Birmingham fight back to hold Southampton

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Birmingham City and Southampton at St Andrew's on Tuesday night; August Priske scores to peg back Saints and earn Chris Davies' Blues a point.

August Priske earned Birmingham a 1-1 draw against Southampton in a breathless Sky Bet Championship encounter.

The Danish striker's neat header in the 55th minute cancelled out new signing Keven Schlotterbeck's towering aerial effort in the third minute of time added on at the end of the first half.

Birmingham should have had more for their efforts having had the lion's share of a glut of chances, with Jay Stansfield missing two sitters, including hitting the post.

Saints striker Cyle Larin was put through by Finn Azaz only to finish poorly with a low drive straight at James Beadle.

Blues, who signed Hull winger Liam Millar on a season-long loan on deadline day, forced Daniel Peretz into a falling save from Priske's low drive.

Beadle's clearance was charged down by Azaz only for the ball to trickle wide as the visitors threatened.

Stansfield rattled the inside of the post after racing 40 yards following Schlotterbeck's mis-hit backpass.

Then, unmarked, the £10m striker headed inches wide from Alex Cochrane's cross.

Blues threatened again when Jhon Solis advanced only to fire just wide from 20 yards.

Larin lashed over the bar after Azaz's pass split the defence as the chances kept coming.

Cochrane's deep free kick gave Tomoki Iwata a sniff of goal at the far post but he sliced wide unmarked.

Priske's twisting header dropped just wide from Patrick Roberts' cross in another Blues raid.

But centre back Schlotterbeck made Blues pay for those missed opportunities by heading powerfully home from Leo Scienza's corner for his first goal since January 2025.