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Birmingham City
FT
2–1
HT 2–1
Preston North End
Championship Wed 22 Apr, 19:45London St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham Ben Toner 23,798 attendance

Timeline

  1. 10' Jay Stansfield assist Ibrahim Osman
  2. 16' Ibrahim Osman
  3. 25' Andrew Hughes
  4. 37' Demarai Gray for Ibrahim Osman
  5. 45'+2' Andrija Vukcevic Yellow Card
  6. 65' Bright Osayi-Samuel for Ethan Laird
  7. 65' Andy Moran for Brad Potts
  8. 72' Andy Moran Yellow Card
  9. 72' Jhon Solís for Jay Stansfield
  10. 73' Daniel Jebbison for Milutin Osmajic
  11. 73' Thierry Small for Pol Valentín
  12. 78' Robbie Brady for Andrija Vukcevic
  13. 84' Michael Smith for Lewis Dobbin

Match stats

49.6% Possession 50.4%
18 Shots 16
5 On target 6
11 Fouls 9
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
5 Offsides 2
4 Saves 3
210 Accurate passes 190

Lineups

Birmingham City 4-2-3-1
25 Beadle
31 Wagner 4 Klarer 5 Neumann 2 Laird
8 Seung-Ho 24 Iwata
17 Osman 28 Stansfield 23 Vicente
29 Priske
Preston North End 3-5-2
1 Iversen
16 Hughes 6 Lindsay 42 Offiah
3 Vukcevic 21 Devine 15 Thompson 44 Potts 2 Valentín
17 Dobbin 28 Osmajic
Birmingham City 4-2-3-1
  1. 25 James Beadle G
  2. 4 Christoph Klarer CD-L
  3. 5 Phil Neumann CD-R
  4. 31 Kai Wagner LB
  5. 2 Ethan Laird ▼ RB
  6. 28 Jay Stansfield ▼ AM
  7. 8 Paik Seung-Ho LM
  8. 24 Tomoki Iwata RM
  9. 29 August Priske F
  10. 17 Ibrahim Osman ▼ AM-L
  11. 23 Carlos Vicente AM-R

Came on

  1. 14 Jhon Solís ▲ SUB
  2. 10 Demarai Gray ▲ SUB
  3. 26 Bright Osayi-Samuel ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (6)
  1. 21 Ryan Allsop SUB
  2. 33 Marvin Ducksch SUB
  3. 20 Alex Cochrane SUB
  4. 7 Tommy Doyle SUB
  5. 16 Patrick Roberts SUB
  6. 6 Jack Robinson SUB
Preston North End 3-5-2
  1. 1 Daniel Iversen G
  2. 6 Liam Lindsay CD
  3. 16 Andrew Hughes CD-L
  4. 42 Odeluga Offiah CD-R
  5. 21 Alfie Devine CM-L
  6. 44 Brad Potts ▼ CM-R
  7. 15 Jordan Thompson AM
  8. 3 Andrija Vukcevic ▼ LM
  9. 2 Pol Valentín ▼ RM
  10. 17 Lewis Dobbin ▼ CF-L
  11. 28 Milutin Osmajic ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 24 Michael Smith ▲ SUB
  2. 9 Daniel Jebbison ▲ SUB
  3. 26 Thierry Small ▲ SUB
  4. 11 Robbie Brady ▲ SUB
  5. 23 Andy Moran ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 14 Jordan Storey SUB
  2. 13 David Cornell SUB
  3. 22 Milos Lukovic SUB
  4. 12 Jack Walton SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Preston North End 1.
  2. 90'+6' Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Preston North End 1.
  3. 90'+5' Attempt missed. Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Brady.
  4. 90'+4' Attempt blocked. Andrew Moran (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  5. 90'+1' Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  6. 90'+1' Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  7. 90'+1' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 90' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  9. 90' Delay in match because of an injury Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  10. 90' Offside, Birmingham City. August Priske is caught offside.
  11. 89' Offside, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay is caught offside.
  12. 88' Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
99 earlier entries
  1. 88' Michael Smith (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  2. 88' Attempt blocked. August Priske (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vicente.
  3. 86' Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
  4. 85' Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  5. 85' August Priske (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  6. 84' Substitution, Preston North End. Michael Smith replaces Lewis Dobbin.
  7. 83' Offside, Birmingham City. Tomoki Iwata is caught offside.
  8. 82' Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  9. 82' Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  10. 82' Attempt missed. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho with a headed pass.
  11. 81' Attempt saved. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross.
  12. 80' Offside, Birmingham City. Carlos Vicente is caught offside.
  13. 78' Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Andrija Vukcevic.
  14. 77' Attempt missed. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Jebbison.
  15. 75' Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  16. 73' Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Pol Valentín.
  17. 73' Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison replaces Milutin Osmajic.
  18. 72' Substitution, Birmingham City. Jhon Solís replaces Jay Stansfield.
  19. 72' Andrew Moran (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 72' Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  21. 72' Foul by Andrew Moran (Preston North End).
  22. 71' Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  23. 71' Foul by Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End).
  24. 69' Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  25. 69' Andrew Moran (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  26. 69' Attempt saved. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Jordan Thompson.
  27. 65' Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Moran replaces Brad Potts.
  28. 65' Substitution, Birmingham City. Bright Osayi-Samuel replaces Ethan Laird.
  29. 65' Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  30. 64' Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  31. 62' Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  32. 62' Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  33. 61' Offside, Birmingham City. Carlos Vicente is caught offside.
  34. 60' Attempt blocked. Brad Potts (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  35. 60' Attempt saved. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Lewis Dobbin with a through ball.
  36. 59' Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
  37. 58' Attempt missed. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pol Valentín with a cross.
  38. 57' Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
  39. 57' Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  40. 57' Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic with a cross.
  41. 55' Attempt saved. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic with a cross.
  42. 55' Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  43. 55' Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  44. 54' Attempt blocked. Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  45. 53' Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  46. 51' Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
  47. 51' Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  48. 51' Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
  49. 48' Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  50. 48' Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
  51. 45' Second Half begins Birmingham City 2, Preston North End 1.
  52. 45'+6' First Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Preston North End 1.
  53. 45'+4' Handball by August Priske (Birmingham City).
  54. 45'+2' Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  55. 45'+2' Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End).
  56. 45'+2' Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  57. 45'+2' Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
  58. 45'+1' Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
  59. 45' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  60. 45' Attempt saved. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  61. 43' Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  62. 43' Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  63. 42' Attempt blocked. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  64. 41' Attempt blocked. August Priske (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  65. 41' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  66. 39' Attempt missed. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alfie Devine following a corner.
  67. 39' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
  68. 38' Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  69. 38' Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  70. 38' Attempt missed. August Priske (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a headed pass.
  71. 37' Substitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Ibrahim Osman because of an injury.
  72. 36' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  73. 34' Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City).
  74. 34' Attempt missed. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
  75. 30' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
  76. 29' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  77. 26' Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City).
  78. 26' Delay in match because of an injury Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
  79. 25' Goal! Birmingham City 2, Preston North End 1. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  80. 24' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Carlos Vicente.
  81. 20' Attempt blocked. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  82. 19' Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  83. 19' Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
  84. 19' Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Osman.
  85. 16' Goal! Birmingham City 2, Preston North End 0. Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  86. 16' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Brad Potts.
  87. 13' Offside, Birmingham City. August Priske is caught offside.
  88. 10' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Preston North End 0. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibrahim Osman.
  89. 10' Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  90. 9' Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  91. 9' August Priske (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  92. 6' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrija Vukcevic.
  93. 4' Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  94. 4' Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  95. 3' Attempt missed. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Thompson following a set piece situation.
  96. 3' Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  97. 3' Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  98. First Half begins.
  99. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Birmingham City D W L L L

  • L at Derby County 1-0 EFL Championship
  • L Blackburn Rovers 1-0 EFL Championship
  • L at Ipswich Town 2-1 EFL Championship
  • W Wrexham 2-0 EFL Championship
  • D at Hull City 1-1 EFL Championship

Preston North End L W D D W

  • W Stoke City 3-1 EFL Championship
  • D at Leicester City 2-2 EFL Championship
  • D Queens Park Rangers 1-1 EFL Championship
  • W at Charlton Athletic 2-1 EFL Championship
  • L West Bromwich Albion 2-0 EFL Championship

Head to head

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  • 21 Jan 2023 Birmingham City 1–2 Preston North End 2022-23 English League Championship
  • 3 Sep 2022 Preston North End 0–1 Birmingham City 2022-23 English League Championship