Birmingham vs Preston

Final score: Birmingham 2-1 Preston in the Championship, April 22, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 5 wins for Birmingham, 2 draws, 3 wins for Preston.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 44
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham
Form: DLWDD Birmingham
: LLLWL Preston

10' J. Stansfield · I. Osman 1-0
16' I. Osman 2-0
25' 2-1 A. Hughes
37' ▲ D. Gray ▼ I. Osman
45'+2 Andrija Vukcevic
HT2-1
65' ▲ B. Osayi-Samuel ▼ E. Laird
65' ▲ A. Moran ▼ B. Potts
72' Andrew Moran
72' ▲ J. E. Solis Romero ▼ J. Stansfield
73' ▲ T. Small ▼ P. Valentin
73' ▲ D. Jebbison ▼ M. Osmajic
78' ▲ R. Brady ▼ A. Vukcevic
84' ▲ M. Smith ▼ L. Dobbin
FT2-1

Line-ups

Birmingham Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Chris Davies

25J. Beadle 7.0
2E. Laird ▼ 65' 7.7
5P. Neumann 7.0
4C. Klarer 6.9
31K. Wagner 7.0
24T. Iwata 6.7
8Paik Seung-Ho 7.2
23C. Vicente 6.9
28J. Stansfield ⚽ ▼ 72' 7.3
17I. Osman ⚽ ⇢ ▼ 37' 8.2
29A. Priske 6.0

Substitutes 9

21R. Allsop
10D. Gray ▲ 37' 6.3
7T. Doyle
6J. Robinson
33M. Ducksch
16P. Roberts
26B. Osayi-Samuel ▲ 65' 6.9
20A. Cochrane
14J. E. Solis Romero ▲ 72' 6.9

Preston Formation: 3-5-2 · Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

1D. Iversen 7.0
42O. Offiah 6.9
6L. Lindsay 7.0
16A. Hughes ⚽ 8.3
2P. Valentin ▼ 73' 6.5
44B. Potts ▼ 65' 6.7
15J. Thompson 7.2
21A. Devine 6.9
3A. Vukcevic ▼ 78' 6.5
28M. Osmajic ▼ 73' 5.9
17L. Dobbin ▼ 84' 6.7

Substitutes 9

13D. Cornell
12J. Walton
11R. Brady ▲ 78' 6.9
23A. Moran ▲ 65' 6.9
24M. Smith ▲ 84' 6.9
14J. Storey
26T. Small ▲ 73' 6.7
9D. Jebbison ▲ 73' 6.2
22M. Lukovic

Statistics

00⚑3

⚑320

50%Possession50%

18Shots16

5Shots on target6

3Shots off target7

12Shots inside box11

6Shots outside box5

10Blocked shots3

3Corners3

5Offsides2

11Fouls9

0Yellow cards2

4Saves3

-0.49Goals prevented-0.49

316Passes310

210Accurate passes190

66%Pass accuracy61%

1.95Expected goals (xG)2.37

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0