What happens when you’re drawing or losing a football match in the English second flight? Do you a) panic and tell the team to play it long, b) send your central defender into attack or c) bring on Kevin Phillips to save the day?

For Birmingham City, the latter option has worked in their opening two matches, with the former West Brom and Sunderland forward bagging the winner against Sheffield United and Southampton. It means that the Blues have six points instead of one or two - does their abundance of firepower mean that they are a sure bet to be promoted at the first time of asking?

Who do you think will be promoted from the Championship? Reading have had a solid start in their first two matches, although is it a concern that the only two goals have been scored by a centre-half? Sheffield United had no such worries, after Billy Sharp bagged a hat-trick against QPR, while Ipswich and Wolves were also full of goals against Burnley and Sheffield Wednesday respectively.

Perhaps a dark horse like Preston could go really well this season, especially after beating Ipswich and Crystal Palace in their opening two games. But are they, or any other team, capable of matching a Birmingham team which can boast the likes of Phillips, Bent, Jerome, O’Connor, McSheffrey and McFadden?

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