Carabao Cup: Birmingham City 0-2 Fulham
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Teenager Jay Stansfield rifled into the top corner for his first senior goal
Jay Stansfield's stunning strike crowned a dominant display for Fulham as they knocked Birmingham City out of the Carabao Cup at St Andrew's.
The 18-year-old found the top corner from the edge of the box for his first senior goal before the break.
Substitute Antonee Robinson cut inside and drilled home to secure Fulham's third successive away win late on.
The hosts failed to register a single shot on target as Fulham dominated possession throughout.
Both teams were much-changed for the tie, with Birmingham manager Lee Bowyer making nine changes and Fulham boss Marco Silva making 10.
The Blues' best chance fell to midfielder Riley McGree, who blazed a volley over the bar early on, one of only two efforts on goal for the hosts compared to 17 from Fulham.
The Cottagers' victory maintained an unbeaten start to the season for Silva's side, who top the Championship table after beating Hull 2-0 on Saturday.
They progress to the third round of the Carabao Cup, already bettering last year's run when they were beaten by Southampton in the second round.
Birmingham manager Lee Bowyer:
"A lot of the players will have got an unbelievable experience from that. A lot of these lads that were playing tonight for Fulham played in the Premier League last season.
"They should take so much home tonight, they haven't disgraced the football club or themselves, they gave everything."
Fulham boss Marco Silva:
"We made 10 changes, we deserved the win as we were the best team on the pitch. We respect the competition, we respect our opponent, our attitude and commitment was there."It was not the best performance for both teams, for sure, but creating a winning mentality is really important for us, winning with a clean sheet again is really important as well."
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