The comments from both managers and goal highlights
Mick McCarthy
“I thought we showed great intensity, great determination and a great desire to work hard. Birmingham haven’t played their first team today, but nevertheless, I said to the lads beforehand that it’s about how we approach it – it’s not a friendly game, we want to go out and win the match.
“We played with two up top and one in behind, and we’ve played that way before, at Brentford. It suits us because we’ve got the three defenders and two sitters, with good wing backs. It’s suited us because of the way we play."
And what an effort from Harry Wilson?
"It was as good a hat-trick as I have seen - fabulous. He is Liverpool's player and I would love to see him play there. Why can't he go back to Liverpool and play there? He's their player, so they can pick and choose where he should be going.
"I saw him play at Bournemouth and I sincerely hope that [the Premier League] is where he is next year because he deserves to be. As well as his ability, I love his sheer determination to play. He is absolute quality. He's a great pro, even when he was left out, everybody was shocked, but he responded brilliantly and that's what I love about him."
Birmingham's Lee Bowyer (who played a number of fringe players): "I found out the players kept going to the end - they tried and all the young lads were brave. They didn't crumble, they didn't hide. They kept trying to do the right thing. I've learned a lot. All those players can hold their heads high because they haven't let anyone down. They didn't let me down.
"I'm learning about the other players that have been on the fringe. They won't play against the power and the physicality of that team every week, but I'm learning about whether players can play from the start."