Birmingham Returns to Winning Ways as Priske Scores Twice

Birmingham City beat Lincoln City 3-1 at the ProAmpac Stadium in the Sky Bet Championship, returning to winning ways after their defeat to Cardiff. Danish forward August Priske scored twice, proving decisive in the visitors' dominance on the pitch.

Priske found the net on both sides of the half-time break. Lincoln substitute Tom Bayliss cut the deficit, but the final goal came from Alex Cochrane, and the score ended 3-1.

For Lincoln, Ukrainian midfielder Ivan Varfolomeev started in the starting eleven in place of the injured Conor McGrandles. For Birmingham, Ethan Laird came on in place of Bright Osayi-Samuel. Priske and Patrick Roberts played in place of Luis Vasquez and Carlos Vicente respectively.

The opening minutes were lively. Cochrane sent his shot wide in the fourth minute, then Mikkel Ladefoged's low strike came back off the goalkeeper's right post, averting the danger. Jay Stansfield created a goalscoring chance in the box by lifting the ball and turning to shoot, but the ball went narrowly wide.

Birmingham's goal came from a pass that Yunus Konak unintentionally directed toward his own goal. The ball reached Priske at the edge of the box, and the Danish forward turned and drove a firm shot into the bottom corner.