Birmingham City wasted a glorious chance to register their first Championship win and had to settle for a draw against West Brom.

Jota looked to have set Garry Monk’s men on their way with his first of the season midway through the first half.

But then a minute later he missed a penalty, after which Matt Phillips equalised to share the spoils.

However, the hosts still had countless openings from which they could have stolen a valuable victory.

The game was all square at half time but Blues would have been wondering how after once again having by far the better of proceedings against highly fancied opponents.

It wasn’t any surprise when they went ahead in the 27th minute as Gary Gardner lifted a very loopy pass from a central position to the back post.

Lukas Jutkiewicz rose and headed back across goal where Jota turned it in from a narrow angle.

The Spaniard should have doubled the lead a minute later after ex-Blues defender Kyle Bartley handled the ball in his own area.

Jota stepped up but his penalty was too close to Sam Johnstone who beat it away.

Then ten minutes later Albion levelled as Kristian Pedersen dispossessed Phillips but then gave the ball straight back to him.

The West Brom wing back smacked past Lee Camp from 12 yards.

Blues should have regained the lead two minutes before the break when Jota went outside his man and got down the right.

He lifted over a lovely cross which Jutkiewicz headed back to Che Adams.

Eight yards out Adams had time to control and get off a shot. Unfortunately it kept rising over the bar.

Blues had the better of things for most of the second half too and five minutes after the restart Adams could only scuff another clear opportunity from Maghoma’s lay off. This one at least forced Johnstone into a sprawling save.

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Around the hour mark Maghoma couldn’t quite get a meaningful contact on a diving header from Adams’ cross.

And soon after that Jota blazed over from the edge of the area with only the goalkeeper to beat.

The visitors had their own chances too, Camp saving well from Barnes from just inside the box.

And near the end Barnes hit the bar after West Brom got in down the left.