Preston North End vs Birmingham City
Match pulse
PNEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 PNE | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 BIR | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Birmingham 1-0
Birmingham City beat Preston North End 1-0 on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at Deepdale. Goals for Birmingham: Phil Neumann (33').
Play by play
- Match ends, Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1.
- Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1.
- 90'+5'
Yellow card
Thierry Small (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
T. Small
- 90'+5'
Yellow card
Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
P. Seung-Ho
- 90'+2'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2'
Yellow card
Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
K. Anderson
- 90'+2'
Delay in match because of an injury James Beadle (Birmingham City).
- 90'+1'
Free kick won
Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
- 90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 89'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
T. Iwata
- 88'
Foul
Foul by Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End).
- 88'
Free kick won
Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
M. Smith
- 86'
Attempt saved. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Daniel Iversen.
- 85'Sub
Subbed on for J. Stansfield
Substitution, Birmingham City. Alfons Sampsted replaces Jay Stansfield.
A. Sampsted
- 83'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Michael Smith (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
M. Smith
- 83'Sub
Subbed on for A. Hughes
Substitution, Preston North End. Lewis Dobbin replaces Andrew Hughes.
L. Dobbin
- 83'
Free kick won
Michael Smith (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83'
Foul
Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
- 79'
Corner awarded
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
- 78'PNE
Corner awarded
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tomoki Iwata.
- 78'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Thierry Small (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
T. Small
- 77'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
D. Gray
- 76'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Preston North End) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
M. Smith
Leaders
PNEBIR 
