English League Championship

Preston North End vs Birmingham City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
    FT
    0 - 1
    Birmingham City
    • 16': Maxime Colin

    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 blocked. Troy Parrott (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Riis.
    • 2': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
    • 4': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
    • 4': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Browne.
    • 5': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by John Ruddy.
    • 6': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 6': Troy Parrott (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
    • 8': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 8': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Offside, Preston North End. Jordan Storey tries a through ball, but Brad Potts is caught offside.
    • 11': Foul by Alistair McCann (Preston North End).
    • 11': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
    • 14': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
    • 16': Goal! Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross.
    • 19': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
    • 20': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
    • 23': Foul by Robbie Brady (Preston North End).
    • 23': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Robbie Brady (Preston North End).
    • 24': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
    • 25': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 30': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 30': Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
    • 35': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 36': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
    • 41': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 42': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 42': Troy Parrott (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Offside, Preston North End. Alistair McCann tries a through ball, but Troy Parrott is caught offside.
    • 44': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
    • 45'+3': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
    • 45'+3': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 47': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 49': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
    • 49': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 52': Foul by Troy Parrott (Preston North End).
    • 52': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Tahith Chong.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Robbie Brady (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alistair McCann.
    • 58': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by John Ruddy.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Alistair McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman following a corner.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 61': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 61': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Substitution, Preston North End. Álvaro Fernández replaces Brad Potts.
    • 62': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 65': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Foul by Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End).
    • 65': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 68': Foul by Robbie Brady (Preston North End).
    • 68': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 73': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Krystian Bielik.
    • 73': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
    • 73': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Alan Browne.
    • 76': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 79': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 79': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ched Evans.
    • 81': Substitution, Preston North End. Mikey O'Neill replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 82': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Troy Parrott.
    • 82': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Alistair McCann.
    • 83': Ched Evans (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
    • 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham replaces Juninho Bacuna.
    • 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Scott Hogan.
    • 88': Foul by Robbie Brady (Preston North End).
    • 88': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jordan Graham.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. George Hall (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
    • 90'+4': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+5': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+5': Jordan James (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 14
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 2
    37 Possession 63
    8 SHOTS 10
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    181 Accurate Passes 363
    277 Passes 474
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 6
    18 Crosses 26
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    57 Long Balls 75
    13 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    4 Effective Tackles 12
    8 Tackles 20
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 7
    29 Effective Clearances 12
    29 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Deepdale
    Location: Preston, England
    Attendance: 16,098

    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 (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    6 Liam Lindsay
    3 Greg Cunningham
    14 Jordan Storey
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    8 Alan Browne
    13 Alistair McCann
    11 Robbie Brady
    44 Brad Potts
    15 Troy Parrott
    19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Álvaro Carreras, Ryan Ledson, Ched Evans, David Cornell, Patrick Bauer, Daniel Johnson, Mikey O'Neill.

    BIR Birmingham City (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK)
    4 Marc Roberts Yellow Card
    5 Auston Trusty
    28 Dion Sanderson
    18 Tahith Chong
    31 Krystian Bielik
    7 Juninho Bacuna
    11 Jordan Graham
    2 Maxime Colin
    9 Scott Hogan Yellow Card
    8 Troy Deeney
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Jordan James, Hannibal Mejbri, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Joshua Williams, George Hall, Neil Etheridge, Jobe Bellingham.

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