As with the Goodison game, the Blues were outstanding for the first 20 minutes and ragged Birmingham everywhere with some stunning football.
Everyone thought Steven Pienaar had opened the scoring on 17 minutes but his curling effort was palmed away by Joe Hart - the first of a few match-saving stops the young 'keeper pulled off.
Hart was at it again a minute later, clawing away a Tim Cahill header, but there was nothing he could do about Everton's opening goal.
Everton had been knocking the ball around nicely when Phil Neville picked up the ball on the right and fed it to Victor Anichebe just inside the Birmingham box.
The young Nigerian held off Liam Ridgewell then blasted a left footed screamer that nearly burst the Birmingham net!
It was like the ones that Hot-Shot Hamish used to twat in on a weekely basis in Roy of the Rovers!
Four-minutes later and it was two-nil thanks to another of Everton's Nigerian contingent.
Steven Pienaar twisted his way to the byline and chipped a delightful ball across goal that Yakubu steered over the line with his head.
It was a welcome goal for Everton's number 22 - well all goals are welcome really - as he's struggled with his form since returning from injury and, had he been given that chance last week he probably would've nodded it over, so poor was his finishing against Hull.
But he didn't and it was butterfly wings and delerium as the Blues looked like they were going to net another five goals this week.
Unfortunately the rout never materialised as, just like in the game at Goodison, no sooner had the Blues sailed into a comfortable lead than they let Birmingham right back into it.
There was no real danger as Keith Fahey clipped a cross from the right into the Everton area but Cameron Jerome stuck out a leg and got the merest flick on the ball which deflected it through Phil Jagielka's legs and had Tim Howard going down like Neil Kinnock on Brighton beach as it rolled into the net.
Cue collective groans and mumbles of "They'll bloody go on and win this now!"
Which wasn't quite how it panned out but Birmingham did earn the draw as Everton heads went down.
Birmingham pressed the Blues and took any fluency out of the game as they never allowed Pienaar or the excellent Mikel Arteta to use the ball as they had in the oepning period.
It may have been different had Leighton Baines' free kick gone in right at the end of the first half but, once again, Joe Hart was equal to the task and pulled off another fine save.
Things may also have been different ahd the referee given any one of two penalty appeals from Everton at the start of the second half, but he didn't and, somewhat inevitably, Birmingham equalised.
Again, there was no real danger as Cameron Jerome flicked on a long ball on the edge of the Everton box and there still appeared to be no danger as Craig Gardener picked up the loose ball.
But, to everyone's surprise - and probably his own - the home debutant hit a low shot that flew past Howard and it was all square.
"Well that's it now, we've blown this one!"
And we had! The game should've been sewn up in the first 20 minutes but some poor defending gave Birmingham a point and left Everton just floundering outside the business end of things.
The Blues had chances to win the game, notably through Tim Cahill who hit an awful shot when one-on-one with Joe Hart and proceeded to injure himself in the process, it was that sort of match!
But a win would've flattered Everton given their performance over the whole game and Birmingham are looking a lot like Everton circa 2004, difficult to beat and capable of griding out results in spite of not being the most prolific scorers.
Which isn't a bad place to be....unlike Birmingham itself!
As with the Goodison game, the Blues were outstanding for the first 20 minutes and ragged Birmingham everywhere with some stunning football.
Everyone thought Steven Pienaar had opened the scoring on 17 minutes but his curling effort was palmed away by Joe Hart - the first of a few match-saving stops the young 'keeper pulled off.
Hart was at it again a minute later, clawing away a Tim Cahill header, but there was nothing he could do about Everton's opening goal.
Everton had been knocking the ball around nicely when Phil Neville picked up the ball on the right and fed it to Victor Anichebe just inside the Birmingham box.
The young Nigerian held off Liam Ridgewell then blasted a left footed screamer that nearly burst the Birmingham net!
It was like the ones that Hot-Shot Hamish used to twat in on a weekely basis in Roy of the Rovers!
Four-minutes later and it was two-nil thanks to another of Everton's Nigerian contingent.
Steven Pienaar twisted his way to the byline and chipped a delightful ball across goal that Yakubu steered over the line with his head.
It was a welcome goal for Everton's number 22 - well all goals are welcome really - as he's struggled with his form since returning from injury and, had he been given that chance last week he probably would've nodded it over, so poor was his finishing against Hull.
But he didn't and it was butterfly wings and delerium as the Blues looked like they were going to net another five goals this week.
Unfortunately the rout never materialised as, just like in the game at Goodison, no sooner had the Blues sailed into a comfortable lead than they let Birmingham right back into it.
There was no real danger as Keith Fahey clipped a cross from the right into the Everton area but Cameron Jerome stuck out a leg and got the merest flick on the ball which deflected it through Phil Jagielka's legs and had Tim Howard going down like Neil Kinnock on Brighton beach as it rolled into the net.
Cue collective groans and mumbles of "They'll bloody go on and win this now!"
Which wasn't quite how it panned out but Birmingham did earn the draw as Everton heads went down.
Birmingham pressed the Blues and took any fluency out of the game as they never allowed Pienaar or the excellent Mikel Arteta to use the ball as they had in the opening period.
It may have been different had Leighton Baines' free kick gone in right at the end of the first half but, once again, Joe Hart was equal to the task and pulled off another fine save.
Things may also have been different ahd the referee given any one of two penalty appeals from Everton at the start of the second half, but he didn't and, somewhat inevitably, Birmingham equalised.
Again, there was no real danger as Cameron Jerome flicked on a long ball on the edge of the Everton box and there still appeared to be no danger as Craig Gardener picked up the loose ball.
But, to everyone's surprise - and probably his own - the home debutant hit a low shot that flew past Howard and it was all square.
"Well that's it now, we've blown this one!"
And we had!
The game should've been sewn up in the first 20 minutes but some poor defending gave Birmingham a point and left Everton just floundering outside the business end of things.
The Blues had chances to win the game, notably through Tim Cahill who hit an awful shot when one-on-one with Joe Hart and proceeded to injure himself in the process, it was that sort of match!
But a win would've flattered Everton given their performance over the whole game and Birmingham are looking a lot like Everton circa 2004, difficult to beat and capable of griding out results in spite of not being the most prolific scorers.
Which isn't a bad place to be....unlike Birmingham itself!
