CARLO ANCELOTTI saw Chelsea blow the title race wide open and then warned Manchester United: It's game on.
This win took Ancelotti's men back up to second in the table - just six points behind leaders United.
And with the teams still to play each other, boss Ancelotti said: "Everything is open.
One month ago, we thought we had little chance of fighting for the title and if we'd said we could win it, you'd have said we were crazy.
"But I have learned that anything can happen in football, right up until the final whistle.
"You can win the title in the last minute and you can lose it.
"Now we are happy because we are in second place. We wait to see what happens in the last five games. After that, we can say if the season was good or not good."
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish believes his side need one more win to make certain of avoiding the drop.
He said: "We made a shocking start. We did the same last season and gave ourselves a mountain to climb.
"I'd say we need another win. We'll try and get as many points in the last five games as we can."
And the Scot refused to rule out Chelsea's title hopes.
He added: "You just never know, the way this league is this season. There could be further twists but United are in a hell of a good position."
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