Birmingham vs Preston
Ref: B. TonerSt Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham · 30,009 cap
Match recap
Birmingham beat Preston 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Stansfield and Osman scored for Birmingham; Hughes replied for Preston. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.95 for Birmingham versus 2.37 for Preston. Birmingham sit 10th in the Championship table while Preston are 14th.
First Half
⚽
Stansfield
Assist: Osman
⚽
Osman
25'
⚽
Hughes
⇄
Osman
45+2'
Vukčević
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Laird
65'
⇄
Potts
⇄
Stansfield
72'
Moran
Yellow Card
73'
⇄
Valentín
73'
⇄
Osmajić
78'
⇄
Vukčević
84'
⇄
Dobbin
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BirminghamPreston
9Won
Statistical edge
9–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.95VS2.37
Attack3 · 2 won
18
Shots
16
5
Shots on target
6
12
Shots in the box
11
6
Shots outside box
5
3
Shots off goal
7
3
Corners
3
Possession & Passing3 · 0 won
50%
Possession
50%
316
Total passes
310
210
Accurate passes
190
66%
Pass accuracy
61%
Discipline1 · 2 won
11
Fouls
9
0
Yellow cards
2
5
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
10
Blocked shots
3
-0.49
Goals prevented
-0.49
Birmingham
4-2-3-1
Preston
3-5-2Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2E. LairdD
- 4C. KlarerD
- 5P. NeumannD
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 17I. OsmanM
- 23Carlos VicenteM
- 24T. IwataM
- 25J. BeadleG
- 28J. StansfieldM
- 29A. PriskeF
- 31K. WagnerD
Substitutes
- 6J. RobinsonD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 10D. GrayF
- 14J. SolisM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 20A. CochraneD
- 21R. AllsopG
- 26B. Osayi-SamuelD
- 33M. DuckschF
Preston
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 2Pol ValentínM
- 3A. VukčevićM
- 6L. LindsayD
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 16A. HughesD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 21A. DevineM
- 28M. OsmajićF
- 42O. OffiahD
- 44B. PottsM
Substitutes
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 11R. BradyM
- 12J. WaltonG
- 13D. CornellG
- 14J. StoreyD
- 22M. LukovićF
- 23A. MoranM
- 24M. SmithF
- 26T. SmallD
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Osman | M | 37 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Ethan Laird | D | 65 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jay Stansfield | M | 72 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Neumann | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Wagner | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Carlos Vicente | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomoki Iwata | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| August Priske | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alex Cochrane | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Robinson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Ducksch | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roberts | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Doyle | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | D | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jhon Solís | M | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Demarai Gray | F | 53 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Lindsay(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Alfie Devine | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Brad Potts | M | 65 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Andrija Vukcevic | M | 78 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Pol Valentín | M | 73 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Milutin Osmajić | F | 73 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Miloš Luković | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Storey | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Cornell | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robbie Brady | M | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Andrew Moran | M | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Smith | F | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thierry Small | D | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 17 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |