BIRMINGHAM's Jay Stansfield was carried off on a stretcher in worrying scenes against Bradford.

Fans clapped and chanted the striker's name in support as he left the field at St Andrew's during the EFL Trophy semi-final.

Stansfield appeared to land awkwardly on his foot and needed several minutes of treatment before being lifted away.

The ex-Fulham starlet, 22, had gone down under a challenge from Bantams defender Romoney Crichlow.

Stansfield immediately looked in severe pain as he grimaced and stayed on the floor.

It was soon obvious he could not continue as players from both sides looked concerned.

Alfie May came off the bench on the hour-mark to replace him.

It was Stansfield who had fired the Blues in front brilliantly in first-half stoppage time.

And it was a major talking point among fans when he went over in the box soon after the break.

Bradford's Bobby Pointon promptly levelled at the other end.