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Hull City Edge Birmingham 3-2 as Touchline Melee Prompts FA Review

Birmingham City issue a firm denial after Hull boss Sergej Jakirovic alleges abusive language from staff.

Overview

  • Hull won 3-2 at St Andrew’s with a Jack Robinson own goal, a Regan Slater header, and Joe Gelhardt’s stoppage-time strike, while Jay Stansfield scored twice for Blues including a late penalty.
  • Robinson was sent off early in the second half after two rapid yellow cards for dissent, leaving Birmingham to finish with 10 men.
  • A mass confrontation near the dugouts in the 42nd minute followed a challenge by Kyle Joseph, halted play for several minutes, drew in players, staff and goalkeepers, and led to multiple bookings.
  • Jakirovic accused Chris Davies of swearing at him and said a security staffer told him to go back to Croatia; Davies denied the claim and the club later refuted it in a formal statement.
  • The FA and league officials are expected to seek explanations and consider sanctions after the referee’s report, with scrutiny sharpened by Birmingham’s recent £100,000 fine for a comparable incident, as Hull’s win ends Blues’ 29-match home league unbeaten run and gives the Tigers their first away victory and back-to-back wins.