English League Championship

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

Introduction

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 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

Competition: English League Championship

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

English League Championship Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+6 Stoke City 3 9 0
+5 Middlesbrough 3 9 0
+8 Coventry City 3 7 0
+2 West Bromwich Albion 3 7 0
Full Table

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

BIR 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 Yellow Card
2 Maxime Colin
36 Troy Deeney
9 Scott Hogan

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

No. Name
12 Daniel Iversen (GK)
5 Patrick Bauer Yellow Card
16 Andrew Hughes
14 Jordan Storey Yellow Card
18 Ryan Ledson Yellow Card
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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