Goalless at St Andrew’s

Tomasz Kuszczak made a string of fine saves as Birmingham began their Sky Bet Championship campaign with a goalless home draw against Cardiff.

The Blues’ home form cost them dearly last season and there was no discernible improvement on the opening day as they were indebted to their former Manchester United goalkeeper.

Cardiff were left to rue a glaring miss from debutant striker Frederic Gounongbe, who contrived to shoot over with the goal at his mercy before half-time.

The result was perhaps hardly a surprise, as there have only been seven goals in the past eight meetings between these two sides.

Birmingham applied most of the early pressure but Cardiff almost went ahead in the 11th minute.

A swirling free-kick from the left by Peter Whittingham was met by Lex Immers with a stunning header only for Kuszczak to make a fine flying save to his right.

Cardiff displayed an eagerness to take …

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