Birmingham striker Jay Stansfield hit on head by missile after dramatic last-gasp turnaround against Blackburn
Stansfield smashed in a penalty to equalise for Blues before sub Lyndon Dykes stole victory at the death.
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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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