Birmingham City vs Preston North End, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
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 Timeline
- 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
 PNE |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 24,511
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 26 | +29 | 53 |
| 2 | Burnley | 26 | +22 | 52 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 26 | +19 | 52 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 26 | +17 | 50 |
Line-Ups
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 5 | Dion Sanderson |
| 44 | Emanuel Aiwu |
| 3 | Lee Buchanan |
| 2 | Ethan Laird  |
| 19 | Jordan James |
| 6 | Krystian Bielik |
| 13 | Paik Seung-Ho |
| 28 | Jay Stansfield |
| 7 | Juninho Bacuna |
| 11 | Koji Miyoshi |
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 |
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