Championship
·Matchday 10
Featured match
- Liam Millar 34'
- A. Priske 45+2'
- A. Priske 45+4'
- D. Gray 76'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Birmingham beat Preston 4-0. Scorers for Birmingham: Liam Millar 34', A. Priske 45+2', A. Priske 45+4', D. Gray 76'. S. Mills of Preston was sent off in minute 56'. VAR ruled out a goal for Birmingham in minute 74'. Birmingham had 76% of possession.
Birmingham
Preston
- Full-time 4 - 0
Added time: 3 minutes
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84'
Marvin Ducksch Out: J. Stansfield · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: Marvin Ducksch comes on for J. Stansfield
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76'
D. Gray 4-0 Goal · Assist: M. Bird · Birmingham Goal! D. Gray scores for Birmingham, set up by M. Bird. It is 4-0
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75'
Carlos Vicente Out: P. Roberts · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: Carlos Vicente comes on for P. Roberts
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75'
T. Gardner-Hickman Out: T. Iwata · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: T. Gardner-Hickman comes on for T. Iwata
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74'
M. Bird Goal disallowed · Birmingham The goal by M. Bird for Birmingham is ruled out after a VAR review
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61'
M. Bird Out: Jhon Solis · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: M. Bird comes on for Jhon Solis
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61'
D. Gray Out: Liam Millar · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: D. Gray comes on for Liam Millar
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61'
L. Gibson Out: A. Devine · Preston Substitution for Preston: L. Gibson comes on for A. Devine
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56'
S. Mills Red card · Preston Straight red card for S. Mills. Preston are down a man
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50'
Liam Millar Yellow card · Birmingham Liam Millar of Birmingham is booked
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47'
S. Mills Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for S. Mills (Preston)
- Half-time 3 - 0
Added time: 6 minutes
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45+4'
A. Priske 3-0 Goal · Assist: J. Stansfield · Birmingham Goal for Birmingham! A. Priske turns in the pass from J. Stansfield (3-0)
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45+2'
A. Priske 2-0 Goal · Assist: A. Cochrane · Birmingham Goal for Birmingham! A. Priske turns in the pass from A. Cochrane (2-0)
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45'
A. Moran Out: C. Lang · Preston Substitution for Preston: A. Moran comes on for C. Lang
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34'
Liam Millar 1-0 Goal · Assist: P. Roberts · Birmingham P. Roberts provides, Liam Millar finishes for Birmingham (1-0)
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24'
D. Burgzorg Out: L. Gibbs · Preston Substitution for Preston: D. Burgzorg comes on for L. Gibbs
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Birmingham
Preston
DLWDW
Last 5 matches WLLDL
1.4Goals scored per match0.8
1.7Goals conceded per match2
2Clean sheets0
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Preston3-4-2-1
16
5.2
Hughes
A. Hughes
Player profile
14
6.4
Storey
J. Storey
Player profile
24
6.0
Offiah
O. Offiah
Player profile
17
8.1
Millar
34'50'61'
Liam Millar
- 34'Goal
- 50'Yellow card
- 61'Out
- 84'Out
- 75'Out
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Coach: C. Davies
Starting XI
- 1GK J. Beadle 6.4
- 26DF Bright Osayi-Samuel 7.4
- 5DF P. Neumann 7.5
- 4DF C. Klarer 8.0
- 20DF A. Cochrane 8.4
- 24MF T. Iwata75' 6.6
- 14MF Jhon Solis61' 6.7
- 16MF P. Roberts75' 7.7
- 28MF J. Stansfield84' 7.4
- 17MF Liam Millar34'50'61' 8.1
- 9FW A. Priske45+2'45+4' 8.8
Substitutes
- 21GK R. Allsop
- 18MF M. Bird61' 7.1
- 33FW Marvin Ducksch84' 6.5
- 23DF D. Fry
- 19MF T. Gardner-Hickman75' 6.9
- 10FW D. Gray61'76' 7.6
- 2DF E. Laird
- 7FW Carlos Vicente75' 6.4
- 32FW L. Vázquez
Preston3-4-2-1
Coach: G. Alexander
Starting XI
Substitutes
- 9FW J. Erabi
- 19DF L. Gibson61' 5.7
- 30FW G. Gryba
- 6DF Liam Lindsay
- 23MF A. Moran45' 5.8
- 21GK L. Nicholls
- 2DF Pol Valentín
- 3DF A. Vukčević
- 37FW D. Burgzorg24' 6.5
Birmingham
Preston
76%
24%
18
Shots
6
5
On target
1
3
Off target
3
6
Corners
3
8
Fouls
13
3
Offsides
2
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Red cards
1
1
Saves
3
552
Passes
183
2.28
Expected goals
0.52
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swansea
|
10 | 16 | 7 | 16:7 | +9 | 23 |
| 2 |
Middlesbrough
|
10 | 20 | 14 | 20:14 | +6 | 21 |
| 3 |
Birmingham
|
10 | 17 | 11 | 17:11 | +6 | 17 |
| 4 |
West Brom
|
10 | 12 | 10 | 12:10 | +2 | 17 |
| 5 |
West Ham
|
9 | 23 | 12 | 23:12 | +11 | 16 |
| 6 |
Stoke City
|
10 | 17 | 16 | 17:16 | +1 | 16 |
| 7 |
Blackburn
|
10 | 15 | 13 | 15:13 | +2 | 15 |
| 8 |
QPR
|
9 | 11 | 8 | 11:8 | +3 | 14 |
| 9 |
Wolves
|
9 | 16 | 14 | 16:14 | +2 | 14 |
| 10 |
Millwall
|
10 | 16 | 16 | 16:16 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 |
Bristol City
|
10 | 12 | 14 | 12:14 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 |
Charlton
|
10 | 10 | 13 | 10:13 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 |
Southampton
|
9 | 20 | 10 | 20:10 | +10 | 13 |
| 14 |
Bolton
|
10 | 15 | 18 | 15:18 | -3 | 13 |
| 15 |
Sheffield Utd
|
9 | 12 | 11 | 12:11 | +1 | 12 |
| 16 |
Wrexham
|
10 | 11 | 15 | 11:15 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 |
Lincoln
|
9 | 7 | 11 | 7:11 | -4 | 11 |
| 18 |
Cardiff
|
10 | 16 | 15 | 16:15 | +1 | 10 |
| 19 |
Norwich
|
9 | 17 | 19 | 17:19 | -2 | 9 |
| 20 |
Portsmouth
|
8 | 9 | 11 | 9:11 | -2 | 8 |
| 21 |
Burnley
|
10 | 15 | 19 | 15:19 | -4 | 8 |
| 22 |
Watford
|
10 | 8 | 19 | 8:19 | -11 | 8 |
| 23 |
Derby
|
9 | 8 | 15 | 8:15 | -7 | 6 |
| 24 |
Preston
|
10 | 8 | 20 | 8:20 | -12 | 4 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Birmingham wins4Draws2
Preston wins2Last meetings
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22 April 2026 · Championship
Birmingham
2-1
Preston
-
21 October 2025 · Championship
Preston
0-1
Birmingham
-
1 April 2024 · Championship
Birmingham
1-0
Preston
-
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