English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 68': Jay Stansfield
FT
1 - 0
Preston North End

    About

    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

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
    • 14': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 14': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
    • 17': Offside, Preston North End. Robert Brady is caught offside.
    • 19': Foul by Jack Whatmough (Preston North End).
    • 19': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 24': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Buchanan.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Noah Mawene (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Duane Holmes.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 37': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 37': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
    • 41': Will Keane (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Robert Brady (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Will Keane.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 47': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 49': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
    • 50': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
    • 50': Will Keane (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Substitution, Birmingham City. Andre Dozzell replaces Jordan James.
    • 57': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Birmingham City).
    • 57': Will Keane (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 63': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
    • 63': Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Millar replaces Noah Mawene.
    • 68': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Preston North End 0. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi following a fast break.
    • 70': Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
    • 70': Robert Brady (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
    • 74': Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Emil Riis.
    • 74': Substitution, Preston North End. Layton Stewart replaces Will Keane.
    • 79': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 79': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andre Dozzell with a through ball.
    • 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Jay Stansfield.
    • 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Koji Miyoshi.
    • 82': Hand ball by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
    • 82': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 87': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
    • 90': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 90': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic replaces Paik Seung-Ho.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Juninho Bacuna.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Seary replaces Duane Holmes.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Liam Millar (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Woodburn.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Liam Millar (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Robert Brady.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Preston North End 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Preston North End 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    0 Corner Kicks 0
    3 Saves 1
    45.8 Possession 54.2
    4 SHOTS 11
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    214 Accurate Passes 287
    334 Passes 402
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
    2 Accurate Crosses 1
    10 Crosses 6
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    70 Long Balls 53
    27 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    18 Effective Tackles 11
    26 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 10
    19 Effective Clearances 17
    19 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 24,511

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 11 +23 25
    2 Middlesbrough 10 +7 21
    3 Millwall 11 0 20
    4 Bristol City 11 +8 19
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK)
    5 Dion Sanderson
    44 Emanuel Aiwu
    3 Lee Buchanan
    2 Ethan Laird Yellow Card
    19 Jordan James
    6 Krystian Bielik
    13 Paik Seung-Ho
    28 Jay Stansfield
    7 Juninho Bacuna
    11 Koji Miyoshi
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Neil Etheridge, Scott Hogan, Keshi Anderson, Ivan Sunjic, Gary Gardner, Cody Drameh, Andre Dozzell, Siriki Dembele, Tyler Roberts.

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

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    6 Liam Lindsay
    16 Andrew Hughes
    26 Jack Whatmough
    35 Noah Mawene
    13 Alistair McCann
    10 Mads Frökjaer
    11 Robbie Brady
    25 Duane Holmes
    19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    7 Will Keane Yellow Card
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Jordan Storey, Layton Stewart, David Cornell, Ben Woodburn, Josh Seary, Milutin Osmajic, Kian Best, Liam Millar, Greg Cunningham.

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