Eric Lichaj and Nottingham Forest got the better of Jonathan Spector and Birmingham City on Tuesday, with Lichaj and Forest notching a 1-0 away win to move into a tie for seventh with the Blues in the English Championship standings.
Both Lichaj and Spector went the full 90 for their respective clubs. Lichaj put in a solid performance at right back for the visitors, making some strong tackles and playing a major role in limiting opportunities for Birmingham. Things didn’t go as well for Spector, who saw Jamie Ward slip a pass by him to setup Dexter Blackstock’s 54th-minute goal.
Danny Williams also suffered a defeat on Tuesday, with the USMNT midfielder coming on in the 63rd minute of Reading FC’s 1-0 home loss against Derby County. Reading went down a man in first-half stoppage time, when they lost Portuguese forward Orlando Sá to a straight red card. Derby took the lead shortly after Williams entered the match, with midfielder Thomas Ince bagging the winner in the 69th.
All three players will be back in action this weekend, with Spector and Birmingham set to travel to Ipswich Town on Friday before Lichaj and Nottingham host Middlesbrough and Williams and Reading travel to Bristol on Saturday.
