Hull City forward George Boyd ready to lead attack against Crystal Palace in key Championship game Frustratingly for Boyd, his move to Forest fell through bizarrely when he was told that he had failed a medical due to poor eyesight. It was annoying how it happened but everything happens for a reason and I have come out of it better. Hull came in after that. Steve Bruce was a big influence. He is a winner. To play for him and a club like Hull was a no-brainer. Looking ahead to the Palace game, Boyd said: "Results have gone in our favour this weekend. If we win on Tuesday, it takes us even further away from Palace. March is a big month. If you can get a good run through March then it sets you up nicely for the end of the season. Hull started the month in style with Boyd needing 49 seconds to slot in their opener here. Gedo fired in Hull's second before Boyd finished from close range to make it 3-0 with little more than half an hour gone. Robert Koren's 25-yard drive and Gedo's header made it 5-0 before Birmingham cut the gap with late, long-range strikes from Peter Lovenkrands and Chris Burke. Bruce was unhappy about the state of the pitch - shared with Hull FC rugby club - but delighted about how his team performed on it. The Hull manager expressed confidence that his team will perform in the run-in, saying: "We've got ourselves in a great position. I think we'll hold our nerve and we'll make a fist of it. I'll be amazed if Cardiff slip up but you never know in this division. We'll keep hammering away. We've got a huge game on Tuesday night.