Wolves boss Mick McCarthy didn’t get the derby display he wanted, and his side paid the price for a sloppy first half performance.
After the 1-0 defeat to Birmingham, McCarthy said: “I was not expecting us to play as poorly as we did in the first half.
"It was a hugely disappointing experience and we did not compete like we normally do.
"You expect to be beaten by Chelsea and Arsenal, as we have been in the last two games, but we expected to beat Birmingham.
"They deserved it, they were better than us on the day but we were 1-0 down before we had made a tackle and then it is always difficult.
"I can't blame the 4-0 defeat against Chelsea for what happened today. We were at home to Birmingham and didn't get the performance we wanted."
Lee Bowyer settled matters with a clever chip from the edge of the Wolves box after good play by Christian Benitez.
