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Lukas Jutkiewicz scored his 12th goal of the season for Birmingham

Birmingham City and Championship promotion hopefuls Brentford had to settle for a draw at St Andrew's after two goals in the space of four first-half minutes.

Lukas Jutkiewicz tapped Birmingham in front from Gary Gardner's cross before Ethan Pinnock headed in his first Brentford goal from a corner.

Teenager Jude Bellingham had almost given the Blues the lead inside the opening few minutes but saw his 20-yard strike bounce off the post.

A drab second half in appalling conditions saw home goalkeeper Lee Camp deny Emiliano Marcondes late on, while Birmingham thought they should have had a penalty when the ball appeared to hit Pinnock's arm in the area.

The result means Brentford missed the chance to leapfrog west London rivals Fulham into third following their shock home defeat by Barnsley.

Thomas Frank's side stay fourth in a congested top seven, but are now four points behind second-placed Leeds who beat Bristol City.

The arrival of Storm Dennis saw strong winds and heavy rain make things tough for the players and there were few decent chances.

In-form Birmingham striker Scott Hogan, whose dummy set up Jutkiewicz's goal, saw his second-half effort blocked in the box in a frustrating afternoon for the forwards.

Midfielder Marcones had the best opportunity to get Brentford a winner, but Camp superbly tipped away his powerful shot that was heading for the top corner.

Birmingham City manager Pep Clotet told BBC WM:

"I think it was a penalty. Normally we don't get those penalties and I've seen decisions made against us for less.

"We're driving the ball at the right moments and we made sure Brentford had very little attacks against us. I get the feeling we're getting stronger.

"We're turning into a different animal. But, it's important to keep focusing on this one-game mentality and keep growing as a team."