Preston vs Birmingham 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 31': Goal! Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 0. Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Browne following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 56': Teden Mengi (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Brad Potts.
- 71': Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
- 72': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ryan Woods replaces Ivan Sunjic.
- 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham replaces Jérémie Bela.
- 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Onel Hernández.
- 86': Goal! Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 1. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Woods with a cross.
- 87': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces Ched Evans.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Birmingham City 1.
Game Information
Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 12,821
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
 BIR |
PNE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 45.4 | Possession | 54.6 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 206 | Accurate Passes | 257 |
| 296 | Passes | 361 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 21 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 28 | Clearances | 19 |
Preston North End (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
| 5 | Patrick Bauer |
| 16 | Andrew Hughes |
| 2 | Sepp van den Berg |
| 4 | Benjamin Whiteman  |
| 8 | Alan Browne |
| 11 | Daniel Johnson |
| 3 | Greg Cunningham |
| 44 | Brad Potts |
| 9 | Ched Evans |
| 19 | Emil Riis Jakobsen |
Birmingham City (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 3 | Kristian Pedersen |
| 18 | Teden Mengi |
| 34 | Ivan Sunjic |
| 20 | Gary Gardner |
| 19 | Jordan James |
| 11 | Jérémie Bela |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
| 25 | Onel Hernández |
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