Burton Albion manager Nigel Clough is full of praise for the way his team responded after going into half-time 1-0 down to Birmingham City as they triumphed 2-1 at the Pirelli Stadium.

Albion were lacklustre for stages in a first half that saw former Burton winger Jacques Maghoma turn in from close-range after 29 minutes following Lukas Jutkiewicz's back-post knock-down.

That meant Albion went into the break on the back foot, having spurned a series of chances to put themselves ahead before Maghoma's opener.

Probably the best of the lot came from Jackson Irvine's chipped ball into Matty Lund, who then squared it to Marvin Sordell, with his shot blocked.

But the Brewers came back, racing out of the blocks in the first quarter of an hour after the break and Sordell equalising on the 50th minute.

Marvin Sordell fires home for Burton Albion against Birmingham City

Dyer then them ahead from close-range after 66 minutes with his third goal against Birmingham in as many games in a Brewers shirt, a tidy finish from Lucas Akins' backhell.

Clough, however, felt his side were fortunate to only be a goal down at the break.

"I thought it was very open in the first half - too open for our liking," Clough said post-match.

"Birmingham were a threat and we actually had the best chance in the first half, with Marvin Sordell when he turned and didn't quite connect.

"But they did look a threat, and I thought David Davis and Maghoma caused us problems, being in those little pockets in the formation we played.

Marvin Sordell equalised for Burton
Marvin Sordell equalised for Burton

"It didn't quite come down for him (Lund), and then has just slipped Marvin in and he should have done better on the turn (for his chance).

"But they got the goal that was probably deserved at that point, and it was good to get in at half-time only one behind and we could get things sorted from there.

"That’s Sordell's first of the season n so he hasn’t shown it often enough so far this season.

"We were disappointed with him and Jackson Irvine in the first half, and if anything turned our fortunes around it was their performances in the second half as opposed to the first."