English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Preston North End, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 34': Liam Millar
  • 45'+2': August Priske
  • 45'+4': August Priske
  • 76': Demarai Gray
FT
4 - 0
Preston North End
  • Red Card 56': Stanley Mills

About

Birmingham City are hosting Preston North End at St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
  • 2': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Offside, Birmingham City. Bright Osayi-Samuel is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Millar.
  • 11': Liam Gibbs (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).
  • 11': Attempt saved. Callum Lang (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 Jordan Thompson with a cross.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
  • 17': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Callum Lang (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Liam Gibbs (Preston North End).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Substitution, Preston North End. Delano Burgzorg replaces Liam Gibbs because of an injury.
  • 25': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Jhon Solís (Birmingham City).
  • 26': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Thierry Small (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stanley Mills with a cross.
  • 27': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Stanley Mills (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 28': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jay Stansfield.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
  • 30': Offside, Birmingham City. Jhon Solís is caught offside.
  • 32': Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
  • 32': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Preston North End 0. Liam Millar (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 35': Callum Lang (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  • 42': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  • 43': Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
  • 43': Liam Millar (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
  • 45': Liam Millar (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match (Birmingham City).
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Preston North End 0. August Priske (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Millar with a cross.
  • 45'+4': Goal! Birmingham City 3, Preston North End 0. August Priske (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Birmingham City 3, Preston North End 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Moran replaces Callum Lang.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 3, Preston North End 0.
  • 47': Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
  • 47': Liam Millar (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Stanley Mills (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Attempt saved. August Priske (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Liam Millar with a cross.
  • 50': Stanley Mills (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Foul by Liam Millar (Birmingham City).
  • 50': Liam Millar (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Léo Leroy following a set piece situation.
  • 52': Offside, Preston North End. Stanley Mills is caught offside.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg.
  • 56': Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
  • 56': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Second yellow card to Stanley Mills (Preston North End) for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 61': Substitution, Birmingham City. Max Bird replaces Jhon Solís.
  • 61': Substitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Liam Millar.
  • 61': Substitution, Preston North End. Lewis Gibson replaces Alfie Devine.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. August Priske (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bright Osayi-Samuel with a cross.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Max Bird (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
  • 63': Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
  • 63': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Max Bird (Birmingham City).
  • 68': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Léo Leroy.
  • 68': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 68': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Léo Leroy.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Cochrane.
  • 71': Andrew Moran (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Max Bird (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 73': Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
  • 73': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Max Bird (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
  • 75': Substitution, Birmingham City. Carlos Vicente replaces Patrick Roberts.
  • 75': Substitution, Birmingham City. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Tomoki Iwata.
  • 76': Goal! Birmingham City 4, Preston North End 0. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Bird.
  • 79': Andrew Moran (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
  • 80': Offside, Preston North End. Jordan Storey is caught offside.
  • 81': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 81': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Jay Stansfield.
  • 85': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
  • 85': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Offside, Birmingham City. August Priske is caught offside.
  • 89': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
  • 89': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
  • 90': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.
  • 90': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Carlos Vicente following a corner.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
  • 90'+2': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Max Bird (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Klarer.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 4, Preston North End 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 4, Preston North End 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 1
24 Possession 76
6 SHOTS 19
1 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
130 Accurate Passes 580
201 Passes 663
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 12
16 Crosses 32
0.3 Cross % 0.4
52 Long Balls 50
16 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 9
12 Effective Tackles 13
16 Tackles 16
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 3
37 Effective Clearances 20
37 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium
Location: Birmingham, England

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Swansea City 10 +9 23
2 Middlesbrough 10 +6 21
3 West Ham United 10 +17 19
4 Birmingham City 10 +6 17
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 James Beadle (GK)
4 Christoph Klarer
5 Phil Neumann
20 Alex Cochrane
26 Bright Osayi-Samuel
28 Jay Stansfield
14 Jhon Solis
24 Tomoki Iwata
9 August Priske
17 Liam Millar
16 Patrick Roberts
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Luis Vázquez, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Ethan Laird, Demarai Gray, Carlos Vicente, Max Bird, Dael Fry, Marvin Ducksch, Ryan Allsop.

PNE Preston North End (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Daniel Iversen (GK)
14 Jordan Storey
16 Andrew Hughes
24 Odeluga Offiah
15 Jordan Thompson
27 Leo Leroy
11 Thierry Small
17 Stanley Mills Yellow Card
10 Callum Lang
20 Liam Gibbs
7 Alfie Devine
Preston North End Substitutes:
Liam Lindsay, Jusef Erabi, Delano Burgzorg, Pol Valentín, Lewis Gibson, George Gryba, Andrija Vukcevic, Andy Moran, Lee Nicholls.

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