
Birmingham vs Preston 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 10': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 1. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 15': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 2. Alan Browne (Preston North End) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Brady with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Robert Brady (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 2.
- 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Friend replaces Kevin Long.
- 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Tahith Chong.
- 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
- 69': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Liam Delap because of an injury.
- 79': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Preston North End. Troy Parrott replaces Thomas Cannon.
- 83': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Preston North End 2. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxime Colin with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Ben Woodburn because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan Graham replaces Maxime Colin.
- 90'+1': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 16,608
English League Championship Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+65 | Leeds United | 46 | 100 | 4 |
+53 | Burnley | 46 | 100 | 2 |
+27 | Sheffield United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
+14 | Sunderland | 46 | 76 | 12 |
Statistics
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BIR![]() |
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11 | Fouls | 12 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
34.3 | Possession | 65.7 |
8 | SHOTS | 10 |
4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
128 | Accurate Passes | 339 |
246 | Passes | 457 |
0.5 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
13 | Crosses | 32 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
80 | Long Balls | 84 |
29 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
19 | Tackles | 10 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
10 | Interceptions | 3 |
26 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
26 | Clearances | 14 |
Birmingham City (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
26 | Kevin Long |
28 | Dion Sanderson |
5 | Auston Trusty |
2 | Maxime Colin |
31 | Krystian Bielik |
6 | Hannibal Mejbri ![]() |
17 | Reda Khadra |
18 | Tahith Chong ![]() |
9 | Scott Hogan |
8 | Troy Deeney |
Preston North End (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Freddie Woodman (GK) |
6 | Liam Lindsay |
16 | Andrew Hughes |
14 | Jordan Storey |
20 | Ben Woodburn |
13 | Alistair McCann |
18 | Ryan Ledson |
11 | Robbie Brady |
8 | Alan Browne |
28 | Thomas Cannon |
7 | Liam Delap |
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