John Eustace's side made it 10 points out of 12 with a delightful late win over Plymouth, courtesy of a 95th minute Jay Stansfield stunner.
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00:00 Birmingham City 2 Plymouth Argyle 1. Wow, what an end to the game here at St. Andrews Stadium.
00:06 I had my match report basically all finished, all done and dusted come the 95th minute.
00:10 1-1 I thought it was going to be. I think everyone in the ground had kind of resorted themselves to that.
00:14 But no, Jay Stansfield, the new loan signing from earlier this week, his first ever appearance in a Birmingham City shirt.
00:21 Comes off the bench, has a great impact kind of beforehand, getting him behind, creating some opportunities.
00:26 But in the last minute, you couldn't have been expecting what he came out with.
00:30 A proper Premier League level technique as he took the ball past the Plymouth defender and hit it on the half-volley,
00:35 striking into the roof of the net, sending St. Andrews absolutely wild.
00:39 It was an amazing goal and a moment that kind of came out of nowhere because Plymouth had been dominating in the latter stages of the second half.
00:45 If either team looked like they were going to win it, it was Argyle. They did look pretty good.
00:49 But Blues, as they so often have here at St. Andrews this season and last, really dug in.
00:54 And they fought for every last, every ball, every ground duel.
00:57 Sometimes a little bit complacent. Bakuna at right back, unusual position. Sometimes great, sometimes out of position.
01:03 Dion Sanderson with the high Plymouth press, sometimes looks a bit complacent when trying to pass out from the back.
01:08 Gave away the ball cheaply a few times. The same could be said about Sunyich.
01:12 I think Lieber Cannon played well, but then in the second half, Morgan Whittaker kind of got past him a few too many times.
01:17 That's how Plymouth got their equaliser. Whittaker dribbling on the right, cutting in, had a shot.
01:22 And Ryan Hardy was there to score the rebound.
01:24 As I said, it was all set for 1-1 and another point.
01:27 And I think most Blues fans would have been pretty happy with that, given how well Plymouth played.
01:31 But in that last moment, the roof was nearly raised off here at St. Andrews.
01:36 An amazing finish from Stansfield. It's kind of a chance to see what he can do today.
01:40 I think people were excited just by his early opportunities, early chances.
01:44 But no one would have been expecting that goal. A great finish.
01:47 Now 10 points out of 12 for John Eustace's side. Third in the Championship after four matches.
01:53 Can they keep it going? Well, another couple of home games to come here at St. Andrews.
01:57 It's very much possible.