Birmingham City vs Preston North End 22/04/2026

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

St. Andrew's Stadium

22 Apr 2026, 20:45

2:1

Finished

Preston North End

Preston North End

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

10'

Goal

Jay Stansfield(I. Osman)

16'

Goal

I. Osman

A. Hughes

Goal

25'

37'

Demarai Gray

37'

Injured

I. Osman

37'

I. Osman

Andrija Vukcevic

47'

2ND HALF

Brad Potts

Andy Moran

65'

65'

B. Osayi-Samuel

Ethan Laird

72'

Jhon Solís

Jay Stansfield

Andy Moran

72'

Thierry Small

73'

Pol Valentín

73'

M. Osmajić

Daniel Jebbison

73'

Andrija Vukcevic

Robbie Brady

78'

Lewis Dobbin

Michael Smith

84'

Match statistics

49%Possession51%

314Passes Attempted306

207Completed Passes188

3Corners3

36Throw-ins27

18Shots On Target18

Line-ups

Birmingham City

Formation

4-2-3-1

James

#25Beadle

Christoph

#4Klarer

Phil

#5Neumann

Kai

#31Wagner

Ethan Benjamin

#2Laird

Seung-Ho

#8Paik

Tomoki

#24Iwata

Jay

#28Stansfield

Ibrahim

#17Osman

Carlos

#23Vicente Robles

August Priske

#29Flyger

Starting XI

James Beadle #25
C. Klarer #4
P. Neumann #5
K. Wagner #31
Ethan Laird #2	65'
Seung-Ho Paik #8
T. Iwata #24
Jay Stansfield #28	72' ⚽10'
I. Osman #17	🎯10' 37' 37' ⚽16'
Carlos Vicente #23
August Priske #29

Substitutes

Ryan Allsop #21
Alex Cochrane #20
B. Osayi-Samuel #26	65'
Jack Robinson #6
Tommy Doyle #7
Jhon Solís #14	72'
M. Ducksch #33
Demarai Gray #10	37'
Patrick Roberts #16

Will not play

Kyogo

Kyogo Furuhashi

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Out for season

Lee David

Lee David Buchanan

Defender

Manager

Birmingham City

Chris Davies

Birmingham City

Formation

4-2-3-1

James

#25Beadle

Christoph

#4Klarer

Phil

#5Neumann

Kai

#31Wagner

Ethan Benjamin

#2Laird

Seung-Ho

#8Paik

Tomoki

#24Iwata

Jay

#28Stansfield

Ibrahim

#17Osman

Carlos

#23Vicente Robles

August Priske

#29Flyger

Starting XI

James Beadle #25
C. Klarer #4
P. Neumann #5
K. Wagner #31
Ethan Laird #2	65'
Seung-Ho Paik #8
T. Iwata #24
Jay Stansfield #28	72' ⚽10'
I. Osman #17	🎯10' 37' 37' ⚽16'
Carlos Vicente #23
August Priske #29

Substitutes

Ryan Allsop #21
Alex Cochrane #20
B. Osayi-Samuel #26	65'
Jack Robinson #6
Tommy Doyle #7
Jhon Solís #14	72'
M. Ducksch #33
Demarai Gray #10	37'
Patrick Roberts #16

Will not play

Kyogo

Kyogo Furuhashi

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Out for season

Lee David

Lee David Buchanan

Defender

Manager

Birmingham City

Chris Davies

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Liam

#6Lindsay

Andrew

#16Hughes

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Jordan Andrew

#15Thompson

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Bradley Michael

#44Potts

Andrija

#3Vukcevic

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
L. Lindsay #6
A. Hughes #16	⚽25'
Oddel Offiah #42
J. Thompson #15
Alfie Devine #21
Brad Potts #44	65'
Andrija Vukcevic #3	78' 47'
Pol Valentín #2	73'
Lewis Dobbin #17	84'
M. Osmajić #28	73'

Substitutes

Jack Walton #12
David Cornell #13
Robbie Brady #11	78'
Thierry Small #26	73'
Jordan Storey #14
Andy Moran #23	72' 65'
Daniel Jebbison #9	73'
Milos Lukovic #22
Michael Smith #24	84'

Will not play

Jamal

Jamal Piaras Lewis

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Out for season

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Early May 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Head-to-head

28 matches

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

11

Wins

6

Draws

11

Wins

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2025 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Championship2024 • 1 match

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Championship2021 • 2 matches

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Preston North End

Preston North End

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Ben Toner

Venue:

St. Andrew's Stadium

Capacity:

29

Birmingham City vs Preston North End match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Birmingham City and Preston North End. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.