Debutant Liam Ridgewell opened the scoring with just three minutes of the game gone and Garry O'Connor sealed the victory with a second goal after 66 minutes.
Blues: Doyle; Kelly, Martin Taylor, Ridgewell, Queudrue (Tebily 65), Larsson (De Ridder 65), Muamba, Nafti (Danns 76), McSheffrey (Vine 76), Forssell (O'Connor 36), Jerome (Kapo 65). Subs: Maik Taylor, Jaidi, Tebily.