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Demarai Gray returned to Birmingham in the summer Demarai Gray's 99th-minute equaliser preserved Birmingham City's long unbeaten home run and denied troubled Sheffield Wednesday victory. The Owls, whose players found out ahead of the game that they would not be paid on time once again this month, had bounced back from a goal down to lead deep in added time against a Blues side which has now not been beaten in the league at St Andrew's for 29 games. Jay Stansfield's sharp finish looked like making that a formality as the home side dominated, but a triple defensive error handed Jamal Lowe an equaliser. Teenage striker George Brown scored his second goal in three games to seemingly earn Wednesday a remarkable win, until late Birmingham pressure ended with Gray rifling the ball through a crowded box and in off the underside of the bar. Wednesday's players will now have been paid late five times in the past seven months amid ongoing financial problems at Hillsborough and the travelling fans might have feared a dip in morale from their team. But the Owls seem to let every setback galvanise them, and even though they were dominated in the first half they hung in with a performance of real grit. It seemed like Birmingham's unbeaten home league run, which stretched back to April of last year, would certainly carry on as Stansfield snapped up a goal just nine minutes in. The striker won a 50-50 challenge with defender Harry Amass and when the ball ballooned into the air he half-volleyed it crisply beyond Ethan Horvath to open the scoring. The home side looked comfortable but a sequence of mistakes cost them an equaliser. Eiran Cashin, in for the suspended Jack Robinson, gave the ball away in midfield and after Svante Ingelsson lobbed it hopefully towards Lowe, Cashin compounded his error by failing to cut it out despite being first to the ball. To make matters worse, Lowe's shot lacked conviction but goalkeeper Ryan Allsop's weak attempt to save allowed it to drop into the net. Horvath pulled off a fine save from Stansfield as Birmingham sought to restore their lead but with 14 minutes remaining Barry Bannan provided a moment of quality. Booed by home fans for his Aston Villa past, Bannan delivered a delightful free kick into the box and 19-year-old Brown - promoted to the first team this season amid a summertime exodus of players - sweetly volleyed home to give Wednesday the lead. The visitors fought valiantly to defend the lead, with Ernie Weaver producing a heroic block to deny Gray, whilst Allsop left his goal to join the attack at set-pieces as Birmingham attacked relentlessly. With the indicated eight minutes of added time already up, it seemed Wednesday were set for three points but when the ball fell to Gray again, he hammered a rising drive which crashed in off the underside of the bar. Birmingham City manager Chris Davies told BBC Radio WM: "It was a game I felt we were very comfortable in, in the sense of being 1-0 up early, dominating the game, all the territory and all the possession and then one big error led to them somehow finding their way back into the game, which knocked everyone inside the stadium. "We had to regroup at half-time, came out well and had a couple of big moments, then they go up the other end and free-kick and goal. Poor errors from our point of view, and I was very frustrated, how we were 2-1 down in that game is beyond me. "One thing we did show is spirit because you don't finish a game like that unless you've got it, and we retain our unbeaten home record. " Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen told BBC Radio Sheffield: "We deserved more. When you are 2-1 up and we've played 99 minutes, of course you can be disappointed, but in the big picture you have to be proud of one point away at Birmingham. "We had a good beginning but then conceded when Harry [Amass] should have tackled a little bit harder with his right foot, but how we worked after they scored, and how we stayed together, fought for each other and stayed in the game. "We came back in the game, 1-1 after good pressing, quick transition and a great goal from Jamal [Lowe]. "George [Brown] cannot play all the time because it's too much for him, but he came in and it's fantastic that he scored again. " This video can not be played Pedersen: 'We deserved more' After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 30th September 2025 at 21: 57 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Chris Davies Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Henrik Pedersen Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Manager: Chris Davies Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Henrik Pedersen Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Birmingham City have lost just one of their last six home league games against Sheffield Wednesday (W4 D1), a 0-1 reverse in October 2020. After their 2-0 win in February 2024, Sheffield Wednesday could win back-to-back league meetings with Birmingham City for the first time since February 2016. Birmingham are unbeaten in their last 28 home league games (W23 D5), their second-longest ever such run, after a spell of 36 games from October 1970 to April 1972. Sheffield Wednesday have won just one of their last seven away league games (D4 L2), though that was their last at Portsmouth (2-0). Sheffield Wednesday have only lost one of their last 13 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) league games (W6 D6), a 0-1 defeat to Blackburn in December 2024. Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Sheffield Wednesday 2. Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Sheffield Wednesday 2. Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday). Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City). Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Goal! Birmingham City 2, Sheffield Wednesday 2. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Attempt blocked. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Klarer. Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Offside, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas is caught offside. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Horvath (Sheffield Wednesday). Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Gabriel Otegbayo replaces Bailey Cadamarteri. Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ernie Weaver. Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata with a cross. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday). Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Liam Palmer. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.