Phillips double seals it for Birmingham

Swansea 2 Birmingham City 3: Kevin Phillips' second-half brace stole all three points for Birmingham in their Coca-Cola Championship…

Swansea 2 Birmingham City 3:Kevin Phillips' second-half brace stole all three points for Birmingham in their Coca-Cola Championship match with Swansea at the Liberty Stadium

Phillips, a second-half substitute, rifled in a 20-yard screamer to seal the win which sees Blues move to within three points of Wolves at the top of the table.

Swansea had gone in ahead at the break thanks to a Jordi Gomez strike and an own goal from Radhi Jaidi while Marcus Bent scored the visitors' first.

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