By Jordan Preece

STAR MAN
TOM BLOXHAM Shrewsbury

SHREWSBURY T 3
Pierre 31, Marquis 38, Bloxham 55

BIRMINGHAM C 2
Iwata 44, Stansfield 76 (pen)
G ARETH Ainsworth hit the ground running in his first match in charge of the Shrews, as they edged out promotion favourites Birmingham City
The Shrews looked revitalised under Ainsworth, and Aaron Pierre, who played under the new manager at Wycombe, got the first goal of his era after half an hour played, sweeping home from close range.
“It’s good to see the lads can take on information really well,” Ainsworth said. ...