Birmingham City vs Preston North End
Match pulse
BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'PNE 
50%Possession50%
18Shots16
5On target6
3Corners3
4Saves3
11Fouls9
45'+2'Andrija VukcevicPNE72'Andy MoranPNE
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 BIR | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 PNE | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Birmingham 2-1
Birmingham City beat Preston North End 2-1 on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at St. Andrew's Stadium. Goals for Birmingham: Jay Stansfield (10') and Ibrahim Osman (16'). Goals for Preston: Andrew Hughes (25').
| Lineup (4-2-3-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| James BeadleG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christoph KlarerCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil NeumannCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai WagnerLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan LairdRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay StansfieldAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paik Seung-HoLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomoki IwataRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August PriskeF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibrahim OsmanAM-L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos VicenteAM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Ryan Allsop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Ducksch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Cochrane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Doyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhon Solis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarai Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
