Portsmouth 1-1 Birmingham result, stats and report

Stoke City came from behind to beat Portsmouth 2-1 at Fratton Park, with Jack McGlynn and Ben Wilmot turning the game on its head after Tyrese Shade's early opener. Portsmouth had the ball, the shots, and the corners. Stoke had the goals.

August Priske Flyger scored twice for Lincoln City but it was not enough, as Birmingham claimed a 3-1 victory at Sincil Bank thanks to a second-half Tom Bayliss goal and an Alex Cochrane own goal that sealed the points.

Birmingham arrive at St Andrew's on the back of four wins from five in the Championship, and Watford will need every bit of their defensive organisation to stop the rot continuing. This one matters.

Charlton have conceded eleven goals in five Championship matches and have not kept a single clean sheet. Birmingham arrive at The Valley having kept four clean sheets in that same window. Something has to give.

Portsmouth head into Saturday's Championship clash unbeaten in their last five at home. West Brom arrive having scored ten goals in their last five matches, and they have not kept a single clean sheet in that run.

Birmingham have been near impossible to score against in recent weeks. Bolton have been doing the opposite of that.

Wrexham have kept zero clean sheets in their last five Championship matches. Portsmouth arrive at the Racecourse Ground on Saturday having won three of their last five. Something has to give.

Burnley are leaking goals, losing matches, and showing precious little desire to fix it. Birmingham arrive at Turf Moor on Wednesday with clean sheets in their bones and a point to prove.