Preston North End vs Birmingham City, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Preston North End

8': Callum Robinson
78': Jordan Hugill

FT
2 - 1

Birmingham City

47': Ché Adams
80': Craig Gardner

Jordan Hugill nets as Preston heap more misery on Gianfranco Zola

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
2': Paul Huntington (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Cheick Keita (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Foul by Callum Robinson (Preston North End).
4': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
6': Attempt saved. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
6': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
7': Offside, Preston North End. Greg Cunningham tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
8': Goal! Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 0. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross.
9': Foul by Nsue (Birmingham City).
9': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
15': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Daryl Horgan.
16': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
17': Attempt missed. Daryl Horgan (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
18': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross.
19': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
19': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Tyias Browning (Preston North End).
29': Attempt saved. Daryl Horgan (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
29': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tomasz Kuszczak.
30': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Foul by Cheick Keita (Birmingham City).
31': Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daryl Horgan following a set piece situation.
33': Attempt missed. Kerim Frei (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
35': Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kerim Frei.
38': Callum Robinson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Foul by Nsue (Birmingham City).
39': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Aiden McGeady (Preston North End).
39': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
39': Tom Clarke (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tom Clarke.
42': Attempt saved. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
42': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tomasz Kuszczak.
42': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
42': Nsue (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
44': Kerim Frei (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Callum Robinson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Foul by Cheick Keita (Birmingham City).
45': Foul by Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City).
45': Tyias Browning (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+3': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
45'+3': Kerim Frei (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
45'+4': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Preston North End 2, Birmingham City 1.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 0.
45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Josh Cogley replaces Kerim Frei.
46': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
46': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Goal! Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 1. Che Adams (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a headed pass.
49': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
51': Foul by Nsue (Birmingham City).
51': Paul Huntington (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Callum Robinson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
52': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
54': Delay in match Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56': Daryl Horgan (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
56': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Offside, Birmingham City. Stephen Gleeson tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
58': Che Adams (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
59': Attempt missed. Cheick Keita (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld with a cross.
62': Cheick Keita (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Foul by Callum Robinson (Preston North End).
63': Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Callum Robinson.
65': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
66': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
66': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Hugill with a headed pass.
69': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
69': Tom Clarke (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheick Keita.
71': Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
72': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tyias Browning.
75': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75': Attempt blocked. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
78': Attempt saved. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
78': Goal! Preston North End 2, Birmingham City 1. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daryl Horgan.
79': Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
79': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Second yellow card to Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) for a bad foul.
83': Hand ball by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Greg Stewart replaces Cheick Keita.
85': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Aiden McGeady.
86': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
86': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
89': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jerome Sinclair replaces Stephen Gleeson.
90': Attempt missed. Daryl Horgan (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nsue.
90'+3': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
90'+3': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Substitution, Preston North End. Simon Makienok replaces Jordan Hugill.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

BIR		PNE
13	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	1
53.2	Possession	46.8
11	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
336	Accurate Passes	268
449	Passes	374
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	9
19	Crosses	34
0.2	Cross %	0.3
79	Long Balls	67
38	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	1
6	Effective Tackles	10
10	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
31	Effective Clearances	36
31	Clearances	36

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 10,233

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	Swansea City	7	+6	14
3	West Bromwich Albion	7	+3	14
4	Middlesbrough	6	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Preston North End (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Chris Maxwell (GK)
23	Paul Huntington
5	Tom Clarke
3	Greg Cunningham
6	Jiang Guangtai
4	Ben Pearson
8	Alan Browne
14	Aiden McGeady
7	Daryl Horgan
25	Jordan Hugill
37	Callum Robinson

Preston North End Substitutes:

Simon Makienok, Daniel Johnson, Anders Lindegaard, Jermaine Beckford, Andrew Boyle, Tom Barkhuizen, Stevie May.

Birmingham City (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
29	Tomasz Kuszczak (GK)
3	Jonathan Grounds
31	Krystian Bielik
33	Cheick Keita
2	Emilio Nsue
15	Lukas Jutkiewicz
8	Stephen Gleeson
21	Kerim Frei
12	Craig Gardner
6	Maikel Kieftenbeld
14	Ché Adams

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Paul Robinson, Adam Legzdins, Corey O'Keefe, Josh Cogley, Jerome Sinclair, Robert Tesche, Greg Stewart.

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