Birmingham vs Preston 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 39': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0.
- 62': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Scott Hogan.
- 68': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
- 70': Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Murphy replaces Sean Maguire.
- 70': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
- 73': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Daniel Johnson.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0.
Game Information
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 14,925
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +29 | Coventry City | 27 | 55 | 4 |
| +12 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 49 | 6 |
| +21 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 47 | 5 |
| -2 | Millwall | 27 | 46 | 7 |
Statistics
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BIR![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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