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FULL-TIME: Newcastle see it out. It wasn't pretty, but it is a win. That lifts the home side back into the top half of the table, while Birmingham are not quite out of the relegation picture yet.

Ameobi holds the ball up well and wins a throw deep in his half. Larsson is livid at the way Ameobi reacts to his tackle, and picks up a yellow for his reaction.

The ball is thwacked forward into the box but eventually the Magpies clear.

Poor challenge from Tiote on halfway earns the Newcastle midfielder a yellow.

Three minutes of stoppage time to play.

Gutierrez on the right goes down and wins a free kick in a useful position. Birmingham are very disappointed, not least because he used his hand to control the ball before he made his run.

Chances have not gone in for Newcastle and it just gives Birmingham a glimmer of hope still. Have Newcastle got what it takes to close it out?

JOHNSON CLEARS OFF THE LINE! It looks like Nile Ranger's run is going nowhere until suddenly he gets the ball into the middle where Ameobi lurks - and craftily he chips his shot goalbound - but Johnson gets back just in time to deny him!

We're back in action. The ball struck back sportingly to Foster.

Play stops here - Ferguson is down after a challenge with Tiote.

A Gutierrez run ends with the ball at the captain's feet, and Nolan fires a shot from 20 yards - but his effort is not hit hard enough.

All Newcastle in the dying minutes, but they're not making any chances at the moment.

ROUTE ONE ALMOST PAYS OFF FOR BIRMINGHAM! Up long from Foster, out wide to Beausejour, and his cross should be safely dealt with by Krul, but the Newcastle man spills into Larsson's path - but his block/shot loops agonisingly over the bar!

Foster takes his time before booting the ball forward and encouraging Birmingham to go route one.

Coloccini sweeps the ball to Jose Enrique, who carries Newcastle forward. He's grown in influence over the course of the match.

The game getting stretched now, and Birmingham looking out on their feet. Can Newcastle give themselves the cushion of a third goal?

Derbyshire on for Fahey - a last roll of the dice for the visitors?

HOW DON'T NEWCASTLE SCORE?! Ranger cuts in from the right and strokes a shot which Foster once again does well to save, and then a desperate block prevents Ameobi from tucking away the follow up.

Another poor challenge from the Blues as Jiranek slides in on Ranger. Birmingham just starting to get ragged once more.