Premier League side Birmingham City edged their way into the Carling Cup third round with a narrow 3-2 win over League One Rochdale.

Alex McLeish made eight changes from the side that beat Blackburn in their previous match as he undoubtedly wanted to save some of his squad for this weekend’s Premier League clash against Bolton Wanderers.

One of those changes was James Derbyshire and the striker scored his first goal in England for two years after his spell with Olympiakos....