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BIRMINGHAM have beaten Swansea to go TOP of the Championship!
Jay Stansfield scored twice as Marko Stamenic was sent off for the Swans.
The win sends Birmingham top of the Championship on goal difference above Middlesbrough and Stoke.
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Full time: Birmingham City 2-1 Swansea City.
That is full time!
It finishes Birmingham City 2, Swansea City 1.
Following a fast break, Jay Stansfield lets fly with a right-footed effort from more than 40 yards on the left wing for Birmingham City, but it drifts wide to the right.
Josh Tymon delivers a cross into the middle, finding Jenson Seelt whose header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Carlos Vicente earns a free kick on the right flank for Birmingham City.
Swansea City’s Elijah Just gives away a foul.
Birmingham City win a corner after Josh Tymon turns it behind.
Birmingham City win a corner after it is conceded by Filip Lissah.
Elijah Just sets up Joseph Opoku, whose right-footed strike from the centre of the box is stopped in the centre of the goal by Ryan Allsop.
The flag goes up against Swansea City as Jenson Seelt is caught offside.
Eight minutes of added time have been signalled by the fourth official.
Jay Stansfield concedes a foul for Birmingham City.
Jenson Seelt earns a free kick for Swansea City in the defensive half.
Birmingham City win a free kick in their defensive half, earned by Carlos Vicente.
Filip Lissah concedes a foul for Swansea City.
GOAL!
Birmingham City 2-1 Swansea City!
Jay Stansfield fires a right-footed shot from the centre of the box straight into the top right corner following a corner.
Following a corner, Demarai Gray whips in a cross for Phil Neumann, whose close-range header crashes against the crossbar for Birmingham City!
SUB: Joseph Opoku replaces the injured Gonçalo Franco for Swansea City.
The stoppage is over and play is back underway.
Play is temporarily paused due to an injury to Gonçalo Franco of Swansea City.
Birmingham City win a corner after Jenson Seelt concedes it.
A right-footed effort from outside the box is blocked as Birmingham City’s Jay Stansfield tries his luck.
The flag is raised against Swansea City as Zan Vipotnik is caught offside.
Carlos Vicente picks out Jay Stansfield with a cross, but the Birmingham City man’s right-footed strike from the centre of the box is blocked.