England - ChampionshipDeepdale, Oct 21
FTPreston North End
0 - 1
Birmingham City
Events:
10'Michael Smith
10'Michael Smith
12'Bright Osayi-Samuel
12'Bright Osayi-Samuel
33'0 - 1(Assist)Phil NeumannAlex Cochrane
33'0 - 1Phil NeumannAlex Cochrane(Assist)
HT
0 - 1
Events:
58'Tomoki Iwata
58'Tomoki Iwata
63'Marc Leonard
63'Marc Leonard
90 + 2'Keshi Anderson
90 + 2'Keshi Anderson
90 + 5'Thierry SmallSeung Ho Paik
90 + 5'Thierry SmallSeung Ho Paik
FT
0 - 1
Events:
Events:
Match Info:
Referee: Lewis Smith (England)
Venue: DeepdaleOct 21
Spectators: 16,857
Stats:
Shots on target
6
Shots on target
2
Shots off target
8
Shots off target
5
Blocked Shots
3
Blocked Shots
2
Possession (%)
62
Possession (%)
38
Corner Kicks
9
Corner Kicks
3
Offsides
2
Offsides
1
Fouls
8
Fouls
14
Throw ins
27
Throw ins
26
Yellow cards
2
Yellow cards
5
Crosses
10
Crosses
5
Goalkeeper saves
0
Goalkeeper saves
5
Goal kicks
8
Goal kicks
15
Latest commentaries:
90+9'That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
90+5'Yellow card for Seung-Ho Paik.
90+5'Yellow card for Thierry Small.
90+2'Yellow card for Keshi Anderson.
85'Jay Stansfield is coming off and he is replaced by Alfons Sampsted.
83'Andrew Hughes is coming off and he is replaced by Lewis Dobbin.
72'Daniel Jebbison is coming off and he is replaced by Milutin Osmajic.
70'Tommy Doyle is coming off and he is replaced by Lyndon Dykes.
70'Keshi Anderson is coming off and he is replaced by Eiran Cashin.
63'Andrija Vukcevic is coming off and he is replaced by Alfie Devine.
63'Alistair McCann is coming off and he is replaced by Thierry Small.
63'Yellow card for Marc Leonard.
58'Yellow card for Tomoki Iwata.
54'Lewis Koumas is coming off and he is replaced by Demarai Gray.
54'Bright Osayi-Samuel is coming off and he is replaced by Marc Leonard.
46'The second half is underway.
45+5'It's over! The referee blows for half time
33'Alexander Cochrane provided the assist for the goal.
33'G O O O A A A L - Phil Neumann is on target!
12'Yellow card for Bright Osayi-Samuel.
10'Yellow card for Michael Smith.
The referee starts the match.
Line-ups are confirmed. Last update: Tue Oct 21 2025 21:57:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Preston North End3-1-4-2
1
Daniel Iversen
14
Jordan Storey
19
Lewis Gibson
16
Andrew Hughes
4
Ben Whiteman
42
Odel Offiah
8
Ali McCann
5
Harrison Armstrong
3
Andrija Vukcevic
9
Daniel Jebbison
24
Michael Smith
28
Jay Stansfield
26
Bright Osayi-Samuel
14
Keshi Anderson
30
Lewis Koumas
8
Seung Ho Paik
7
Tommy Doyle
20
Alex Cochrane
5
Phil Neumann
4
Christoph Klarer
24
Tomoki Iwata
25
James Beadle
Birmingham City4-2-3-1
Substitutions:
63'
Ali McCannThierry Small
54'
Bright Osayi-SamuelMarc Leonard
63'
Andrija VukcevicAlfie Devine
54'
Lewis KoumasDemarai Gray
72'
Daniel JebbisonMilutin Osmajić
70'
Keshi AndersonEiran Cashin
83'
Andrew HughesLewis Dobbin
70'
Tommy DoyleLyndon Dykes
85'
Jay StansfieldAlfons Sampsted
Substitute players:
Jack James Walton
Ryan Allsop
Liam Lindsay
Alfons Sampsted
Thierry Small
Eiran Cashin
Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
Marc Leonard
Theo Carroll
Patrick Roberts
Alfie Devine
Kanya Fujimoto
Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
Kyogo Furuhashi
Lewis Dobbin
Demarai Gray
Milutin Osmajić
Lyndon Dykes
Coaches:
Paul Heckingbottom
Chris Davies
Championship
#Team namePPlayedGDGoals DifferencePtsPointsWWinsDDrawsLLossesFGoals ForAGoals Against
1PromotionCoventry City112325740318
2PromotionMiddlesbrough10721631147
3Promotion play-offMillwall110206231313
4Promotion play-offBristol City118195421911
5Promotion play-offCharlton Athletic11418533139
6Promotion play-offStoke City11418533128
7Hull City110185331919
8Leicester City114174521511
9West Bromwich Albion100175231111
10Preston North End112164431210
11QPR10-2154331416
12Birmingham City11-3154341114
13Ipswich Town103133431613
14Swansea City100133431010
15Portsmouth11-2133441012
16Watford10-1123341112
17Southampton11-3122631215
18Derby County11-4112541216
19Wrexham10-2102441416
20Oxford United10-292351113
21Sheffield United11-109308717
22RelegationNorwich City11-582271116
23RelegationBlackburn Rovers10-87217816
24RelegationSheffield Wednesday10-136136922
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