Fulham earned a battling point at Birmingham City in front of new manager Roy Hodgson in their 1-1 draw.

The Cottages were given a first-half lead through Carlos Bocanegra before it was cancelled out during the second period by Blues midfielder Sebastian Larsson.

Hodgson watched the game from the stands before officially taking charge at Fulham on Sunday.

Caretaker boss Lewington said: "Roy will look at the squad like we have and I think he will be encouraged by what he saw in terms of the spirit and the way we played.

"He will probably think, however, that the balance is wrong and I've felt that myself for quite a long time.

"We have got good players but they are similar types of players and it is the mixture rather than the quality he will probably look at.

"I literally had a five minute conversation (with Hodgson) before we got the bus to come here. It will be interesting to see what he made of it, but I am sure he will take heart from a lot of what he saw."

Blues mananger Alex McLeish felt his side deserved a share of the spoils after their second-half revival and is encouraged by what he has witnessed during his opening six games in charge.

The former Scotland manager said: "I have got to look at the big picture. We have taken eight points from six games and if we maintain that average we will be all right.

"Given the way we played in the first half a point is something we would have excepted but we produced a very assertive performance in the second half and could have won the game.

"The elements caused us problems in the first half in terms of the wind but we used in to our advantage in the second 45 minutes.

"There was a reaction from the players at half-time. They gave everything and the second half was more like the Middlesbrough performance of Boxing Day."