Downbeat Liam Lindsay admitted he scored at both ends of the pitch today after holding his hands up to the deflection for Birmingham's winner.

The summer signing looked like being today's matchwinner after tucking away Tommy Smith's excellent free-kick from the right in the 58th minute.

But Blues hit back with two goals in five minutes and the second was a shot from teenager Jude Bellingham which deflected, as it turns out, off the unfortunate Lindsay.

Reflecting on his goal, the Scotsman said: "It was a great ball in, he put it on a plate for me, just gutted we couldn't hold on to the lead.

"It's been happening too much and it's something we need to cut out.

"I don't know how, but we need to.

"The deflection was off me. When luck's not going your way, stuff like that happens, but it will turn, and turn soon.

"It's a bit down in there, understandably, but you look in the changing room and you see quality everywhere.

"We've got more than enough to get us out of this little rut we are in, and hopefully it's sooner rather than later."


Stoke remain rooted to the foot of the table with just one point from six games, alongside Huddersfield thanks to their loss at Luton today.

"Everyone sees the quality on paper," Lindsay added, "and we shouldn't be there."

