Loan Report: Osman grabs first goal in Blues' win over Foxes

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There were plenty of firsts for our players out on loan over the weekend.

2026-02-09T10:45+00:00

Ibrahim Osman is on loan with Birmingham until the end of the season. 📸 by BCFC.

Ibrahim Osman scored his first Birmingham City goal in a 2-1 win over Leicester City as the Blues closed in on a Championship play-off spot.

The Ghana international snatched possession off Ricardo Pereira before running in on goal and getting the better of Asmir Begovic after three minutes.

The pressing. The finish. The celebration. 🤌

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— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) February 8, 2026

Abdul Fatawu got the Foxes back on level terms, but Bobby De Cordova-Reid's sending off opened the door for Birmingham to snatch all three points and they duly obliged, with Jay Stansfield grabbing the winner. They now sit two points off the top six, with James Beadle cementing his spot in between the sticks for Chris Davies's team.

Malick Yalcouye scored Swansea City's fourth goal in their win over Sheffield Wednesday. 📸 by Swansea City/Ashley Crowden.

It was certainly a weekend of firsts. Malick Yalcouye scored a terrific individual goal to round off Swansea City's 4-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday, and Tommy Watson made his Millwall debut in a 2-0 win over Wrexham. While the Swans' appear to be out of the play-off picture at present, the Lions' victory puts them on the periphery for a push for automatic promotion.

Eiran Cashin grabbed his first Blackburn goal in midweek, netting the winner in a 1-0 victory against Wednesday, but weren't able to follow that up on Saturday as Rovers lost 2-0 to Norwich City.

Despite grabbing an assist, it was a disappointing weekend for Kamari Doyle as Reading lost 3-2 to AFC Wimbledon and it wasn't much better for Caylan Vickers on his Wigan Athletic debut, as he came on for the final 20 minutes of a 6-1 loss to Peterborough United.

The post-match selfies are back 🙌🤳 pic.twitter.com/17ZBOXBSVI
— Harrogate Town AFC (@HarrogateTown) February 7, 2026

There was some positive news at the foot of League Two though, as Harrogate beat Cambridge United 2-1 for the Sulphurites first league win since September. Jacob Slater will be aiming to play his part in getting the Yorkshire side out of the bottom two.