Birmingham City overcame obdurate 10-man Leicester City to record only their second home win over the Foxes since 1985 and continue their Championship play-off push. Leicester, playing their first match since their six-point deduction for breaking spending rules, frustrated Birmingham and Abdul Fatawu cancelled out Ibrahim Osman's first-half opener. The Foxes dug in after having Bobby De Cordova-Reid sent off on 32 minutes and their 10 men defended heroically. But their resolve was finally broken when Birmingham's leading scorer Jay Stansfield scored his 10th goal of the season to lift Chris Davies' side up to 10th - just two points off the play-off places. Birmingham, who made six new signings in the winter transfer window, have now taken 14 points from their past six matches as they target a top-six finish.

Source: BBC February 07, 2026 18:37 UTC