Bolton Wanderers lead 1-0 at half time against Birmingham City, thanks to Jermaine Beckford's first goal of the season.
There was a break in play early on when Tom Adeyemi went down in the middle. The Birmingham man was able to continue, though, and helped his side to create a few early chances.
Chris Burke forced an early corner with a good run and shot, before a David Murphy free kick was defended by Bolton.
Then against the run of play in the 12th minute, the visitors took the lead. Dan Burn failed to deal with a long ball, allowing Beckford to run clear and slot past the goalkeeper.
The hosts responded quite well, with Burke finding space and whipping a couple of crosses into the box, but on both occasions Matt Green was unable to make decisive contact.
Burke was a threat to the away side right until the end of the half but unfortunately for Birmingham, none of his teammates provided much support and they are behind at the break.
Daniel Cross
