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'

Lewis Koumas

M. Leonard

54'

T. Iwata

58'

63'

Alfie Devine

Andrija Vukcevic

M. Leonard

63'

63'

Thierry Small

Ali McCann

Tommy Doyle

Lyndon Dykes

70'

Keshi Anderson

E. Cashin

70'

72'

M. Osmajić

Daniel Jebbison

83'

Lewis Dobbin

A. Hughes

Jay 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

Jordan Storey

#14Jordan Storey

Ben Whiteman

#4Ben Whiteman

H. Armstrong

#5H. Armstrong

Ali McCann

#8Ali 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'
Jordan Storey #14
Ben Whiteman #4
H. Armstrong #5
Ali McCann #8	63'
Andrija Vukcevic #3	63'
Oddel Offiah #42
Michael Smith #24	10'
Daniel Jebbison #9	72'

Will not play

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Jamal

Jamal Piaras Lewis

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Out for season

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Early May 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 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

Jordan Storey

#14Jordan Storey

Ben Whiteman

#4Ben Whiteman

H. Armstrong

#5H. Armstrong

Ali McCann

#8Ali 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'
Jordan Storey #14
Ben Whiteman #4
H. Armstrong #5
Ali McCann #8	63'
Andrija Vukcevic #3	63'
Oddel Offiah #42
Michael Smith #24	10'
Daniel Jebbison #9	72'

Will not play

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Jamal

Jamal Piaras Lewis

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Out for season

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Early May 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 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

Lewis Koumas

#30Lewis Koumas

Keshi Anderson

#14Keshi Anderson

Jay Stansfield

#28Jay 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'
Lewis Koumas #30	54'
Keshi Anderson #14	92' 70'
Jay Stansfield #28	85'

Will not play

Kyogo

Kyogo Furuhashi

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Out for season

Lee David

Lee David Buchanan

Defender

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	43	25	11	7	85:43	+42	86	WWDDD
2	Ipswich Town	42	21	13	8	73:44	+29	76	DWWLD
3	Millwall	43	22	10	11	58:47	+11	76	DWLDW
4	Southampton	43	21	12	10	75:51	+24	75	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	43	20	13	10	64:44	+20	73	DLDLD
6	Hull City	43	20	9	14	65:61	+4	69	WDDLD
7	Wrexham AFC	43	18	13	12	65:60	+5	67	WDLLW
8	Derby County	43	19	9	15	62:53	+9	66	WLWLW
9	Norwich City	43	18	7	18	59:52	+7	61	WDWLW
10	Bristol City	43	16	10	17	54:55	-1	58	LWWDL
11	Queens Park Rangers	43	16	10	17	58:65	-7	58	WWDDL
12	Sheffield Utd	43	17	6	20	61:59	+2	57	LDLWW
13	Birmingham City	43	15	12	16	52:53	-1	57	LLLWD
14	Watford	43	14	15	14	52:53	-1	57	DLDLL
15	Swansea City	43	16	9	18	51:56	-5	57	LDDWL
16	Preston North End	43	14	15	14	50:55	-5	57	WDDWL
17	Stoke City	43	15	10	18	49:48	+1	55	LWLDL
18	Portsmouth	43	13	12	18	44:57	-13	51	DDWWW
19	Charlton Athletic	43	12	14	17	40:52	-12	50	LLDLD
20	West Brom	43	12	13	18	44:56	-12	49	WDDDW
21	Blackburn Rovers	44	12	13	19	39:54	-15	49	WDDLD
22	Oxford United	43	10	14	19	41:55	-14	44	LDDWL
23	Leicester	43	11	14	18	54:65	-11	41	DDDLL
24	Sheffield Wed	43	1	12	30	26:83	-57	-3	LLDDD

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.