League One clash delayed by 15 minutes due to medical emergency in the stands
Birmingham's 1-0 win away at Crawley had to be pushed back by 15 minutes following a medical emergency at Broadfield Stadium.
It was announced shortly before the scheduled 8pm kick-off on Monday night that the fixture would be delayed following the serious incident.
Taking to X, hosts Crawley announced that a supporter had suffered the emergency.
They posted: "Kick-off has been delayed by 15 minutes due to a medical emergency in the crowd.
"We send our best wishes to the supporter affected."
The Blues echoed Crawley in wishing the individual well, as they messaged: "We send our best wishes to all those involved."
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Crawley went into their clash against the Midlands outfit sitting in 21st spot having won two out of their last three matches.
But they couldn't maintain their good form against Birmingham, who are the new League One leaders.
As a result, Chris Davies' side will spend Christmas in the relegation zone.
It was Jay Stansfield who was Birmingham's match-winner - finding the back of the net in the 79th minute.
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The 22-year-old, who joined the club from Fulham on deadline day in a deal worth up to £20million, now has 14 games in all competitions this campaign.
Birmingham have now won their last five third-tier matches - seven in all competitions.
And Birmingham will be hoping that sitting top of the table will prove to be a good omen for them in their request to return to the Championship.
In the last two seasons, the teams that have sat top at Christmas - Plymouth and Portsmouth - have gone on to win the league.
Birmingham had enjoyed a nine-day break from playing following their previous win over Bristol Rovers.
But they know the matches will come thick and fast following their clash at Crawley.
Monday night's fixture starts a horror run of five matches in 13 days, where they play four league matches as well as their FA Cup third round tie with Lincoln.