Emile Heskeys first league goal since joining from Liverpool sealed the points against Kevin Keegans side but the win came at a cost. "For the first hour, we were in total control but the loss of Emile and Stan has disrupted us and we've hung on in the end, but I can't remember Maik Taylor making a save. "To be fair, we've packed the midfield area and made it difficult for them. On that score, a clean sheet and three points, we'll take that."
Both Heskey and Lazaridis were withdrawn suffering ankle and thigh muscle respectively.
"Emile's twisted his ankle but should be ok for the weekend and Stan's pulled a thigh muscle but we don't know yet how severe that is," the Blues boss said after the game.