Hughes to show Brum no mercy

Mark Hughes has revealed he will not be showing Birmingham any mercy at the weekend as the Blues battle desperately to rescue their Premiership status. Blackburn take on Birmingham and the Rovers still have the opportunity of a UEFA Cup qualification place.

"We've got one game to go, three points are still up for grabs, and who knows what will happen on the last day of the season," said Hughes, ahead of the St Andrews clash.

"There are always twists and turns and who knows, we may pinch a place in Europe at the end of it.

"But irrespective of what happens on Sunday, we have still had an outstanding season, we have never been out of the top ten all year which is unbelievable really. We've kept going, we've had little blips now and again, but we've regrouped and come again and we face one more game with something still riding on it.

"So I think that shows us great credit.

"It is a huge game for both teams now and I'm sure there'll be a lot of interest paid, once again we've crept up the table outside the radar and we are still involved and we'll play a big part in the future of not only ourselves but another club as well."