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Stansfield scores twice as Birmingham beat 10-man Swansea to go top

Jay Stansfield grabbed a late winner to fire Birmingham top of the Championship with a 2-1 win over 10-man Swansea.

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Published: Saturday, 7 November 2026 at 4:45 PM

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Jay Stansfield scored twice as Birmingham City defeated 10-man Swansea City 2-1 to move top of the Championship.
Swansea were reduced to 10 men in the 26th minute when Marko Stamenic was sent off.
Birmingham goalkeeper Ryan Allsop saved an early penalty from Swansea forward Ross Stewart.

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Jay Stansfield scored twice to lead Birmingham City to a 2-1 victory over 10-man Swansea City, lifting the Blues to the top of the Championship table. Birmingham goalkeeper Ryan Allsop saved an early penalty from Ross Stewart before Swansea midfielder Marko Stamenic was shown a red card for a high challenge on Ethan Laird. Stansfield soon capitalized by scoring the opening goal in the 29th minute.

Swansea equalized in the 65th minute through a Christoph Klarer own goal from a corner kick. However, Stansfield netted an 87th-minute deflected winner to secure all three points for manager Chris Davies' side at St Andrew's.

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