English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 31': Patrick Bauer
FT
1 - 1
Birmingham City
  • 86': Scott Hogan

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 Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 2': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 2': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Greg Cunningham.
  • 8': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Teden Mengi.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
  • 10': Offside, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz tries a through ball, but Onel Hernández is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 12': Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Gardner with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 15': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 20': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Greg Cunningham with a cross.
  • 22': Offside, Birmingham City. Jérémie Bela tries a through ball, but Onel Hernández is caught offside.
  • 23': Offside, Preston North End. Brad Potts tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
  • 24': Foul by Onel Hernández (Birmingham City).
  • 24': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is high and wide to the right.
  • 29': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
  • 31': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jérémie Bela.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 31': Goal! Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 0. Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Browne following a corner.
  • 33': Offside, Preston North End. Emil Riis Jakobsen tries a through ball, but Ched Evans is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 34': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
  • 38': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 39': Teden Mengi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic.
  • 45': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End).
  • 45': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 0.
  • 46': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 46': Foul by Teden Mengi (Birmingham City).
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
  • 48': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 49': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 52': Offside, Preston North End. Greg Cunningham tries a through ball, but Daniel Johnson is caught offside.
  • 56': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Teden Mengi (Birmingham City).
  • 56': Teden Mengi (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
  • 57': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 58': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Foul by Onel Hernández (Birmingham City).
  • 59': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Bela.
  • 62': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Greg Cunningham with a cross.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
  • 65': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 65': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 69': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 71': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
  • 71': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Brad Potts.
  • 71': Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 72': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 72': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Foul by Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End).
  • 73': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Teden Mengi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Alan Browne.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
  • 80': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
  • 81': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
  • 82': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ryan Woods replaces Ivan Sunjic.
  • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham replaces Jérémie Bela.
  • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Onel Hernández.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Ched Evans (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
  • 86': Goal! Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 1. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Woods with a cross.
  • 87': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces Ched Evans.
  • 88': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jordan James.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen with a cross.
  • 90': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 90': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Woods with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
7 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 1
45.4 Possession 54.6
16 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
206 Accurate Passes 257
296 Passes 361
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 7
21 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.4
60 Long Balls 61
23 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
9 Blocked Shots 8
12 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 16
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 14
28 Effective Clearances 19
28 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 12,821

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Stoke City 3 +6 9
2 Middlesbrough 3 +5 9
3 Coventry City 3 +8 7
4 West Bromwich Albion 3 +2 7
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
12 Daniel Iversen (GK)
5 Patrick Bauer
16 Andrew Hughes
2 Sepp van den Berg
4 Benjamin Whiteman Yellow Card
8 Alan Browne
11 Daniel Johnson
3 Greg Cunningham
44 Brad Potts
9 Ched Evans
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
Preston North End Substitutes:
Connor Ripley, Alistair McCann, Liam Lindsay, Joseph Rafferty, Tom Barkhuizen, Sean Maguire, Scott Sinclair.

BIR Birmingham City (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Neil Etheridge (GK)
4 Marc Roberts
3 Kristian Pedersen
18 Teden Mengi Yellow Card
34 Ivan Sunjic
20 Gary Gardner
19 Jordan James
11 Jérémie Bela
2 Maxime Colin
10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
25 Onel Hernández
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Renedi Musampu, Connal Trueman, Scott Hogan, Ryan Woods, Remi Walker, Jobe Bellingham, Tate Campbell.

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