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Birmingham City fans roast ‘selfish’ Jay Stansfield after what he did vs Millwall

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Credit: Imago Birmingham City fans roast ‘selfish’ Jay Stansfield after what he did vs Millwall Wed 25 February 2026 21:41, UK Birmingham City fans are furious with Jay Stansfield on Wednesday as the 10-man side lost to Millwall 3-0.The loss is a serious blow to the Blues’ playoff hopes, as their eight-match unbeaten run came to an end.Chris Davies’ side were just simply not good enough at The Dens, with the Lions going 2-0 up after just 31 minutes, before they added another quickly in the second half.However, it could have been a completely different game if Stansfield had simply squared a golden chance at 0-0 instead of taking a shot.As a result, Birmingham’s fans were fuming with the 23-year-old striker, as his decision-making proved to be costly.A night to forget. pic.twitter.com/1ywT6JRwsN— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) February 25, 2026 Read more: Exclusive: Birmingham City set sights on appointing Mark CooperStansfield’s recent form at St Andrews has been poor. Simple— Paul Richards (@pmr75) February 25, 2026 He’s got to square that.🤦‍♂️Really disappointing ftom Stanno, there’s truting yourself, & then there’s being selfish…& that’s what happens.



Top teams will punish you for making the wrong choices.1-0 Millwall & they look well up for it.— Prince Tybalt 🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱🇵🇦 (@FrontlineGamer) February 25, 2026 Initial feeling was he had to square it to August 🫤— #KROtiltheendoftheroad (@PapaFoledog) February 25, 2026 Stanno was selfish there— ¹¹¹Nemesis85¹⁸⁷⁵ (@Ash85KRO) February 25, 2026 How’s he not passed that!?! Selfish! #BCFC— Chris Royston (@MrBrightside_32) February 25, 2026 Stansfield squares that for Priske and it’s a completely different game.

He’s always a bit too greedy in the box (imo) #bcfc— Mat (@matbcfc) February 25, 2026 Love him as well but stansfield has been poor for a long long time. Poor tonight.— Jason Moore (@Jasonmoore96) February 25, 2026Read more: Championship promotion race: Supercomputer makes new playoff prediction involving Wrexham and BirminghamHow bad was Jay Stansfield vs Millwall?According to Fotmob on 25 February, Stansfield certainly had a poor match.The striker only completed five out of nine passes, had just one shot on goal, did not create a single chance, and only managed 19 touches before he was brought off in the second half.Jay Stansfield’s stats vs MillwallMinutes 80Touches 19Passing completed 5Shots 1Chances created 0Stansfield had a poor game against MillwallAs a result, Stansfield’s place in the starting XI has to be questioned going forward, with his performances on a clear decline.Despite the result, the Blues are still in an excellent position to get into the playoffs if they are able to bounce back quickly from this result.However, Davies has to make changes to ensure that this happens, and the removal of Stansfield from the starting XI has to be something the manager seriously considers.