Carlton Morris netted his 13th goal of the season in the second half but was later forced off through injury and will be assessed ahead of Tuesday’s match against Millwall.

Providing an update on the striker first and foremost, Edwards told BBC Three Counties Radio: “He’s hurt his shoulder. We don’t know what the extent of that is yet, he’s going to have to get an X-Ray. I do think the challenge was a poor one, I know it happened quickly so it was a difficult one for the ref but it wasn’t a yellow card. It’s disappointing because we could lose him now and we know how important he is for us but what it does is give opportunities to other people.”

Reflecting on the match, the boss said: “Today I don’t think was ever going to be pretty if I’m being honest, pitches at this time of the season all around the country are quite difficult to play on and Birmingham are fighting for their lives as well, as are we all fighting for something. It was going to be a challenging game but to come out on the right end of it is very pleasing.”

After securing three points for the first time since the start of the month against Stoke City, Edwards admitted: “I wasn’t concerned because the performances have been a really high level. Coventry, Preston and Burnley, we played really well in all three of those games so I wasn’t concerned from a performance point of view but of course we all want three points, we all want to win, it makes us feel a lot better on a Saturday evening and we can sleep a little easier!

“We know how important the points are in every single game going forward. Today we had to grind it out a little bit, but we showed some really good moments at key times.”