Championship

STRIKER PRISKE TAKES THE POSITIVES

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The LeaguePaper Team
12 April 2026

By Chris Dunlavy

UPBEAT: August Priske

BIRMINGHAM striker August Priske hopes Easter Monday’s encouraging display at Ipswich can reignite the Blues’ crumbling campaign.
A 2-1defeat at Portman Road was Birmingham’s sixth loss in their last eight Championship matches.
That dire run has effectively ended any chance of reaching the play-offs and piled the pressure on head coach Chris Davies, who is widely expected to be fired just 12 months after winning the League One title.
Yet the scoreline in Suffolk did not reflect the pattern of play, with Birmingham enjoy...

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