialising in West Midlands football, the Premier League, the EFL and the J.League. He is the author of the High Protein Beef Paste football newsletter and owner of Aston Villa Review. He supports Coventry Sphinx.
