Preston North End vs Birmingham City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

21 Oct 2025, 20:45

0:1

Finished

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

10'

Michael Smith

B. Osayi-Samuel

12'

P. Neumann(Alex Cochrane)

Goal

33'

2ND HALF

B. Osayi-Samuel

Demarai Gray

54'

L. Koumas

M. Leonard

54'

T. Iwata

58'

63'

Alfie Devine

Andrija Vukcevic

M. Leonard

63'

63'

Thierry Small

A. McCann

Tommy Doyle

Lyndon Dykes

70'

Keshi Anderson

E. Cashin

70'

72'

M. Osmajić

Daniel Jebbison

83'

Lewis Dobbin

A. Hughes

J. Stansfield

A. Sampsted

85'

Keshi Anderson

92'

Seung-Ho Paik

95'

95'

Thierry Small

Match statistics

61%Possession39%

446Passes Attempted290

365Completed Passes212

9Corners3

26Throw-ins25

18Shots On Target9

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

H. Armstrong

#5H. Armstrong

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Andrija Vukcevic

#3Andrija Vukcevic

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

Michael Smith

#24Michael Smith

Daniel Jebbison

#9Daniel Jebbison

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	83'
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4
H. Armstrong #5
A. McCann #8	63'
Andrija Vukcevic #3	63'
Oddel Offiah #42
Michael Smith #24	10'
Daniel Jebbison #9	72'

Will not play

Bradley Michael

Bradley Michael Potts

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

H. Armstrong

#5H. Armstrong

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Andrija Vukcevic

#3Andrija Vukcevic

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

Michael Smith

#24Michael Smith

Daniel Jebbison

#9Daniel Jebbison

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	83'
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4
H. Armstrong #5
A. McCann #8	63'
Andrija Vukcevic #3	63'
Oddel Offiah #42
Michael Smith #24	10'
Daniel Jebbison #9	72'

Will not play

Bradley Michael

Bradley Michael Potts

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Birmingham City

Formation

4-5-1

James Beadle

#25James Beadle

C. Klarer

#4C. Klarer

P. Neumann

#5P. Neumann

Alex Cochrane

#20Alex Cochrane

B. Osayi-Samuel

#26B. Osayi-Samuel

Tommy Doyle

#7Tommy Doyle

T. Iwata

#24T. Iwata

Seung-Ho Paik

#8Seung-Ho Paik

L. Koumas

#30L. Koumas

Keshi Anderson

#14Keshi Anderson

J. Stansfield

#28J. Stansfield

Starting XI

James Beadle #25
C. Klarer #4
P. Neumann #5	⚽33'
Alex Cochrane #20	🎯33'
B. Osayi-Samuel #26	54' 12'
Tommy Doyle #7	70'
T. Iwata #24	58'
Seung-Ho Paik #8	95'
L. Koumas #30	54'
Keshi Anderson #14	92' 70'
J. Stansfield #28	85'

Will not play

Jack

Jack Robinson

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Seung-Ho

Seung-Ho Paik

Midfielder

Shoulder injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Ethan Benjamin

Ethan Benjamin Laird

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Alexander William

Alexander William Cochrane

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Birmingham City

Chris Davies

Head-to-head

27 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

14

Wins

6

Draws

7

Wins

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Championship2024 • 1 match

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Championship2021 • 2 matches

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2020 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	32	18	8	6	66:36	+30	62	WLLDW
2	Middlesbrough	32	18	7	7	50:33	+17	61	WWWWL
3	Millwall	32	16	8	8	41:37	+4	56	LWDWW
4	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
5	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
6	Derby County	32	13	9	10	47:39	+8	48	WDWLW
7	Wrexham AFC	32	12	12	8	46:41	+5	48	DWWLD
8	Preston North End	33	12	12	9	40:37	+3	48	LDWDL
9	Bristol City	32	13	8	11	45:40	+5	47	LWLWD
10	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
11	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
12	Watford	32	11	12	9	41:38	+3	45	DLDLD
13	Queens Park Rangers	32	12	8	12	43:46	-3	44	DLWDL
14	Stoke City	32	12	7	13	34:29	+5	43	LDLDL
15	Sheffield Utd	32	13	3	16	45:45	0	42	WDWLW
16	Swansea City	32	12	6	14	38:39	-1	42	WLWWL
17	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	32	10	9	13	31:41	-10	39	LWDWL
19	Blackburn Rovers	33	10	8	15	31:41	-10	38	LWLWW
20	Portsmouth	31	9	9	13	30:40	-10	36	DWLLW
21	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
22	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	32	1	8	23	19:64	-45	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Lewis Smith

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

Preston North End vs Birmingham City match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Preston North End and Birmingham City. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.