
Birmingham vs Preston 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 39': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0.
- 62': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Scott Hogan.
- 68': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
- 70': Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Murphy replaces Sean Maguire.
- 70': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
- 73': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Daniel Johnson.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Preston North End 0.
Game Information
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 14,925
English League Championship Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+48 | Leeds United | 33 | 72 | 3 |
+24 | Sheffield United | 33 | 70 | 5 |
+34 | Burnley | 34 | 68 | 2 |
+20 | Sunderland | 33 | 62 | 5 |
Statistics
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BIR![]() |
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13 | Fouls | 10 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 0 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
49.7 | Possession | 50.3 |
9 | SHOTS | 6 |
2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
176 | Accurate Passes | 177 |
310 | Passes | 304 |
0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
15 | Crosses | 21 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
76 | Long Balls | 85 |
24 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
16 | Tackles | 16 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
7 | Interceptions | 3 |
20 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
20 | Clearances | 30 |
Birmingham City (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Matija Sarkic (GK) |
12 | Harlee Dean |
5 | George Friend |
21 | Dion Sanderson |
34 | Ivan Sunjic |
6 | Ryan Woods |
7 | Tahith Chong |
11 | Jérémie Bela ![]() |
2 | Maxime Colin |
36 | Troy Deeney |
9 | Scott Hogan |
Preston North End (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
5 | Patrick Bauer ![]() |
16 | Andrew Hughes |
14 | Jordan Storey ![]() |
18 | Ryan Ledson ![]() |
4 | Benjamin Whiteman |
11 | Daniel Johnson |
32 | Joshua Earl |
2 | Sepp van den Berg |
24 | Sean Maguire |
19 | Emil Riis Jakobsen |
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