Preston North End vs Birmingham City

Championship - Regular Season 31 Oct 2020, 15:00
Preston North End
Preston North End
1–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
🏟 Deepdale, Preston 👤 Tony Harrington, England Round 9

Match report

Birmingham City edged past Preston North End 2-1 in the Championship - Regular Season on 31 October 2020.

Birmingham City had 19 shots to Preston North End's 11.

The match was played at Deepdale, Preston, with Tony Harrington, England in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 59% - 41% Shots 11 - 19 On target 6 - 6 Corners 4 - 4 Fouls 17 - 15 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Riley McGree
Birmingham City · 1 goal
8 Mikel San José 1 assist
7 Jayden Stockley 1 goal
7 Gary Gardner 1 goal
7 Declan Rudd 4 saves
Match statistics
11 Shots Total 19
6 Shots On Goal 6
4 Shots Off Goal 7
1 Shots Blocked 6
6 Shots Inside Box 13
5 Shots Outside Box 6
17 Fouls 15
4 Corners 4
2 Offsides 5
59% Ball Possession 41%
1 Yellow Cards 0
4 Saves 5
468 Passes Total 312
359 Passes Accurate 206
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-1-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 4-2-3-1
1 D. Rudd
2 D. Fisher 5 P. Bauer 14 J. Storey 16 A. Hughes
12 P. Gallagher 11 D. Johnson
29 T. Barkhuizen 8 A. Browne 10 J. Harrop
20 J. Stockley
Birmingham City · 3-1-4-2
30 N. Etheridge
4 M. Roberts 19 M. José 12 H. Dean
34 I. Šunjić
25 J. Cogley 18 R. McGree 17 I. Aguayo 3 K. Pedersen
10 L. Jutkiewicz 14 J. Leko
Preston North End
Coach
A. Neil
Substitutes
  • 25 Connor Ripley
  • 15 Joe Rafferty
  • 18 Ryan Ledson
  • 24 Sean Maguire
  • 44 Brad Potts
  • 31 Scott Sinclair
  • 19 Emil Riis
Birmingham City
Coach
Karanka
Substitutes
  • 1 Andrés Prieto
  • 2 Maxime Colin
  • 5 George Friend
  • 20 Gary Gardner
  • 6 Maikel Kieftenbeld
  • 11 Jérémie Bela
  • 9 Scott Hogan
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ Jérémie Bela ↓ Jonathan Leko Birmingham City
  • 62' ↑ Ryan Ledson ↓ Paul Gallagher Preston North End
  • 65' ↑ Joe Rafferty ↓ Darnell Fisher Preston North End
  • 75' ↑ Emil Riis ↓ Jayden Stockley Preston North End
  • 84' ↑ Gary Gardner ↓ Riley McGree Birmingham City
  • 86' ↑ Maxime Colin ↓ Josh Cogley Birmingham City
Cards
  • 87' Daniel Johnson Preston North End
Head-to-head
Preston North End 3 3 draws 3 Birmingham City
2026-04-22 Birmingham vs Preston 0 - 0
2025-10-21 Preston vs Birmingham 0 - 1
2024-04-01 Birmingham City vs Preston North End 1 - 0
2023-09-19 Preston North End vs Birmingham City 2 - 1
2022-01-15 Preston North End vs Birmingham City 1 - 1
2021-09-25 Birmingham City vs Preston North End 0 - 0
Recent form
Preston North End D D D D W
Birmingham City D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston North End vs Birmingham City?
Preston North End lost 1-2 against Birmingham City on 31 October 2020.
Who won Preston North End vs Birmingham City?
Birmingham City won the match 2-1.
Where was Preston North End vs Birmingham City played?
The match was played at Deepdale, Preston.
Who had more possession in Preston North End vs Birmingham City?
Preston North End had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.