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Championship · Round 11 · Tuesday, Oct 21 2025

Preston North End
0 · 1
Full time

Birmingham City
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Deepdale, Preston
Events 1 goals · 7 cards · 9 subs
10'
M. Smith
Yellow card
12'
B. Osayi-Samuel
Yellow card
33'
⚽
P. Neumann 0 - 1
assist by A. Cochrane
HT 0 - 1
54'
⇄
↑ D. Gray
↓ L. Koumas
54'
⇄
↑ M. Leonard
↓ B. Osayi-Samuel
58'
T. Iwata
Yellow card
63'
⇄
↑ A. Devine
↓ A. Vukčević
63'
⇄
↑ T. Small
↓ A. McCann
63'
M. Leonard
Yellow card
70'
⇄
↑ L. Dykes
↓ T. Doyle
70'
⇄
↑ E. J. Cashin
↓ K. Anderson
72'
⇄
↑ M. Osmajić
↓ D. Jebbison
83'
⇄
↑ L. Dobbin
↓ A. Hughes
85'
⇄
↑ A. Sampsted
↓ J. Stansfield
90'+5
T. Small
Yellow card
90'+5
S. Paik
Yellow card
Post
K. Anderson
Yellow card
FT 0 - 1
Momentum
0'HTFT
Top stats
62%
Ball possession
38%
1.38
Expected goals (xG)
0.83
17
Total shots
9
2
Big chances
2
Team form
Preston North End 2W · 2D · 1L
@ West Bromwich Albion 1–2
vs Charlton Athletic 2–0
@ Hull City 2–2
vs Bristol City 0–0
@ Derby County 1–0
Birmingham City 1W · 2D · 2L
vs Hull City 2–3
@ Wrexham 1–1
vs Sheffield Wednesday 2–2
@ Coventry City 0–3
vs Swansea City 1–0
Top Players
Preston North End
L. Gibson
D
8.2
B. Whiteman
M
7.8
J. Storey
D
7.5
Birmingham City
P. Neumann
D · ⚽ 1
8.3
A. Cochrane
D · 🅰 1
7.8
C. Klarer
D
7.7
Head to Head
3
Preston North End
2
Draws
5
Birmingham City
Last 10 meetings · 1.1 avg goals
Match Facts
StadiumDeepdale · Preston
Capacity23408
CountryEngland
KickoffTue, Oct 21 2025 · 22:45 UTC
Round11
CompetitionChampionship
Head Coaches
Paul Heckingbottom
Paul Heckingbottom
3-5-2 Mid
Pressing52%
🙏 Cross & Pray🚀 No Midfield Just Vibes💨 Gegenpressing
Chris Davies
Chris Davies
4-2-3-1 High
Pressing55%
🙏 Cross & Pray🔥 High Press💨 Gegenpressing
Preston North End 3-1-4-2
Starting XI
1 D. Iversen
G · 90'
7.0
14 J. Storey
D · 90'
7.5
19 L. Gibson
D · 90'
8.2
16 A. Hughes ↓ 83'
D · 83'
6.8
4 B. Whiteman
M · 90'
7.8
42 O. Offiah
D · 90'
6.9
8 A. McCann ↓ 63'
M · 63'
6.7
5 H. Armstrong
M · 90'
7.3
3 A. Vukčević ↓ 63'
D · 63'
7.2
9 D. Jebbison ↓ 72'
F · 72'
6.7
24 M. Smith
F · 90'
6.0
Substitutes (9)
26 T. Small ↑ 63'
M
7.1
21 A. Devine ↑ 63'
M
6.7
28 M. Osmajić ↑ 72'
F
6.4
17 L. Dobbin ↑ 83'
F
6.5
22 S. T. Þórðarson
M
6 L. Lindsay
D
10 M. Frøkjær-Jensen
M
12 J. Walton
G
20 T. Carrol
M
Birmingham City 4-1-4-1
Starting XI
25 J. Beadle
G · 90'
7.4
26 B. Osayi-Samuel ↓ 54'
D · 54'
6.4
5 P. Neumann ⚽
D · 90'
8.3
4 C. Klarer
D · 90'
7.7
20 A. Cochrane
D · 90'
7.8
7 T. Doyle ↓ 70'
M · 70'
7.1
30 L. Koumas ↓ 54'
F · 54'
6.4
24 T. Iwata
M · 90'
6.5
8 S. Paik
M · 90'
7.0
14 K. Anderson ↓ 70'
M · 70'
6.3
28 J. Stansfield ↓ 85'
F · 85'
6.1
Substitutes (9)
10 D. Gray ↑ 54'
M
6.3
12 M. Leonard ↑ 54'
M
6.8
17 L. Dykes ↑ 70'
F
6.4
41 E. J. Cashin ↑ 70'
D
6.9
23 A. Sampsted ↑ 85'
D
6.6
21 R. Allsop
G
9 K. Furuhashi
F
27 K. Fujimoto
M
42 D. Isichei
M
Match stats Final
Top stats
62%
Ball possession
38%
1.38
Expected goals (xG)
0.83
17
Total shots
9
6
Shots on target
2
2
Big chances
2
373
Accurate passes
211
8
Fouls
14
9
Corners
3
Expected goals
1.38
Total xG
0.83
1.02
xG open play
0.36
0.36
xG set play
0.47
1.38
Non-penalty xG
0.83
0.45
xG on target (xGOT)
0.79
Shots
17
Total shots
9
8
Shots off target
5
6
Shots on target
2
3
Blocked shots
2
0
Hit woodwork
1
13
Shots inside box
6
4
Shots outside box
3
Passes
455
Passes
291
373
Accurate passes
211
34/59 (58%)
Long balls
17/67 (25%)
10/46 (22%)
Crosses
5/16 (31%)
27
Throws
26
32
Touches in opp. box
13
2
Offsides
1
Defense
15
Tackles
16
9
Interceptions
3
3
Blocks
2
21
Clearances
55
0
Keeper saves
5
Duels
60
Duels
40
31/59 (53%)
Ground duels won
28/59 (47%)
40/59 (68%)
Aerial duels won
19/59 (32%)
4/8 (50%)
Successful dribbles
4/12 (33%)
Discipline
2
Yellow cards
5
0
Red cards
0
Shots · 26
13' Blocked
T. Iwata
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
15' Off target
M. Smith
Header · Corner
xG
0.09
xGOT
—
17' Off target
D. Jebbison
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
20' Blocked
J. Stansfield
Right foot · Throw-in
xG
0.07
xGOT
—
24' Off target
A. McCann
Header · Assisted
xG
0.23
xGOT
—
30' Off target
D. Jebbison
Header · Assisted
xG
0.1
xGOT
—
33' Goal
P. Neumann
Header · Set piece
xG
0.32
xGOT
0.79
35' Saved
L. Koumas
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.12
xGOT
—
37' Off target
M. Smith
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
42' Saved
J. Storey
Header · Set piece
xG
0.08
xGOT
0.08
43' Saved
B. Whiteman
Right foot · Free kick
xG
0.04
xGOT
0.18
45'+1 Blocked
B. Whiteman
Right foot · Free kick
xG
0.06
xGOT
—
58' Off target
K. Anderson
Header · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
59' Saved
D. Jebbison
Header · Set piece
xG
0.03
xGOT
0.04
61' Off target
J. Stansfield
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
62' Hit post
T. Iwata
Header · Corner
xG
0.09
xGOT
—
67' Blocked
A. Devine
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.12
xGOT
—
69' Saved
D. Jebbison
Left foot · Counter
xG
0.29
xGOT
—
74' Off target
M. Smith
Header · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
76' Off target
M. Smith
Header · Corner
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
77' Off target
D. Gray
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.05
xGOT
—
78' Blocked
T. Small
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
83' Saved
M. Smith
Right foot · Set piece
xG
0.07
xGOT
0.03
86' Saved
L. Dobbin
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.16
xGOT
0.13
87' Off target
M. Smith
Right foot · Open play
xG
0.01
xGOT
—
89' Off target
T. Iwata
Left foot · Open play
xG
0.11
xGOT
—
Player stats
Preston North End vs Birmingham City · Last 10 meetings
3
Preston North End
2
Draws
5
Birmingham City
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-04-22 Birmingham City 2 – 1 Preston North End
2025-10-21 Preston North End 0 – 1 Birmingham City
2024-04-01 Birmingham City 1 – 0 Preston North End
2023-09-19 Preston North End 2 – 1 Birmingham City
2023-01-21 Birmingham City 1 – 2 Preston North End
2022-09-03 Preston North End 0 – 1 Birmingham City
2022-01-15 Preston North End 1 – 1 Birmingham City
2021-09-25 Birmingham City 0 – 0 Preston North End
2021-01-20 Birmingham City 0 – 1 Preston North End
2020-10-31 Preston North End 1 – 2 Birmingham City
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