English League Championship

Birmingham City
DLLLW
0-1
Finished
Preston North End
WWLLL
Wednesday, January 20 at 07:45 PMSt. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Summary
First half
- Yellow card for George Friend22'
Second half
- ⇅Lukas Jutkiewicz on, Scott Hogan off (injury)60'
- ⇅Jonathan Leko on, Jon Toral off60'
- 61'⚽Goal by Scott Sinclair
- ⇅Gary Gardner on, Iván Sánchez off73'
- ⇅Alen Halilovic on, Jérémie Bela off73'
- 77'⇅Tom Barkhuizen on, Scott Sinclair off
- 86'⇅Daniel Johnson on, Jayson Molumby off (injury)
- Yellow card for Gary Gardner90'
Statistics
56%Possession45%
14Shots6
2Shots on target2
5Corners3
9Fouls8
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
4Offsides8
1Saves2
221Accurate passes131
342Total passes280
Commentary
Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 1.Show full commentary
- Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 1.
- 90'+8'Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 1.
- 90'+6'Foul by Mikel San José (Birmingham City).
- 90'+6'Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5'Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
- 90'+5'Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4'Attempt missed. Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
- 90'+2'Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
- 90'Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 89'Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
- 87'Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
- 86'Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Jayson Molumby because of an injury.
- 85'Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Leko.
- 82'Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
- 82'Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81'Attempt missed. Mikel San José (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 81'Attempt blocked. Mikel San José (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
- 81'Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alen Halilovic following a corner.
- 81'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.
- 79'Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
- 79'Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77'Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Scott Sinclair.
- 77'Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alan Browne following a corner.
- 76'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Mikel San José.
- 73'Substitution, Birmingham City. Alen Halilovic replaces Jérémie Bela.
- 73'Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Iván Sánchez.
- 71'Foul by Mikel San José (Birmingham City).
- 71'Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69'Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69'Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
- 68'Jayson Molumby (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68'Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
- 67'Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Iván Sánchez from a direct free kick.
- 66'Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66'Foul by Jayson Molumby (Preston North End).
- 64'Attempt saved. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Leko with a cross.
- 61'Goal! Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 1. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
- 60'Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Leko replaces Jon Toral.
- 60'Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Scott Hogan because of an injury.
- 57'Foul by Jon Toral (Birmingham City).
- 57'Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56'Offside, Birmingham City. Maxime Colin tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
- 53'Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53'Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
- 51'Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
- 51'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
- 51'Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 50'Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50'Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
- 49'Brad Potts (Preston North End) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen following a fast break.
- 48'Offside, Preston North End. Ben Davies tries a through ball, but Andrew Hughes is caught offside.
- 48'Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
- 48'Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47'Offside, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes tries a through ball, but Brad Potts is caught offside.
- 47'Offside, Birmingham City. Harlee Dean tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
- 45'Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0.
- 45'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
- 43'Attempt missed. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 42'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Ledson.
- 40'Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 37'Offside, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
- 36'Offside, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
- 34'Attempt missed. George Friend (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross following a corner.
- 33'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Brad Potts.
- 33'Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33'Jon Toral (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33'Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
- 30'Attempt saved. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jon Toral.
- 27'Offside, Birmingham City. Neil Etheridge tries a through ball, but Jérémie Bela is caught offside.
- 26'Jon Toral (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26'Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
- 24'Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 24'Attempt blocked. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Bela.
- 24'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
- 22'George Friend (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22'Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
- 22'Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20'Offside, Preston North End. Alan Browne tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
- 16'Offside, Preston North End. Benjamin Whiteman tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
- 12'Offside, Birmingham City. Jérémie Bela tries a through ball, but Ivan Sunjic is caught offside.
- 8'Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 5'Offside, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
- 1'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Momentum
BirminghamPreston
⚽
153045607590
Top performers
Birmingham
- Iván SánchezShots3
- Mikel San JoséAccurate passes34
- Neil EtheridgeSaves1
Preston
- Brad PottsShots3
- Ryan LedsonAccurate passes18
- Daniel IversenSaves2
Line-ups
Birmingham4-2-3-14-2-3-1Preston
18Ledson
21Molumby
⚽31Sinclair
17Whiteman
9Hogan
34Sunjic
11Bela
23Toral
5Friend
12Dean
Birmingham
- 30Neil EtheridgeG
- 12Harlee DeanCD-L
- 19Mikel San JoséCD-R
- 5George FriendLB
- 2Maxime ColinRB
- 23Jon ToralAM
- 34Ivan SunjicLM
- 6Maikel KieftenbeldRM
- 9Scott HoganF
- 11Jérémie BelaAM-L
- 17Iván SánchezAM-R
Preston
- 22Daniel IversenG
- 6Ben DaviesCD-L
- 23Paul HuntingtonCD-R
- 16Andrew HughesLB
- 8Alan BrowneRB
- 21Jayson MolumbyAM
- 18Ryan LedsonLM
- 17Benjamin WhitemanRM
- 19Emil Riis JakobsenF
- 44Brad PottsAM-L
- 31Scott SinclairAM-R
Head to head
- Oct 31, 20Preston North End1-2Birmingham City
- Jul 18, 20Preston North End2-0Birmingham City
- Sep 21, 19Birmingham City0-1Preston North End
- Mar 16, 19Preston North End1-0Birmingham City
- Dec 01, 18Birmingham City3-0Preston North End
