The position was often left for Jay Stansfield to fill. Stansfield is trying to develop that side of his game, but the 23-year-old will always prefer playing further forward. In the 2025/2026 season, the English U21 international scored 10 goals and provided 6 assists in 44 Championship appearances. Stansfield, who joined Birmingham City in August 2024, has a contract until 2031 and a Transfermarkt market value of €18.00m. Everton and Sunderland have been recently linked with the forward.