BIRMINGHAM CITY striker Jay Stansfield was hit on the head by a missile in a stormy end at Blackburn Rovers.

Stansfield smashed in a penalty to equalise for Blues before sub Lyndon Dykes stole victory at the death.

Soccer players on the field.Jay Stansfield was in action against Blackburn

But when Stansfield went to shake hands with a Rovers player at the end he was struck – with an empty bottle left on the turf.

The officials checked the incident and it will be in the official report on the game.

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