Birmingham City vs Charlton Athletic. Sky Bet League One.
St. Andrew's StadiumAttendance25,542.
Birmingham 1-0 Charlton
Saturday 15 February 2025 17:54, UK
Birmingham extended their unbeaten Sky Bet League One run to 15 games as they beat Charlton 1-0 at St Andrew's to maintain their status at the top of the table.
Jay Stansfield's 23rd-minute strike stretched their lead to nine points ahead of second-placed Wycombe and the Blues have a game in hand.
The goal came after Ethan Laird flicked on a goal-kick from Ryan Allsop and Stansfield took it past Conor Coventry on the halfway line before lashing it into the roof of the net from the edge of the box.
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His memorable strike was his 16th league goal of the season.
Kieran Dowell almost made it 2-0 but his free-kick grazed a post and Willum Willumsson's curling shot from the edge of the box flew inches wide.
Tomoki Iwata was denied by goalkeeper Ashley Maynard-Brewer when his shot was saved.
Charlton took the unusual step of replacing Maynard-Brewer with Will Mannion at half-time.
The visitors' only on-target effort came in the 76th minute when Daniel Kanu's shot was saved by Allsop.
