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Birmingham City vs Preston North End

FA Cup
Birmingham
4-5-1
4-0
Final
Preston
1-1-8
St. Andrew's Stadium

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTPNE
76%Possession24%
19Shots6
7On target1
6Corners3
1Saves3
9Fouls13
47'Stanley MillsPNE50'Liam MillarBIR56'Stanley MillsPNE
Team1H2HT
BIR314
PNE000

Who won: Birmingham 4-0

Birmingham City beat Preston North End 4-0 on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at St. Andrew's Stadium. Goals for Birmingham: Liam Millar (34'), August Priske (45'+2', 45'+4') and Demarai Gray (76').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.5August PriskeF
  2. 27.4James BeadleG
  3. 37.4Alex CochraneLB
  4. 47.0Jay StansfieldAM
  5. 57.0Liam MillarAM-L
  6. 66.9Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
  7. 76.9Patrick RobertsAM-R
  8. 86.8Phil NeumannCD-R
  9. 96.7Demarai GraySUB
  10. 106.6Max BirdSUB
  11. 116.5Christoph KlarerCD-L
  12. 126.3Tomoki IwataRM

Team stats

BIRPNE
9Fouls13
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards1
3Offsides2
6Corner Kicks3
1Saves3
76Possession24
19SHOTS6
7ON GOAL1
0.4On Target %0.2
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
580Accurate Passes130
663Passes201
0.9Pass Completion %0.6
12Accurate Crosses4
32Crosses16
0.4Cross %0.3
50Long Balls52
23Accurate Long Balls16
0.5Long Balls %0.3
9Blocked Shots2
13Effective Tackles12
16Tackles16
0.8Tackle %0.8
3Interceptions10
20Effective Clearances37
20Clearances37

Player of the game

August Priske

BIR · 2 G

8.5

Deserved to win

76%
BIR · 2.31 xG
16%
Draw
8%
PNE · 0.70 xG

Birmingham created better chances: they win this game 76% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Birmingham City 4, Preston North End 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Birmingham City 4, Preston North End 0.
  3. 90'+3'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

    B. Osayi-Samuel

  4. 90'+3'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Max Bird (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Klarer.

    M. Bird

  5. 90'+3'BIR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.

  6. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).

  8. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  9. 90'

    Shot hit woodwork

    Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Carlos Vicente following a corner.

  10. 90'BIR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.

  11. 90'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.

    C. Klarer

  12. 90'BIR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.

  13. 89'

    Free kick won

    Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. 86'

    Offside

    Offside, Birmingham City. August Priske is caught offside.

  15. 85'

    Free kick won

    Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  16. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Stansfield

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Jay Stansfield.

    M. Ducksch

  17. 81'

    Free kick won

    Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  18. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).

  19. 80'

    Offside

    Offside, Preston North End. Jordan Storey is caught offside.

  20. 79'

    Foul

    Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).

  21. 79'BIR

    Free kick won

    Andrew Moran (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  22. GOAL76'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    D. Gray · ast M. Bird

    Goal! Birmingham City 4, Preston North End 0. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Bird.

    BIR 4 - 0 PNE
  23. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Iwata

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Tomoki Iwata.

    T. Gardner-Hickman

  24. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Roberts

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Carlos Vicente replaces Patrick Roberts.

    C. Vicente

  25. 74'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Max Bird (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.

Leaders

BIRPNE
Total Shots
August Priske
4
Thierry Small
1
Accurate Passes
Alex Cochrane
79
Leo Leroy
21
Defensive Interventions
Christoph Klarer
18
Jordan Storey
20
Saves
James Beadle
1
Daniel Iversen
3

Season seriesBIR leads series 3-2