Preston North End vs Birmingham City, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Preston North End

17': Ben Davies

FT
1 - 1

Birmingham City

63': Sam Gallagher

Preston North End 1-1 Birmingham City

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
5': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Boga.
5': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Chris Maxwell.
7': Foul by Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City).
7': Josh Harrop (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
7': Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
9': Attempt blocked. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Boga with a cross.
10': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremie Boga with a cross.
12': Callum Robinson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City).
12': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
13': Attempt blocked. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
14': Offside, Birmingham City. Jonathan Grounds tries a through ball, but David Davis is caught offside.
15': Attempt blocked. Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
16': Attempt blocked. Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
16': Attempt missed. Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cheikh Ndoye.
16': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
16': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Goal! Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 0. Ben Davies (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
22': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Cheikh Ndoye.
26': Foul by Josh Harrop (Preston North End).
26': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
28': Tom Clarke (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
29': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Cheikh Ndoye.
32': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tom Clarke.
36': Attempt saved. Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
36': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
36': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Delay in match Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) because of an injury.
37': David Davis (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
42': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
45': Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+1': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City).
45'+1': Josh Harrop (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 0.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 0.
45': Substitution, Preston North End. Joshua Earl replaces Ben Davies because of an injury.
46': Foul by Joshua Earl (Preston North End).
46': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Delay in match Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) because of an injury.
49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Offside, Birmingham City. Jonathan Grounds tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
53': Attempt blocked. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Boga.
55': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
56': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
56': Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Substitution, Preston North End. Alan Browne replaces Jordan Hugill.
58': Attempt missed. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
58': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
58': Josh Harrop (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Davis with a cross.
63': Goal! Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 1. Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma.
66': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tom Clarke.
67': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joshua Earl.
69': Substitution, Preston North End. Louis Moult replaces Callum Robinson.
71': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
71': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
75': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Delay in match Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Foul by Josh Harrop (Preston North End).
77': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt missed. Louis Moult (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
82': Attempt missed. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Davis with a through ball.
83': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
84': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joshua Earl.
84': Attempt blocked. Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Boga with a cross.
85': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Che Adams replaces Jeremie Boga.
87': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
87': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Joshua Earl (Preston North End).
87': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Joshua Earl (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Attempt blocked. David Davis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
90': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
90': Louis Moult (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
90'+3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Daniel Johnson.
90'+3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Josh Harrop.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
90'+4': Offside, Birmingham City. Jonathan Grounds tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 1.
90'+4': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

BIR		PNE
9	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	2
52	Possession	48
17	SHOTS	6
3	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
259	Accurate Passes	231
371	Passes	349
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
8	Accurate Crosses	0
22	Crosses	13
0.4	Cross %	0.0
85	Long Balls	96
32	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
8	Blocked Shots	2
4	Effective Tackles	16
7	Tackles	21
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
38	Effective Clearances	41
38	Clearances	41

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 13,529

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	5	+6	11
2	Middlesbrough	5	+3	10
3	Queens Park Rangers	5	+3	10
4	Bristol City	5	+2	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
22	Chris Maxwell (GK)
20	Ben Davies
23	Paul Huntington
3	Greg Cunningham
5	Tom Clarke
10	Josh Harrop
11	Daniel Johnson
12	Paul Gallagher
9	Jordan Hugill
37	Callum Robinson
29	Tom Barkhuizen

Preston North End Substitutes:

Joshua Earl, Alan Browne, Declan Rudd, Daryl Horgan, Louis Moult, John Welsh, Billy Bodin.

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	David Stockdale (GK)
12	Harlee Dean
4	Marc Roberts
3	Jonathan Grounds
5	Maxime Colin
26	David Davis
6	Maikel Kieftenbeld
17	Cheikh N'Doye
18	Sam Gallagher
20	Jérémie Boga
19	Jacques Maghoma

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Carl Jenkinson, Ché Adams, Michael Morrison, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Cohen Bramall, Jota, Connal Trueman.

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