Birmingham rout Preston 4-0 in dominant Championship display

Summarised from 2 outlets · 10 reports · Updated 14 Oct, 16:51 · Archive

Birmingham City defeated Preston North End 4-0 at St Andrew's, with August Priske scoring twice.

Birmingham City routed Preston North End 4-0 at St Andrew's on Tuesday night. Liam Millar scored first, with an assist from Patrick Roberts. August Priske then scored twice in the first-half stoppage time, before Demarai Gray added a fourth after the interval.

Preston's Stan Mills was sent off during the match. Once Birmingham broke through Preston's initial defensive resistance, the floodgates opened. Quick-thinking from Alex Cochrane set up Priske's first goal, and Birmingham dominated the restart to add a third goal before half-time to effectively kill the contest.

Birmingham manager Chris Davies made substitutions in the second half, bringing on Max Bird and Gray on the hour mark. Blues have now won back-to-back matches for the first time this season and sit third in the Championship table after ten games, having lost only once. Priske now has five goals from eleven league games this season. Davies set his team a target of 70 league goals for the season; they have scored 17 after ten matches.

How it is being reported

• Birmingham City are third in the Championship - but are they the real deal?Birmingham City have lost just one of their ten league games and most recently beat Preston North End 4-0BirminghamLive · 14 Oct, 16:00
• Birmingham City answer key question and ‘exploit grey area’ in Preston beatingBirmingham City talking points after the rout of Preston include Patrick Roberts, August Priske and Alex CochraneBirminghamLive · 14 Oct, 09:50
• Patrick Roberts accepts Birmingham City ‘specialist’ role after Chris Davies rotates wellBirmingham City defeated Preston 4-0 on Tuesday night and Patrick Roberts was instrumentalBirminghamLive · 14 Oct, 06:00
• Birmingham boss hails striker August Priske after routing 10-man PrestonThe Danish forward scored twice in first-half stoppage time to help the Blues ease past the Championship strugglers.Express & Star · 13 Oct, 23:30
• Chris Davies has no doubts about August Priske as Birmingham City deliver on his demandChris Davies was speaking after Birmingham City hammered Preston 4-0 at St Andrew'sBirminghamLive · 13 Oct, 23:14
• August Priske scores brace as Birmingham ease past 10-man PrestonLiam Millar and the Danish forward’s double put the Blues in control at the break before Demarai Gray wrapped up the point after Stan Mills’ red card.Express & Star · 13 Oct, 22:17
• Birmingham City player ratings vs Preston: Millar, Priske and Gray score in routBirmingham City battered Preston 4-0 thanks to goals from Liam Millar, August Priske (2) and Demarai GrayBirminghamLive · 13 Oct, 22:02
• Birmingham City vs Preston live team news and score updates from Championship clashBirmingham City host Preston North End in their latest match at St Andrew's (8pm)BirminghamLive · 13 Oct, 18:09
• Bird, Iwata and Roberts - Birmingham City predicted XI for Preston as Davies deals with dilemmasBirmingham City take on lowly Preston North End in their next Championship match tonight (8pm)BirminghamLive · 13 Oct, 06:00
• Chris Davies explains Max Bird and Demarai Gray plan after ruling Birmingham City player outBirmingham City take on Preston North End in their next Championship game on Tuesday night (8pm)BirminghamLive · 12 Oct, 17:00

In this story: Birmingham City · Preston North End · August Priske · Liam Millar · Demarai Gray · Chris Davies · St Andrew's

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