Birmingham vs Preston

Championship · Apr 22, 2026 · 18:45

Final score: Birmingham 2–1 Preston

Standings

• Birmingham: #10 · 64 Pts · 46 P (17W 13D 16L)
• Preston: #14 · 60 Pts · 46 P (15W 15D 16L)

Recent form

Birmingham

• D Apr 18, 2026: Hull City 1–1 Birmingham
• W Apr 12, 2026: Birmingham 2–0 Wrexham
• L Apr 6, 2026: Ipswich 2–1 Birmingham
• L Apr 3, 2026: Birmingham 0–1 Blackburn
• L Mar 21, 2026: Derby 1–0 Birmingham

Preston

• L Apr 18, 2026: Preston 0–2 West Brom
• W Apr 11, 2026: Charlton 1–2 Preston
• D Apr 6, 2026: Preston 1–1 QPR
• D Apr 3, 2026: Leicester 2–2 Preston
• W Mar 20, 2026: Preston 3–1 Stoke City

Head-to-head

• 2026-04-22T18:45:00+00:00: Birmingham 2–1 Preston
• 2025-10-21T18:45:00+00:00: Preston 0–1 Birmingham
• 2024-04-01T14:00:00+00:00: Birmingham 1–0 Preston
• 2023-09-19T18:45:00+00:00: Preston 2–1 Birmingham
• 2023-01-21T15:00:00+00:00: Birmingham 1–2 Preston

Match events

• 10' Goal Normal Goal — J. Stansfield (Birmingham) (assists: I. Osman)
• 16' Goal Normal Goal — I. Osman (Birmingham)
• 25' Goal Normal Goal — A. Hughes (Preston)
• 37' subst Substitution 1 — I. Osman (Birmingham) (assists: D. Gray)
• 45'+2 Card Yellow Card — Andrija Vukcevic (Preston)
• 65' subst Substitution 2 — E. Laird (Birmingham) (assists: B. Osayi-Samuel)
• 65' subst Substitution 1 — B. Potts (Preston) (assists: A. Moran)
• 72' Card Yellow Card — Andrew Moran (Preston)
• 72' subst Substitution 3 — J. Stansfield (Birmingham) (assists: J. E. Solis Romero)
• 73' subst Substitution 2 — P. Valentin (Preston) (assists: T. Small)
• 73' subst Substitution 3 — M. Osmajic (Preston) (assists: D. Jebbison)
• 78' subst Substitution 4 — A. Vukcevic (Preston) (assists: R. Brady)
• 84' subst Substitution 5 — L. Dobbin (Preston) (assists: M. Smith)

Match statistics

• Shots on Goal: 5 — 6
• Shots off Goal: 3 — 7
• Total Shots: 18 — 16
• Blocked Shots: 10 — 3
• Shots insidebox: 12 — 11
• Shots outsidebox: 6 — 5
• Fouls: 11 — 9
• Corner Kicks: 3 — 3
• Offsides: 5 — 2
• Ball Possession: 50% — 50%
• Yellow Cards: 0 — 2
• Red Cards: – — –
• Goalkeeper Saves: 4 — 3
• Total passes: 316 — 310
• Passes accurate: 210 — 190
• Passes %: 66% — 61%
• expected_goals: 1.95 — 2.37
• goals_prevented: -0.49 — -0.49

Injuries

Birmingham

• L. Buchanan — Knee Injury (Missing Fixture)
• K. Furuhashi — Inactive (Missing Fixture)
• L. Buchanan — Knee Injury (Missing Fixture)
• K. Furuhashi — Inactive (Missing Fixture)

Preston

• C. Lang — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)
• A. McCann — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• B. Whiteman — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• C. Lang — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)
• A. McCann — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• B. Whiteman — Injury (Missing Fixture)