Preston North End vs Birmingham City

Championship

Preston

4-4-3

0-1

Final

Birmingham

4-3-4

Deepdale

Match pulse

PNEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

62%Possession38%

17Shots9

6On target2

9Corners3

0Saves5

8Fouls14

10'Michael SmithPNE12'Bright Osayi-SamuelBIR58'Tomoki IwataBIR63'Marc LeonardBIR90'+2'Keshi AndersonBIR90'+5'Paik Seung-HoBIR90'+5'Thierry SmallPNE

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