English League Championship

Preston North End vs Birmingham City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
    FT
    0 - 1
    Birmingham City
    • 33': Phil Neumann

    About

    Preston North End are hosting Birmingham City at Deepdale, Preston, 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.
    • 7': Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
    • 7': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Michael Smith (Preston North End).
    • 9': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Michael Smith (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 11': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
    • 12': Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
    • 12': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 14': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by James Beadle.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Preston North End) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman following a corner.
    • 15': James Beadle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End).
    • 16': Offside, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson is caught offside.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Odeluga Offiah with a headed pass.
    • 18': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Ali McCann (Preston North End) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan Storey with a cross.
    • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
    • 28': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 28': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 29': Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison is caught offside.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic.
    • 32': Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
    • 32': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Goal! Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 36': Handball by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
    • 37': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Iversen.
    • 39': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Bright Osayi-Samuel.
    • 41': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 41': Harrison Armstrong (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
    • 43': Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
    • 43': Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
    • 43': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by James Beadle.
    • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Handball by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+3': Harrison Armstrong (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 54': Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
    • 54': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Leonard replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.
    • 54': Substitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Lewis Koumas.
    • 56': Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
    • 57': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison is caught offside.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho with a cross.
    • 58': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
    • 58': Harrison Armstrong (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Keshi Anderson.
    • 61': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
    • 62': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) hits the left post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
    • 63': Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Ali McCann.
    • 63': Substitution, Preston North End. Alfie Devine replaces Andrija Vukcevic.
    • 65': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
    • 66': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
    • 66': Harrison Armstrong (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thierry Small.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
    • 69': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Marc Leonard.
    • 70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Eiran Cashin replaces Keshi Anderson.
    • 70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Tommy Doyle.
    • 72': Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Daniel Jebbison.
    • 73': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thierry Small with a cross.
    • 75': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Demarai Gray.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Preston North End) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Thierry Small (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
    • 78': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tomoki Iwata.
    • 79': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
    • 83': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
    • 83': Michael Smith (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Substitution, Preston North End. Lewis Dobbin replaces Andrew Hughes.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Michael Smith (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
    • 85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alfons Sampsted replaces Jay Stansfield.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Daniel Iversen.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 88': Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End).
    • 89': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
    • 90'+1': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury James Beadle (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+2': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+5': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Thierry Small (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 8
    5 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 9
    5 Saves 0
    38.3 Possession 61.7
    9 SHOTS 17
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    211 Accurate Passes 373
    291 Passes 455
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 10
    16 Crosses 46
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    67 Long Balls 59
    17 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 10
    16 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    3 Interceptions 9
    55 Effective Clearances 21
    55 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Deepdale
    Location: Preston, England
    Attendance: 16,857

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Iversen (GK)
    19 Lewis Gibson
    16 Andrew Hughes
    14 Jordan Storey
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    5 Harrison Armstrong
    8 Alistair McCann
    3 Andrija Vukcevic
    42 Odeluga Offiah
    24 Michael Smith Yellow Card
    9 Daniel Jebbison
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Mads Frökjaer, Lewis Dobbin, Theo Carrol, Thierry Small, Alfie Devine, Milutin Osmajic, Liam Lindsay, Jack Walton, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson.

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

    No. Name
    25 James Beadle (GK)
    4 Christoph Klarer
    5 Phil Neumann
    7 Tommy Doyle
    20 Alex Cochrane
    26 Bright Osayi-Samuel Yellow Card
    8 Paik Seung-Ho Yellow Card
    24 Tomoki Iwata Yellow Card
    14 Keshi Anderson
    30 Lewis Koumas
    28 Jay Stansfield
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Demarai Gray, Kanya Fujimoto, Ryan Allsop, Eiran Cashin, Kyogo Furuhashi, Marc Leonard, Lyndon Dykes, Alfons Sampsted, Dan Isichei.

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