Preston North End vs Birmingham City

Championship 19 Sep 2023, 18:45
Preston North End
Preston North End
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 D. Whitestone Round 7

Match report

Preston North End edged past Birmingham City 2-1 in the Championship on 19 September 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Birmingham City had 16 shots to Preston North End's 10.

The match was played at Deepdale (Preston), with D. Whitestone in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 41% - 59% Shots 10 - 16 On target 3 - 4 Corners 5 - 2 Fouls 11 - 13 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Alan Browne
Preston North End · 1 assist
8 Milutin Osmajic 1 goal
8 Brad Potts captained the side
8 Koji Miyoshi captained the side
7 Jay Stansfield 1 goal
First half vs second half
Birmingham City came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 6 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–6 2–10
Shots On Goal 1–1 2–3
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 1–0 4–2
Match statistics
10 Shots Total 16
3 Shots On Goal 4
2 Shots Off Goal 5
5 Shots Blocked 7
6 Shots Inside Box 9
4 Shots Outside Box 7
11 Fouls 13
5 Corners 2
0 Offsides 3
41% Ball Possession 59%
2 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 2
283 Passes Total 414
172 Passes Accurate 311
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 3-4-2-1
1 F. Woodman
14 J. Storey 26 J. Whatmough 6 L. Lindsay
44 B. Potts 13 A. McCann 18 R. Ledson 23 L. Millar
25 D. Holmes 8 A. Browne
28 M. Osmajic
Birmingham City · 4-2-3-1
21 J. Ruddy
12 C. Drameh 5 D. Sanderson 26 K. Long 23 E. Longelo
34 I. Sunjic 6 K. Bielik
45 O. Burke 11 K. Miyoshi 14 K. Anderson
28 J. Stansfield
Preston North End
Coach
R. Lowe
Substitutes
  • 11 Robbie Brady
  • 16 Andrew Hughes
  • 4 Benjamin Whiteman
  • 10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
  • 21 David Cornell
  • 3 Greg Cunningham
  • 33 Kian Best
  • 20 Ben Woodburn
  • 17 Layton Stewart
Birmingham City
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 7 Juninho Bacuna
  • 9 Scott Hogan
  • 20 Gary Gardner
  • 19 Jordan James
  • 1 Neil Etheridge
  • 4 Marc Roberts
  • 44 Emanuel Aiwu
  • 27 Brandon Khela
  • 43 Junior Dixon
Substitutions
  • 51' ↑ R. Brady ↓ A. McCann Preston North End
  • 52' ↑ A. Hughes ↓ J. Whatmough Preston North End
  • 68' ↑ B. Whiteman ↓ R. Ledson Preston North End
  • 71' ↑ J. Bacuna ↓ I. Šunjić Birmingham City
  • 77' ↑ M. Frøkjær-Jensen ↓ M. Osmajić Preston North End
  • 82' ↑ S. Hogan ↓ K. Anderson Birmingham City
  • 88' ↑ G. Gardner ↓ K. Bielik Birmingham City
  • 88' ↑ J. James ↓ O. Burke Birmingham City
Cards
  • 48' J. Whatmough Preston North End
  • 68' M. Osmajic Preston North End
  • 72' J. Bacuna Birmingham City
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 won 2-1 against Birmingham City on 19 September 2023.
Who won Preston North End vs Birmingham City?
Preston North End 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?
Birmingham City had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.