Two local derbies in the West Midlands in the past two weeks saw Birmingham City move off the foot of the Braggers' League table for the first time this season after a win at St Andrews against Stoke on the 12th February.
The pre-Carling Cup final feelgood factor seems to be high at the Blues in recent weeks and a stoppage time goal from Nicola Zigic helped the noses to keep up their good form.
Meanwhile at the Hawthorns this afternoon, Carlos Vela saved Baggie pride with a last minute goal in the first ever Black Country derby of the Premiership.
Jamie O'Hara had earlier given Mick McCarthy's side the lead from a superbly-worked free-kick.
Today's game was Roy Hodgson's first in charge at the Baggies.
It's still anyone's title in the Braggers' League, with just 5 points between Stoke City at the top and Albion at the bottom.
Coming up in the Braggers' League, just eight more West Midlands derbies:
26th February
Stoke v West Brom, 15:00
5th March
Birmingham v West Brom, 15:00
19th March
Aston Villa v Wolverhampton, 15:00
16th April
Stoke v Wolverhampton, 15:00
23rd April
Aston Villa v Stoke, 15:00
30th April
West Brom v Aston Villa, 15:00
1st May
Birmingham v Wolverhampton, 12:00
7th May
Wolverhampton v West Brom, 15:00
Stoke are looking strong contenders to win the Braggers' League as things stand at the moment with two of their remaining three fixtures being home matches. Villa also have two home matches out of three remaining whilst Blues have two matches remaining, both at home.
Albion and Wolves both have four matches remaining, so in actual fact it is very difficult to call the positions of all five clubs at the end of the season. The final three derbies of the season will be fascinating not just in terms of the Braggers' League but also in determining whether any of our teams are relegated from the Premiership.
The final game, the Black Country derby, is set to be an absolute corker!
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