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Scott Hogan volleys in his fourth goal in five matches since his loan move from Aston Villa

Scott Hogan's late equaliser denied Garry Monk a winning return to Birmingham City with Sheffield Wednesday after a pulsating clash at St Andrew's.

The in-form Blues were rewarded for a fast start when Jacob Murphy sliced into his own net from Jeremie Bela's corner, but Barry Bannan was given time to dispatch a low 30-yard equaliser into the bottom corner.

Lukas Jutkiewicz fired a low shot into the corner to restore the lead, but the Owls were soon level again through Fernando Forestieri's penalty after Kieran Lee went down under Maxime Colin's challenge.

Murphy appeared to have made amends with a goal at the right end after Forestieri teed him up to smash past Lee Camp, but Hogan ran on to Jutkiewicz's header to volley home and rescue a point.

The two sides began the day level on points, but in starkly contrasting form, with City unbeaten since New Year's Day and Wednesday with just one league win in 10 matches, dropping them from third place at Christmas to 13th.

Owls boss Monk chose to play down his previous criticism of Birmingham head coach Pep Clotet - his former number two at St Andrew's - and focus on improving his team's form, citing a lack of confidence and fragility among his players after their defeat by struggling Reading.

Blues went straight on the offensive, with Monk's side set up to counter, and after an incident-packed first half-hour, the hosts twice went close to taking the lead for a third time just before the break, but Ivan Sunjic shot wide and Kristian Pedersen sent a header past the post when unmarked.

The Owls offered a more consistent threat in the second half and looked to be heading for only their second win in 11 matches, but Lee Camp made smart saves from Murphy and Connor Wickham.

And the stops proved important as Hogan's late strike extended City's unbeaten run to 11 in all competitions to stay 14th, while Wednesday moved up a place to 12th.

Garry Monk and Pep Clotet shared a handshake before kick-off at St Andrew's - which had not happened in the reverse fixture at Hillsborough in November

Birmingham City head coach Pep Clotet told BBC WM 95.6:

"I think in the second half the game was a bit more even but I thought first half we started very well, got ahead and we created more chances.

"They gave us the ball and just came here to defend a result. But I think all of our players understood well and played well out wide. We saw a couple of really good goals today.

"Then the game was turned and we were chasing for a result. I'm very happy that the resilience was there, and the passion to try to get a point that keeps us on an unbeaten run, which is massive for us."

Sheffield Wednesday manager Garry Monk told BBC Radio Sheffield:

"We know that it's wins that we're going to be judged on, but overall I was very happy with that performance.

"I thought it was much more like ourselves. We competed hard, I think you saw the passion was there and the commitment and the fight.

"We had the chances to bury the game but unfortunately we didn't do that and like every team in this league they never give up. I thought it was a very harsh ending, if I'm honest - I think we did everything we should have done to get the three points."