Birmingham vs Preston

22 April 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Ben Toner

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

Jay Stansfield 11’
Ibrahim Osman 16’

Andrew Hughes 25’

Match summary

Birmingham beat Preston 2-1. Birmingham led 2-1 at half-time.

Jay Stansfield put Birmingham ahead in the 11th minute, Ibrahim Osman made it 2-0 from a corner in the 16th minute, and Andrew Hughes pulled one back to make it 2-1 from a corner in the 25th minute.

Preston can feel hard done by, creating 2.26 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Birmingham's 1.95 from 18.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%

18 Shots 16

5 Shots on target 6

3 Corners 3

316 Passes 310

66.5% Pass accuracy 61.3%

8 Tackles 13

11 Fouls 9

0 Yellow cards 2

5 Offsides 2

Key events

Birmingham Preston

Kick-off

Jay Stansfield

1-0

10’

Ibrahim OsmanRight foot shot

2-0

16’

25’

Andrew Hughes

2-1

Demarai GrayIbrahim Osman

37’

45’

Andrija Vukčević

Ethan LairdShot on target

45’

Half-time2-1

Jay StansfieldShot on target

46’

Second half underway

55’

Milutin OsmajićShot on target

60’

Brad PottsShot on target

60’

Milutin OsmajićShot on target

65’

Andrew MoranBrad Potts

Bright Osayi-SamuelEthan Laird

65’

69’

Lewis DobbinShot on target

Jhon SolísJay Stansfield

72’

Andrew Moran

73’

Thierry SmallPol Valentín

73’

Daniel JebbisonMilutin Osmajić

78’

Robbie BradyAndrija Vukčević

81’

Daniel JebbisonShot on target

84’

Michael SmithLewis Dobbin

Demarai GrayShot on target

86’

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Birmingham 1.95 xGPreston 2.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Preston attacking Birmingham attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


James Beadle	90′	4	1	32	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Ethan Laird Taken off	65′	1	–	–	4	2	25	–	–	–	–
Phil Neumann	90′	1	–	–	5	4	22	–	–	–	–
Christoph Klarer	90′	–	–	–	7	7	41	1	–	–	–
Kai Wagner	90′	1	–	–	5	4	43	–	–	–	–
Bright Osayi-Samuel Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	1	–	6	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Tomoki Iwata	90′	–	–	34	1	–	2	–	4	2	–	–
Seung Ho Paik	90′	–	–	28	2	–	1	1	8	1	3	–
Carlos Vicente	90′	–	–	19	1	–	–	1	1	–	1	–
Jay Stansfield Taken off	72′	1	–	13	3	–	1	1	4	3	1	–
Ibrahim Osman Taken off	37′	1	–		–	–						–
Demarai Gray Came on as a substitute	53′	–	–	22	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jhon Solís Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	8	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


August Priske	90′	–	–	3	–	0.42	–	–	13	2	17	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Daniel Iversen	90′	3	2	33	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Odeluga Offiah	90′	2	–	–	10	5	25	1	–	–	–
Liam Lindsay	90′	1	1	–	17	16	31	2	–	–	–
Andrew Hughes	90′	–	1	–	10	9	37	3	1	–	–
Pol Valentín Taken off	73′	3	1	–	5	1	21	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Brad Potts Taken off	65′	–	–	7	–	–	1	–	5	–	2	–
Jordan Thompson	90′	–	–	42	2	–	1	–	5	–	2	–
Alfie Devine	90′	–	–	39	3	–	–	1	4	–	–	–
Andrija Vukčević Taken off	78′	–	–	19	2	–	–	–	1	1	–
Andrew Moran Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	12	–	–	3	–	4	1	1
Thierry Small Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Robbie Brady Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	8	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Milutin Osmajić Taken off	73′	–	–	2	2	0.44	–	–	2	2	11	–
Lewis Dobbin Taken off	84′	–	–	3	1	0.08	–	1	3	–	13	–
Daniel Jebbison Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	1	1	0.20	–	1	1	–	4	–
Michael Smith Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	5	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Birmingham win 61% Avg odds 1.53

Draw 22% Avg odds 4.27

Preston win 17% Avg odds 5.65

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Birmingham L L L W D

Preston W D D W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Preston 0-1 Birmingham, 21 Oct 25 Next meeting: Birmingham 4-0 Preston, 13 Oct 26 All Birmingham vs Preston meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.