After confirming promotion earlier this week Birmingham City are now focused on a trip to Wembley and the chance to win the first trophy of the campaign.

The Blues secured their place in the Sky Bet Championship for next season in a win over Peterborough United, the side they also face in the Vertu Trophy Final this weekend.

Chris Davies' side have been a dominant force in the third-tier from day one, with several new big money additions ensuring a smooth ride to automatic promotion.

Competing in the division means an extra competition in the form of the Vertu Trophy, one the West Midlands-based outfit have lifted twice in both 1991 and 1995.

Boss Davies is hoping to add a third to the collection and lift his first piece of silverware in senior management.

"It would be extremely special to win," he addmited. "The remit here was to get back to the Championship and get promoted which we have obviously managed to secure. But to add silverware to that now would be even more special.

"The amount of fans we have going to the game will make it even better. There’s still a lot for us to play for, so hopefully it can be a really exciting end to the season."

The 40-year-old rookie rebuffed any remarks that the compeition was secondary, insisting that any opporunity to appear under the famous arch is one you can't take for granted.

He added: "When we got through the Semi-Final against Bradford City, they were scenes that were very special. 

"It doesn’t matter what the competition is when you get to Wembley. You have to embrace it and enjoy it.

"The proof of that is the amount of fans that are going to be there for us. How quickly the tickets went, talk of 50,000 being there, it’s very special.

"From a professional standpoint you have to play the game and not the occasion. It’s an old adage but it’s true. We have to focus on the football, but everything around it is obviously very special for the Club."

One player who has played a key part in their run to the showpiece is new addition Christoph Klarer. The Austrian defensive brute has appeared five times in the competition netting one goal in the group stage.

He's been a force to be reckoned with ever since joining from German side Darmstadt last summer, even wearing the captians armband on several occasions.

Davies was quick to recognise his contribution when asked about him, saying: "Christoph Klarer has been a fantastic signing, as I’ve said many times we signed 17 players and he was a very very important addition.

"We’ve needed real physicality to deal with the challenge of League One this season, but he can play as well, and he’s been a fantastic player for us."

It will be the second time in a few days that the Blues have faced off against Darren Ferguson's Posh, potentially giving teams a key insight into how their opponents intend set up.

Davies expects it to be a fascinating contest with both teams attacking from the off.

"It’s unusual to be playing them twice in the same week, but the preparation is quite seamless so we’re tuned into to what it’s going to look like," he revealed.

"I think it will be an open game, two teams that want to play Football. They’re a very attacking team, as we are so I think it will be a good game."