Championship
·Matchday 40
Featured match
- J. Stansfield 68'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Birmingham beat Preston 1-0. Scorers for Birmingham: J. Stansfield 68'.
Birmingham
Preston
- Full-time 1 - 0
Added time: 2 minutes
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90+2'
J. Seary Out: D. Holmes · Preston Substitution for Preston: J. Seary comes on for D. Holmes
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90+2'
G. Gardner Out: Juninho Bacuna · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: G. Gardner comes on for Juninho Bacuna
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90+2'
Ivan Šunjić Out: Paik Seung-Ho · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: Ivan Šunjić comes on for Paik Seung-Ho
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82'
E. Laird Yellow card · Birmingham E. Laird of Birmingham is booked
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81'
K. Anderson Out: K. Miyoshi · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: K. Anderson comes on for K. Miyoshi
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81'
S. Hogan Out: J. Stansfield · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: S. Hogan comes on for J. Stansfield
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74'
L. Stewart Out: W. Keane · Preston Substitution for Preston: L. Stewart comes on for W. Keane
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74'
M. Osmajić Out: E. Riis · Preston Substitution for Preston: M. Osmajić comes on for E. Riis
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68'
J. Stansfield 1-0 Goal · Assist: K. Miyoshi · Birmingham Goal for Birmingham! J. Stansfield turns in the pass from K. Miyoshi (1-0)
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63'
Liam Millar Out: N. Mawene · Preston Substitution for Preston: Liam Millar comes on for N. Mawene
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63'
B. Woodburn Out: M. Frøkjær-Jensen · Preston Substitution for Preston: B. Woodburn comes on for M. Frøkjær-Jensen
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54'
A. Dozzell Out: J. James · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: A. Dozzell comes on for J. James
- Half-time 0 - 0
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41'
W. Keane Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for W. Keane (Preston)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Birmingham
Preston
DLLLL
Last 5 matches WDLWW
0.9Goals scored per match1.8
1.6Goals conceded per match0.8
1Clean sheets5
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Preston3-4-1-2
16
6.6
Hughes
A. Hughes
Player profile
6
7.0
Lindsay
Liam Lindsay
Player profile
26
7.0
Whatmough
J. Whatmough
Player profile
7
6.5
Bacuna
90+2'
Juninho Bacuna
- 90+2'Out
- 54'Out
- 81'Out
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Coach: G. Rowett
Starting XI
- 21GK John Ruddy 7.2
- 2DF E. Laird82' 7.2
- 44DF E. Aiwu 7.0
- 5DF D. Sanderson 7.0
- 3DF L. Buchanan 7.6
- 13MF Paik Seung-Ho90+2' 6.6
- 6MF K. Bielik 7.0
- 11MF K. Miyoshi81' 8.0
- 19MF J. James54' 6.7
- 7MF Juninho Bacuna90+2' 6.5
- 28FW J. Stansfield68'81' 6.9
Substitutes
- 16MF A. Dozzell54' 6.9
- 9FW S. Hogan81' 6.3
- 14FW K. Anderson81' 6.3
- 34MF Ivan Šunjić90+2'
- 20MF G. Gardner90+2'
- 17MF S. Dembele
- 8FW T. Roberts
- 12DF C. Drameh
- 1GK N. Etheridge
Preston3-4-1-2
Coach: R. Lowe
Starting XI
- 1GK F. Woodman 6.6
- 26DF J. Whatmough 7.0
- 6DF Liam Lindsay 7.0
- 16DF A. Hughes 6.6
- 25MF D. Holmes90+2' 6.5
- 13MF A. McCann 6.9
- 35MF N. Mawene63' 6.9
- 11MF R. Brady 7.3
- 10FW M. Frøkjær-Jensen63' 6.9
- 7FW W. Keane41'74' 6.9
- 19FW E. Riis74' 6.2
Substitutes
- 20MF B. Woodburn63' 6.6
- 23FW Liam Millar63' 6.9
- 28FW M. Osmajić74' 6.3
- 17FW L. Stewart74' 6.3
- 36DF J. Seary90+2'
- 14DF J. Storey
- 33DF Kian Andrew Best
- 21GK D. Cornell
- 3DF G. Cunningham
Birmingham
Preston
54%
46%
11
Shots
4
4
On target
1
4
Off target
2
7
Fouls
9
1
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Saves
3
402
Passes
334
71%
Pass accuracy
64%
1.42
Expected goals
0.23
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Leicester
|
46 | 89 | 41 | 89:41 | +48 | 97 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 92 | 57 | 92:57 | +35 | 96 |
| 3 |
Leeds
|
46 | 81 | 43 | 81:43 | +38 | 90 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 87 | 63 | 87:63 | +24 | 87 |
| 5 |
West Brom
|
46 | 70 | 47 | 70:47 | +23 | 75 |
| 6 |
Norwich
|
46 | 79 | 64 | 79:64 | +15 | 73 |
| 7 |
Hull City
|
46 | 68 | 60 | 68:60 | +8 | 70 |
| 8 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 71 | 62 | 71:62 | +9 | 69 |
| 9 |
Coventry
|
46 | 70 | 59 | 70:59 | +11 | 64 |
| 10 |
Preston
|
46 | 56 | 67 | 56:67 | -11 | 63 |
| 11 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 53 | 51 | 53:51 | +2 | 62 |
| 12 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 53 | 70 | 53:70 | -17 | 62 |
| 13 |
Millwall
|
46 | 45 | 55 | 45:55 | -10 | 59 |
| 14 |
Swansea
|
46 | 59 | 65 | 59:65 | -6 | 57 |
| 15 |
Watford
|
46 | 61 | 61 | 61:61 | 0 | 56 |
| 16 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 52 | 54 | 52:54 | -2 | 56 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 49 | 60 | 49:60 | -11 | 56 |
| 18 |
QPR
|
46 | 47 | 58 | 47:58 | -11 | 56 |
| 19 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 60 | 74 | 60:74 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 44 | 68 | 44:68 | -24 | 53 |
| 21 |
Plymouth
|
46 | 59 | 70 | 59:70 | -11 | 51 |
| 22 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 50 | 65 | 50:65 | -15 | 50 |
| 23 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 48 | 77 | 48:77 | -29 | 45 |
| 24 |
Rotherham
|
46 | 37 | 89 | 37:89 | -52 | 27 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Birmingham wins1Draws2
Preston wins2Last meetings
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19 September 2023 · Championship
Preston
2-1
Birmingham
-
21 January 2023 · Championship
Birmingham
1-2
Preston
-
3 September 2022 · Championship
Preston
0-1
Birmingham
-
15 January 2022 · Championship
Preston
1-1
Birmingham
-
25 September 2021 · Championship
Birmingham
0-0
Preston