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01 D

03 H

21 M

43 S

Preston North End

Tue 21 October, 2025

0 - 1

FULL TIME

Deepdale

Birmingham City

Neumann 33'

Timeline

90'+9'

Second Half ends

Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1.

90'+5'

Yellow Card

Thierry Small (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.

90'+5'

Yellow Card

Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.

90'+2'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

90'+2'

Yellow Card

Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.

90'+2'

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury James Beadle (Birmingham City).

90'+1'

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

90'+1'

Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+1'

Foul

Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).

89'

Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

88'

Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

88'

Foul

Foul by Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End).

87'

Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.

86'

Attempt saved. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Daniel Iversen.

85'

Substitution

Substitution, Birmingham City. Alfons Sampsted replaces Jay Stansfield.

83'

Attempt saved. Michael Smith (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City).

83'

Substitution

Substitution, Preston North End. Lewis Dobbin replaces Andrew Hughes.

83'

Foul

Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).

83'

Michael Smith (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.

79'

Corner

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Phil Neumann.

78'

Corner

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tomoki Iwata.

78'

Attempt blocked. Thierry Small (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.

77'

Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.

76'

Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Preston North End) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.

75'

Corner

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Demarai Gray.

74'

Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thierry Small with a cross.

73'

Corner

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.

72'

Substitution

Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Daniel Jebbison.

70'

Substitution

Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Tommy Doyle.

70'

Substitution

Substitution, Birmingham City. Eiran Cashin replaces Keshi Anderson.

69'

Corner

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Marc Leonard.

69'

Attempt blocked. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Devine.

67'

Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thierry Small.

66'

Foul

Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).

66'

Harrison Armstrong (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

65'

Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

65'

Foul

Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).

63'

Substitution

Substitution, Preston North End. Alfie Devine replaces Andrija Vukcevic.

63'

Substitution

Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Ali McCann.

63'

Yellow Card

Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

63'

Foul

Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).

63'

Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

62'

MISSED

Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) hits the left post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross following a corner.

61'

Corner

Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.

61'

Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Keshi Anderson.

59'

Attempt saved. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.

58'

Yellow Card

Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

58'

Foul

Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).

58'

Harrison Armstrong (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.

58'

Attempt missed. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho with a cross.

57'

Offside

Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison is caught offside.

56'

Foul

Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).

56'

Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.

54'

Substitution

Substitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Lewis Koumas.

54'

Substitution

Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Leonard replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.

54'

Foul

Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).

54'

Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.

45'

Second Half begins

Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1.

45'+4'

First Half ends

First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1.

45'+3'

Harrison Armstrong (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'+3'

Foul

Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).

45'+1'

Corner

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.

45'+1'

Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

45'+1'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

45'+1'

Foul

Handball by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).

45'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

44'

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).

43'

Corner

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by James Beadle.

43'

Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City).

43'

Foul

Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).

43'

Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

42'

Attempt saved. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.

41'

Foul

Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).

41'

Harrison Armstrong (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.

39'

Corner

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Bright Osayi-Samuel.

37'

Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Iversen.

36'

Foul

Handball by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).

35'

Attempt blocked. Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.

33'

Goal

Goal! Preston North End 0, Birmingham City 1. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross following a set piece situation.

GOAL

32'

Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

32'

Foul

Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).

30'

Attempt missed. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic.

30'

Offside

Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison is caught offside.

29'

Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

29'

Foul

Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).

28'

Foul

Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).

28'

Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

27'

Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

27'

Foul

Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).

26'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

25'

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).

24'

Attempt missed. Ali McCann (Preston North End) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan Storey with a cross.

20'

Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

18'

Corner

Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.

17'

Attempt missed. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Odeluga Offiah with a headed pass.

16'

Offside

Offside, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson is caught offside.

15'

Foul

Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End).

15'

James Beadle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

15'

Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Preston North End) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman following a corner.