Birmingham City vs Preston North End, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

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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.
4': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
5': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
5': Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dion Sanderson with a cross following a corner.
6': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
6': George Friend (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt saved. Joshua Earl (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
9': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Matija Sarkic.
10': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
11': Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
11': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
13': Attempt missed. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a through ball.
15': Hand ball by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
19': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
19': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt blocked. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
23': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End).
23': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
27': Joshua Earl (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
31': George Friend (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
31': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt saved. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sepp van den Berg.
35': Offside, Preston North End. Sean Maguire tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
38': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
38': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jérémie Bela following a set piece situation.
42': Offside, Preston North End. Joshua Earl tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
44': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by George Friend.
45'+1': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City).
45'+1': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Troy Deeney.
45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0.
45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0.
46': Attempt missed. Joshua Earl (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sepp van den Berg.
46': Attempt blocked. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Earl.
46': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by George Friend.
46': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jérémie Bela.
48': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
48': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
49': Attempt saved. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
49': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
49': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
53': Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
53': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
56': Offside, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes tries a through ball, but Daniel Johnson is caught offside.
58': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
58': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt missed. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen with a cross.
62': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
62': Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
65': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Scott Hogan.
68': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
68': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
68': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Murphy replaces Sean Maguire.
70': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
72': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
72': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
72': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City).
75': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
75': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
78': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
79': Foul by Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City).
79': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
83': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
88': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Daniel Johnson.
89': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
90'+2': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
90'+2': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Foul by Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City).
90'+2': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0.
0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0.

Statistics

PNE		BIR
13	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	2
49.7	Possession	50.3
9	SHOTS	6
2	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
176	Accurate Passes	177
310	Passes	304
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.6
3	Accurate Crosses	4
15	Crosses	21
0.2	Cross %	0.2
76	Long Balls	85
24	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	7
16	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
7	Interceptions	3
20	Effective Clearances	30
20	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 14,925

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Birmingham City	0	0	0
2	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	0
3	Bolton Wanderers	0	0	0
4	Bristol City	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
13	Matija Sarkic (GK)
12	Harlee Dean
5	George Friend
21	Dion Sanderson
34	Ivan Sunjic
6	Ryan Woods
7	Tahith Chong
11	Jérémie Bela
2	Maxime Colin
36	Troy Deeney
9	Scott Hogan

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Chukwuemeka Aneke, Connal Trueman, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Alfie Chang, Marcel Oakley, Jordan Graham, Riley McGree.

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

No.	Name
12	Daniel Iversen (GK)
5	Patrick Bauer
16	Andrew Hughes
14	Jordan Storey
18	Ryan Ledson
4	Benjamin Whiteman
11	Daniel Johnson
32	Joshua Earl
2	Sepp van den Berg
24	Sean Maguire
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen

Preston North End Substitutes:

Josh Murphy, Brad Potts, Declan Rudd, Paul Huntington, Alistair McCann, Greg Cunningham, Scott Sinclair.

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