Wigan Athletic 2 - 3 Birmingham

Larsson double downs Latics

Brimingham City's Christian Benitez scores his sides second goal.

A resurgent Birmingham produced a rousing second-half comeback to earn a 3-2 win and leave frustrated Wigan boss Roberto Martinez to contemplate another wretchedly inconsistent afternoon.

A resurgent Birmingham produced a rousing second-half comeback to earn a 3-2 win and leave frustrated Wigan boss Roberto Martinez to contemplate another wretchedly inconsistent afternoon.

It is now six matches without defeat for Alex McLeish's side, who find themselves riding high in an unaccustomed eighth position in the Premier League and comfortably on course for survival.

Two free-kicks from Sebastian Larsson sandwiched a second goal of the season for Christian Benitez, all in the space of 11 maddening minutes for Martinez, whose side had easily led 1-0 at the break via a stunning effort from Charles N'Zogbia.

That should have been the platform for back-to-back wins for the Latics for the first time this season following last weekend's 1-0 win over Sunderland.

Yet for some reason Martinez is unable to fathom, they are unable to string two results and performances together, leaving them hovering precariously over the relegation zone.

No wonder Martinez is desperately seeking two or three players in the transfer window to strengthen his squad in a bid to stay up.