Blackburn trailed but Adam Armstrong's penalty made it 1-1
Adam Armstrong finished a prolific season with a hat-trick as Blackburn beat Birmingham in an entertaining final-day encounter.
Kristian Pedersen put Blues ahead but goals from Armstrong and Ben Brereton had Blackburn in front at half-time.
Lukas Jutkiewicz nodded in an equaliser after the break only for Armstrong to restore the lead.
Harvey Elliott's superb finish and Armstrong's third, his 28th league goal of the season, added a late gloss to the scoreline.
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Blackburn's win completed their first league double over Birmingham since 2000-01, as they finished 15th in the final Championship table.
Armstrong's hat-trick was his third of the season and his final goal saw him beat Jordan Rhodes' tally of 27 back in 2012-13.
Birmingham ended the campaign in 18th place, the fifth successive season they have finished in the bottom third of the table.
They recovered strongly, winning five of their 10 games under manager Lee Bowyer, who missed this match for personal reasons.
- Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text
Line-upsBlackburn
Formation 4-2-3-1
1Kaminski2Nyambe26Lenihan22Harwood-Bellis17Bell27Travis18Davenport20Brereton21Buckley9Gallagher7Armstrong
- 1Kaminski2Nyambe26Lenihan22Harwood-BellisSubstituted forAyalaat 58'minutes17Bell27Travis18DavenportSubstituted forDowningat 58'minutes20BreretonSubstituted forDolanat 67'minutes21BuckleySubstituted forEvansat 74'minutes9GallagherSubstituted forElliottat 58'minutes7Armstrong
Substitutes
- 4Johnson5Ayala6Downing13Pears15Douglas16Elliott29Evans31Bennett39Dolan
Birmingham
Formation 4-5-1
27Trueman25Dacres-Cogley50Gordon3Pedersen42Seddon14Leko20Gardner24Harper47Stirk41Miller16Cosgrove
- 27Trueman25Dacres-Cogley50Gordon3PedersenBooked at 67mins42Seddon14LekoBooked at 26minsSubstituted forHalilovicat 45'minutes20Gardner24HarperSubstituted forMcGreeat 76'minutes47StirkBooked at 40minsSubstituted forSan Joséat 82'minutes41MillerSubstituted forSimmondsat 79'minutes16CosgroveSubstituted forJutkiewiczat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Colin10Jutkiewicz11Bela12Dean18McGree19San José35Halilovic38Jeacock54Simmonds
Referee:Keith StroudMatch StatsHome TeamBlackburnAway TeamBirminghamPossessionHome58%Away42%ShotsHome18Away5Shots on TargetHome8Away3CornersHome5Away1FoulsHome8Away17Live TextPost update
Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 5, Birmingham City 2.
90'+2'Full Time
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 5, Birmingham City 2.
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Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Steve Seddon (Birmingham City).
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Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
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Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
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Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
85'goalGoal!
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 5, Birmingham City 2. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Corry Evans.
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Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Josh Dacres-Cogley (Birmingham City).
83'goalGoal!
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4, Birmingham City 2. Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Corry Evans.
82'Substitution
Substitution, Birmingham City. Mikel San José replaces Ryan Stirk.
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Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Keyendrah Simmonds (Birmingham City).
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Offside, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner tries a through ball, but Kristian Pedersen is caught offside.
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Foul by Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers).
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Josh Dacres-Cogley (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79'Substitution
Substitution, Birmingham City. Keyendrah Simmonds replaces Amari Miller.
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Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Corry Evans tries a through ball, but Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
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