Birmingham City vs Preston North End

Championship

Birmingham

16-12-16

2-1

Final

Preston

14-15-15

St. Andrew's Stadium

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'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').

Play by play

Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Preston North End 1.
Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Preston North End 1.
90'+5'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Brady.
90'+4'PNE
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Andrew Moran (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
90'+1'
Free kick won
Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
90'+1'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'
Delay in match because of an injury Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
90'
Offside
Offside, Birmingham City. August Priske is caught offside.
89'
Offside
Offside, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay is caught offside.
88'
Foul
Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
88'
Free kick won
Michael Smith (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. August Priske (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vicente.
86'
Free kick
Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
85'
Free kick won
August Priske (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Dobbin
Substitution, Preston North End. Michael Smith replaces Lewis Dobbin.
M. Smith
83'
Offside
Offside, Birmingham City. Tomoki Iwata is caught offside.
82'
Free kick won
Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82'
Foul
Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
82'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho with a headed pass.
81'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross.
80'
Offside
Offside, Birmingham City. Carlos Vicente is caught offside.
78'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Vukcevic
Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Andrija Vukcevic.
R. Brady
77'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Jebbison.
A. Devine