Birmingham City battered Norwich City 4-1 and German striker Marvin Ducksch played an integral role
18:35, 22 Nov 2025Updated 18:45, 22 Nov 2025
Jay Stansfield and Marvin Ducksch celebrate during Birmingham City’s win over Norwich
Chris Davies has praised Marvin Ducksch and his budding strike partnership with Jay Stansfield after Birmingham City’s deadly duo downed Norwich.
Ducksch and Stansfield scored two apiece as Norwich became the latest Championship team to ship four goals at St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park.
German striker Ducksch netted his first goals for Blues in a devastating first half performance, while Stansfield took his tally to nine for the season across all competitions.
Blues’ upturn in fortunes has coincided with Ducksch’s return to fitness. The striker has started five league games and Blues have won four of them, scoring 14 of their 24 Championship goals in the process.
“We’ve got him going and fitter,” Davies said of Ducksch’s impact. “He’s a player that will always create chances for other people around him via his link up play and his intelligence but he’s a striker and all strikers want to score goals.
“His blindside position for the first goal was really good and just arriving and sensing for the second goal.”
Stansfield has starred with Ducksch alongside him and the goal-scoring burden isn’t weighing so heavily now.
The pair have struck up an instant understanding within a front four that also possesses quality wide players Patrick Roberts and Demarai Gray.
Davies added: “There’s a chemistry there in front lines that can sometimes compliment and there’s a chemistry between those players at the moment that’s working well.
“I think Jay is able to use his speed and his energy in a different kind of way and again link off Marvin.
“I thought Jay was excellent in his pressing, his energy and his defensive work, then again the movements he was making and the goals he scored.”
Another three points lifted Blues up to ninth in the Championship table and rounded off a significant week in the club’s history.
Blues celebrated their 150th anniversary against the Canaries two days after the design for their 62,000-seater new stadium was unveiled.
Davies reflected: “It’s been a good week, our 150th anniversary week, so a momentous week for the club. My focus and the players’ focus was the football game on the Saturday and making sure we were prepared for it.
“I was really pleased with the way we started the match, there was an intensity, a relentlessness that was familiar to us when we’re at our best. We had a chance in the very first minute and that just set the tone.
“I liked the combinations, I thought some of the goals were really good. The first goal was really crisp and precise and there were good timings without the ball.
“We look dangerous when we go forward and from my point of view, what I love about us at the moment is the intensity we’re playing with. That’s the most important part, making sure you’re solid, organised and aggressive, and when we do that we’ve got quality.”
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