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

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Mid 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

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Mid 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

Alexander William

Alexander William Cochrane

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid 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	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-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.