Preston vs Birmingham 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

Preston North End

51': Krystian Bielik (OG)
67': Milutin Osmajic

FT
2 - 1

Birmingham City

46': Jay Stansfield

Introduction

Preston North End are hosting Birmingham City at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 0.
46': Goal! Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
48': Jack Whatmough (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Own Goal by Krystian Bielik, Birmingham City. Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 1.
51': Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Ali McCann.
52': Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes replaces Jack Whatmough.
67': Goal! Preston North End 2, Birmingham City 1. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Browne with a through ball.
68': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
68': Substitution, Preston North End. Benjamin Whiteman replaces Ryan Ledson.
71': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Ivan Sunjic.
72': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Milutin Osmajic because of an injury.
82': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Keshi Anderson.
88': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Oliver Burke because of an injury.
88': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Krystian Bielik.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Birmingham City 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 15,838

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

Full Table

Statistics

BIR		PNE
13	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	3
59.3	Possession	40.7
16	SHOTS	10
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
310	Accurate Passes	170
414	Passes	281
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
2	Accurate Crosses	4
22	Crosses	21
0.1	Cross %	0.2
70	Long Balls	74
32	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
7	Blocked Shots	5
11	Effective Tackles	15
19	Tackles	24
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	13
17	Effective Clearances	29
17	Clearances	29

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Freddie Woodman (GK)
26	Jack Whatmough
6	Liam Lindsay
14	Jordan Storey
18	Ryan Ledson
13	Alistair McCann
23	Liam Millar
44	Brad Potts
28	Milutin Osmajic
8	Alan Browne
25	Duane Holmes

Substitutes:

Greg Cunningham, Layton Stewart, David Cornell, Robbie Brady, Mads Frökjaer, Benjamin Whiteman, Ben Woodburn, Kian Best, Andrew Hughes.

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	John Ruddy (GK)
26	Kevin Long
5	Dion Sanderson
23	Emmanuel Longelo
12	Cody Drameh
11	Koji Miyoshi
6	Krystian Bielik
34	Ivan Sunjic
28	Jay Stansfield
14	Keshi Anderson
45	Oliver Burke