Football› Championship› Round 11› Preston North End vs Birmingham City

Preston North End vs Birmingham City — result, stats & head-to-head, 21 Oct 2025

Preston North End vs Birmingham CityChampionship · Round 11 · Deepdale0–1
Matches
Preston North End 0–1 Full time Birmingham City

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Birmingham City2 out
Marvin DuckschInjurysince 4 Mar · 57 matches missed Ethan Laird Injurysince 3 Mar · 74 matches missed

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 33'
    Phil Neumann · 0–1assist: Alex Cochrane
Show all 17 events (+16 subs & bookings)
  1. 10'
    Michael Smithyellow card
  2. 12'
    Bright Osayi-Samuelyellow card
  3. 33'
    Phil Neumann · 0–1assist: Alex Cochrane
  4. 54'
    Lewis Koumas ↑ Demarai Gray ↓substitution
  5. 54'
    Bright Osayi-Samuel ↑ Marc Leonard ↓substitution
  6. 58'
    Tomoki Iwatayellow card
  7. 63'
    Alistair Edward McCann ↑ Thierry Small ↓substitution
  8. 63'
    Marc Leonardyellow card
  9. 63'
    Andrija Vukcevic ↑ Alfie Devine ↓substitution
  10. 70'
    Keshi Anderson ↑ Eiran Cashin ↓substitution
  11. 70'
    Tommy Doyle ↑ Lyndon Dykes ↓substitution
  12. 72'
    Daniel Jebbison ↑ Milutin Osmajic ↓substitution
  13. 83'
    Andrew Hughes ↑ Lewis Dobbin ↓substitution
  14. 85'
    Jay Stansfield ↑ Alfons Sampsted ↓substitution
  15. 90+2'
    Keshi Andersonyellow card
  16. 90+5'
    Seung-ho Paikyellow card
  17. 90+5'
    Thierry Smallyellow card

Preston North End left · Birmingham City right

Periods

Preston North End
1st half0
2nd half0
Extra time0
Birmingham City
1st half1
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

18Shots9
7Shots on target2
9Corners3
8Fouls14
16Tackles16
2Yellow cards5

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
11Round
Tue 21 Oct · 18:45 UTCKickoff
DeepdaleVenue
23,408Capacity
16,857 (72% full)Attendance
Lewis SmithReferee
13°C · light rainWeather

Possession

Possession
62% · 38%
Duels won
61% · 39%
Pass accuracy
82% · 72%

Breakdown

Shooting
13Shots inside box6
4Shots outside box3
3Shots blocked2
0Hit woodwork1
2Big chances created2
2Big chances missed1
Passing
455Passes291
46Crosses16
10Accurate crosses5
59Long passes67
34Accurate long passes17
Defence
9Interceptions3
0Keeper saves5
Duels & dribbles
71Duels won47
8Dribble attempts12
4Successful dribbles4

Goalscorers

Lewis Dobbin 10Preston North End

Bench

Preston North End · bench

6LindsayDF
10JensenMF
12WaltonGK
17Dobbin6.6↑ 83'
20CarrollMF
21Devine6.6↑ 63'
22ÞórðarsonMF
26Small6.8↑ 63'
28Osmajić6.3↑ 72'

Birmingham City · bench

9FuruhashiFW
10Gray6.5↑ 54'
12Leonard6.6↑ 54'
17Dykes6.5↑ 70'
21AllsopGK
23Sampsted6.4↑ 85'
27FujimotoMF
41Cashin6.8↑ 70'
42IsicheiMF

Managers

P
C

Previous meetings

In 1 recorded meeting, Preston North End have won 0 and Birmingham City 1 — 0 ended level.

2026 · ChampionshipBirmingham City vs Preston North End 2–1

Recent form

Preston North End WDDWL
Birmingham City WLDDL

Championship

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Coventry City46281179745+5295
2Ipswich Town46231588047+3384
3Millwall462411116449+1583
4Southampton462214108256+2680
5Middlesbrough462214107247+2580
6Hull City462110157066+473
7Wrexham461914136965+471
8Derby County46209176759+869
9Norwich City46198196356+765
10Birmingham City461713165756+164
11Swansea City461810185759-264
12Bristol City461711185959062
13Sheffield United46186226666060
14Preston North End461515165562-760
15Queens Park Rangers461610206173-1258
16Watford461415175365-1257
17Stoke City461510215156-555
18Portsmouth461413194964-1555
19Charlton Athletic461314194458-1453
20Blackburn Rovers461313204256-1452
21West Bromwich Albion461314194858-1051
22Oxford United461114214559-1447
23Leicester City461216185868-1046
24Sheffield Wednesday46212322989-600

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
14
Preston North End
WDDWL
 6.97 60
10
Birmingham City
WLDDL
 6.84 64
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Preston North EndWDDWL
Birmingham CityWLDDL
Match stats
62Possession38
18Shots9
7On target2
9Corners3
2Yellow cards5