Birmingham City vs Preston North End

Championship

Birmingham

6-8-11

0-1

Final

Preston

11-2-12

St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'PNE

56%Possession45%

14Shots6

2On target2

5Corners3

1Saves2

9Fouls8

22'George FriendBIR90'Gary GardnerBIR

Team	1H	2H	T
BIR	0	0	0
PNE	0	1	1

Who won: Preston 1-0

Preston North End beat Birmingham City 1-0 on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park. Goals for Preston: Scott Sinclair (61').

Play by play

Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 1.
Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 1.
90'+6'
Foul
Foul by Mikel San José (Birmingham City).
90'+6'
Free kick won
Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
90'+5'
Free kick won
Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
90'+2'
Free kick won
Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
90'
Yellow card
Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
G. Gardner
89'
Offside
Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
87'
Free kick won
Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
Foul
Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
86'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Molumby
Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Jayson Molumby because of an injury.
D. Johnson
85'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Leko.
82'
Foul
Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
82'
Free kick won
Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Mikel San José (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
M. San José
81'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Mikel San José (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
M. San José
81'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alen Halilovic following a corner.
81'BIR
Corner awarded
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.
77'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Sinclair
Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Scott Sinclair.
T. Barkhuizen
77'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alan Browne following a corner.
B. Potts
76'
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Mikel San José.
73'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Bela
Substitution, Birmingham City. Alen Halilovic replaces Jérémie Bela.
A. Halilovic