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Lincoln City vs Birmingham City

FA Cup
Lincoln City
4-3-7
1-3
Final
Birmingham
7-5-2
LNER Stadium

Match pulse

LCNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBIR
55%Possession45%
12Shots17
6On target7
3Corners3
2Saves5
14Fouls9
25'Mikkel LadefogedLCN27'Liam MillarBIR32'Ethan LairdBIR42'Dom JefferiesLCN89'Yunus KonakLCN
Team1H2HT
LCN011
BIR123

Who won: Birmingham 3-1

Birmingham City beat Lincoln City 3-1 on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at LNER Stadium. Goals for Lincoln City: Tom Bayliss (63'). Goals for Birmingham: August Priske (16', 60') and Alex Cochrane (73').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.5August PriskeF
  2. 27.4Alex CochraneLB
  3. 37.3James BeadleG
  4. 47.2Christoph KlarerCD-L
  5. 56.9Ryan AllsopSUB
  6. 66.7Tom BaylissSUB
  7. 76.4Phil NeumannCD-R
  8. 86.4Patrick RobertsAM-R
  9. 96.3Jay StansfieldAM
  10. 106.3Jhon SolísLM
  11. 116.3Tomoki IwataRM
  12. 126.1Ayodeji ElereweCD-R

Team stats

LCNBIR
14Fouls9
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
4Offsides2
3Corner Kicks3
2Saves5
54.7Possession45.3
12SHOTS17
6ON GOAL7
0.5On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
270Accurate Passes218
403Passes334
0.7Pass Completion %0.7
4Accurate Crosses3
11Crosses12
0.4Cross %0.3
115Long Balls87
48Accurate Long Balls27
0.4Long Balls %0.3
1Blocked Shots4
8Effective Tackles7
13Tackles12
0.6Tackle %0.6
7Interceptions5
20Effective Clearances39
20Clearances39

Player of the game

August Priske

BIR · 2 G

8.5

Deserved to win

26%
LCN · 1.40 xG
24%
Draw
50%
BIR · 1.93 xG

Birmingham created better chances: they win this game 50% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Lincoln City 1, Birmingham City 3.
  2. Second Half ends, Lincoln City 1, Birmingham City 3.
  3. 90'+6'

    Foul

    Foul by Freddie Draper (Lincoln City).

  4. 90'+6'

    Free kick won

    Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+4'

    Offside

    Offside, Lincoln City. Freddie Draper is caught offside.

  6. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Isaac Olaofe (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).

  8. 90'+2'LCN

    Offside

    Offside, Lincoln City. Rob Street is caught offside.

  9. 90'+1'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Reach.

    F. Draper

  10. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  11. 89'

    Yellow card

    Yunus Konak (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Y. Konak

  12. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Yunus Konak (Lincoln City).

  13. 88'

    Free kick won

    Max Bird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  14. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Stansfield

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Jay Stansfield.

    M. Ducksch

  15. 88'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata following a fast break.

    D. Gray

  16. 86'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Bird.

  17. 86'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Bird.

    T. Iwata

  18. 85'

    Free kick won

    Tom Bayliss (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Max Bird (Birmingham City).

  20. 85'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Rob Street (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Isaac Olaofe.

    R. Street

  21. 84'LCN

    Foul

    Foul by Rob Street (Lincoln City).

  22. 84'

    Free kick won

    Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Ladefoged

    Substitution, Lincoln City. Isaac Olaofe replaces Mikkel Ladefoged.

    I. Olaofe

  24. 77'

    Free kick won

    Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for E. Laird

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Bright Osayi-Samuel replaces Ethan Laird.

    B. Osayi-Samuel

Leaders

LCNBIR
Total Shots
Dom Jefferies
3
August Priske
4
Accurate Passes
Sonny Bradley
44
Tomoki Iwata
29
Defensive Interventions
Adam Reach
13
Christoph Klarer
11
Saves
George Wickens
2
James Beadle
3

Season seriesBIR leads series 4-0