2 BIR
Birmingham
1 PRE
Preston
BIR 2
1 PRE

Birmingham - Preston

Result

Birmingham
2-1
Preston
1H
Jay Stansfield 10'
Ibrahim Osman 16'
Andrew Hughes 25'

Match Events

Second Half 2 - 1

Fifth Substitution
84'
Fourth Substitution
78'
Third Substitution
73'
Second Substitution
73'
Third Substitution
72'
Yellow Card
72'
Yellow Card
Second Substitution
65'
First Substitution
65'

First Half 2 - 1

Yellow Card
45+2'
First Substitution
37'
Goal
25'
Goal
16'
Goal
10'

Match Statistics

Ball Possession

51%
49%

Total Shots

18
16

Shots on Goal

5
6

Corners

3
3

Expected Goals (xG)

1.95
2.11

Match Information

Information Value
League Championship
Season Championship 2025/26
Round Round 44
Date April 22, 2026
Time 19:45
Venue St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Result 2 - 1

Lineups

Birmingham
England
James Beadle
25. J. Beadle
Ethan Laird
2. E. Laird
Phil Neumann
5. P. Neumann
C. Klarer
4. C. Klarer
Kai Wagner
31. K. Wagner
Japan
Tomoki Iwata
24. T. Iwata
Paik Seung-Ho
8. P. Seung-Ho
C. Vicente
23. C. Vicente
England
Jay Stansfield
28. J. Stansfield
Ibrahim Osman
17. I. Osman
Denmark
August Priske
29. A. Priske
L. Dobbin
17. L. Dobbin
Milutin Osmajić
28. M. Osmajić
Andrija Vukčević
3. A. Vukčević
A. Devine
21. A. Devine
Jordan Thompson
15. J. Thompson
Brad Potts
44. B. Potts
Pol Valentín
2. P. Valentín
Andrew Hughes
16. A. Hughes
Liam Lindsay
6. L. Lindsay
Odeluga Offiah
42. O. Offiah
Daniel Iversen
1. D. Iversen
Preston

Form before the match

Previous Fixtures

Championship 2025/26
Championship 2025/26

October 21, 2025

FT
0
1
Preston
Preston
Birmingham
Birmingham

Championship 2023/24
Championship 2023/24

April 1, 2024

FT
1
0
Birmingham
Birmingham
Preston
Preston

September 19, 2023

FT
2
1
Preston
Preston
Birmingham
Birmingham

Championship

Team P GD Pts

Promotion

1
Coventry
Coventry 		46 52 95
2
Ipswich
Ipswich 		46 33 84

Promotion Playoffs

3
Millwall
Millwall 		46 15 83
4
Southampton
Southampton 		46 26 80
5
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough 		46 25 80
6
Hull City
Hull City 		46 4 73
7
Wrexham
Wrexham 		46 4 71
8
Derby
Derby 		46 8 69
9
Norwich
Norwich 		46 7 65
10
Birmingham
Birmingham 		46 1 64
11
Swansea
Swansea 		46 -2 64
12
Bristol City
Bristol City 		46 0 62
13
Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd 		46 0 60
14
Preston
Preston 		46 -7 60
15
QPR
QPR 		46 -12 58
16
Watford
Watford 		46 -12 57
17
Stoke City
Stoke City 		46 -5 55
18
Portsmouth
Portsmouth 		46 -15 55
19
Charlton
Charlton 		46 -14 53
20
Blackburn
Blackburn 		46 -14 52
21
West Brom
West Brom 		46 -10 51

Relegation

22
Oxford United
Oxford United 		46 -14 47
23
Leicester
Leicester 		46 -10 46
24
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday 		46 -60 0