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Birmingham City 2-1 Swansea City: Blues hit top spot after double from Jay Stansfield

Jay Stansfield struck twice, including a late winner, as Birmingham City climbed to the Championship summit with victory over ten-man Swansea.

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The Football League Paper Team
8 November 2026

Birmingham City’s Jay Stansfield celebrates his late winner

By Kimi Head

BIRMINGHAM CITY 2
Stansfield 29, 87

SWANSEA CITY 1
Klarer 65 (og)
Chris Davies admitted it was nice to see his Birmingham City team at the top of the table ahead of the international break – but acknowledged how tight the Championship could be this season.
Jay Stansfield struck three minutes from time after a Christoph Klarer own-goal had cancelled out his first-half opener.
Ryan Allsop also saved Ross Stewart’s early Swansea penalty after referee Anthony Backhouse felt Jenson Seelt had been shoved over by Alex Cochrane from the first corner of the match.
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