Birmingham City fans roast ‘selfish’ Jay Stansfield after what he did vs Millwall
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
Birmingham fans fume with Jay Stansfield
Stansfield’s recent form at St Andrews has been poor.
Despite the Blues’ recent good form, the striker has struggled for goals, only netting once in his last 14 Championship matches.
However, he had an excellent chance to put the visitors ahead at 0-0 as Stansfield capitalised on a poor Tristan Crama backpass. However, instead of squaring the ball to August Priske, he fired a shot on goal, which was saved by the Millwall keeper.
This proved to be the wrong decision, as if the forward had played the ball to Priske, it would have almost certainly been a goal.
As a result, many Birmingham fans took to X to slam Stansfield, as his selfishness may now prove costly to their playoff hopes.
Squares that, Priske scores. Simple
— Paul Richards (@pmr75) February 25, 2026
He’s got to square that.
— Prince Tybalt 🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱🇵🇦 (@FrontlineGamer) February 25, 2026
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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.
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, 2026
How 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 Millwall | |
| Minutes | 80 |
| Touches | 19 |
| Passing completed | 5 |
| Shots | 1 |
| Chances created | 0 |
As 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.