Championship reaction: West Brom 1 - 0 Birmingham

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Karlan Grant scored the only goal of the game as West Bromwich secured a win over Birmingham City to move top of the Championship table.

Let's have a look at all the best reaction from this West Midlands derby.

Manager reaction

West Bromwich Albion head coach Val Ismael said: "Three points, a clean sheet, and a good goal for Karlan Grant. A lot of positives to take.

"It was a difficult game. But It was important that we stayed calm. We know we can score at any time - and it came."

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Birmingham City boss Lee Bowyer added:"I can't fault the work ethic. We performed well as a group, looked solid and limited them to very little, mostly from distance.

"My only disappointment was the goal. We should have defended better. It was one lapse of concentration.

Social media reaction

Karlan Grant had a few words for West Brom fans after the match. Check out this video to see what he had to say.

In reply to this video, one West Brom fan spoke with great confidence about his club's hopes for the rest of the season: " Karlan Grant is going to fire West Brom back to the Premier League."

Birmingham's  Ivan Sunjic gave his thoughts to the club's social media accounts: "It was a tough game, we competed for 90 minutes, but we lost. We will have to go again on Wednesday."

What's next for Birmingham and West Brom?

Both sides are back in Championship action on Wednesday night. Val Ismael's West Brom visit Swansea and Lee Bowyer's Birmingham travel to Huddersfield.

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