Lincoln vs Birmingham 1-3

Birmingham left Sincil Bank with a 3-1 win after August Priske scored twice and Alex Cochrane added the third. Lincoln pulled one back through Tom Bayliss, but Birmingham kept their lead and finished with the better chances.

Priske put Birmingham ahead in the 16th minute, finishing to make it 1-0, and the visitors took that lead into half-time. Lincoln had already seen Mikkel Ladefoged booked on 25 minutes, while Birmingham were cautioned twice before the break, with Liam Millar booked on 27 minutes and Ethan Laird on 32. Dom Jefferies was Lincoln's second booking of the half on 42 minutes. At the interval it was Lincoln 0-1 Birmingham.

Birmingham doubled the lead in the 60th minute when Priske scored his second of the match from Christoph Klarer. Lincoln responded three minutes later as Tom Bayliss, who had come on in the 59th minute, scored on 63 minutes from Mikkel Ladefoged to make it 2-1. Birmingham then restored their two-goal cushion on 73 minutes when Alex Cochrane, from Ryan Allsop, made it 3-1. Lincoln made two changes on 59 minutes and two more on 74, while Birmingham made two changes on 75 minutes after Ryan Allsop had come on at half-time and provided the assist for the third goal.

Lincoln had 54% of the possession and 403 passes to Birmingham's 335, but Birmingham had more shots, 17 to 12, and more on target, 7 to 6. The visitors also posted the higher xG, 2.09 to 1.63, and had five saves to Lincoln's two. Corners finished level at 3-3, while Lincoln were flagged offside four times to Birmingham's two.

Lincoln were booked three times, with Mikkel Ladefoged on 25 minutes, Dom Jefferies on 42 and Yunus Konak on 89. Birmingham's yellow cards went to Liam Millar on 27 minutes and Ethan Laird on 32, and there were no red cards.