English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Preston North End, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Preston North End
    • 61': Scott Sinclair

    About

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

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
    • 5': Offside, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 12': Offside, Birmingham City. Jérémie Bela tries a through ball, but Ivan Sunjic is caught offside.
    • 16': Offside, Preston North End. Benjamin Whiteman tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
    • 20': Offside, Preston North End. Alan Browne tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
    • 22': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
    • 22': George Friend (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Bela.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 26': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 26': Jon Toral (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Offside, Birmingham City. Neil Etheridge tries a through ball, but Jérémie Bela is caught offside.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jon Toral.
    • 33': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 33': Jon Toral (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 33': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Brad Potts.
    • 34': Attempt missed. George Friend (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Offside, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
    • 37': Offside, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 42': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Ledson.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 45': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 47': Offside, Birmingham City. Harlee Dean tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
    • 47': Offside, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes tries a through ball, but Brad Potts is caught offside.
    • 48': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
    • 48': Offside, Preston North End. Ben Davies tries a through ball, but Andrew Hughes is caught offside.
    • 49': Brad Potts (Preston North End) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen following a fast break.
    • 50': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
    • 50': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 51': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
    • 53': Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Offside, Birmingham City. Maxime Colin tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
    • 57': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Foul by Jon Toral (Birmingham City).
    • 60': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Scott Hogan because of an injury.
    • 60': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Leko replaces Jon Toral.
    • 61': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 1. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Leko with a cross.
    • 66': Foul by Jayson Molumby (Preston North End).
    • 66': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Iván Sánchez from a direct free kick.
    • 68': Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
    • 68': Jayson Molumby (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 69': Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Foul by Mikel San José (Birmingham City).
    • 73': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Iván Sánchez.
    • 73': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alen Halilovic replaces Jérémie Bela.
    • 76': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Mikel San José.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alan Browne following a corner.
    • 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Scott Sinclair.
    • 79': Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 81': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alen Halilovic following a corner.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Mikel San José (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Mikel San José (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 82': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
    • 85': Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Leko.
    • 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Jayson Molumby because of an injury.
    • 87': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
    • 87': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
    • 90': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+2': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
    • 90'+5': Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 90'+6': Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Mikel San José (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 1.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    8 Offsides 4
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 1
    44.5 Possession 55.5
    6 SHOTS 14
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    131 Accurate Passes 221
    280 Passes 342
    0.5 Pass Completion % 0.6
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    7 Crosses 13
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    92 Long Balls 80
    25 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    10 Effective Tackles 5
    18 Tackles 6
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    15 Interceptions 20
    15 Effective Clearances 10
    15 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England

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    # TEAM GP GD PTS
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    2 Millwall 40 +10 72
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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    30 Neil Etheridge (GK)
    12 Harlee Dean
    19 Mikel San José
    5 George Friend Yellow Card
    2 Maxime Colin
    23 Jon Toral
    34 Ivan Sunjic
    6 Maikel Kieftenbeld
    9 Scott Hogan
    11 Jérémie Bela
    17 Iván Sánchez
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Adam Clayton, Joshua Dacres-Cogley, Marc Roberts, Alen Halilovic, Gary Gardner, Kristian Pedersen, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Jonathan Leko, Connal Trueman.

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

    No. Name
    22 Daniel Iversen (GK)
    6 Ben Davies
    23 Paul Huntington
    16 Andrew Hughes
    8 Alan Browne
    21 Jayson Molumby
    18 Ryan Ledson
    17 Benjamin Whiteman
    19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    44 Brad Potts
    31 Scott Sinclair
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Paul Gallagher, Darnell Fisher, Joshua Earl, Connor Ripley, Ched Evans, Joseph Rafferty, Daniel Johnson, Tom Bayliss, Tom Barkhuizen.

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