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Preston North End vs Birmingham City Football Match – Live Updates and Stats – 2026/04/22

Birmingham City

2
Full time FT
1

Preston North End

Average Odds 1 X 2 Handicap Goals Over Under Corners Over Under
Opening odds 1.01 23.00 501.00 0.65 1.30 3.50 8.00 0.07 6.50 1.62 0.44
Pre-match odds 1.50 4.33 5.75 0.98 0.88 3.00 1.10 0.70 9.50 0.72 1.00
Closing odds 1.00 29.00 501.00 0.65 1.30 3.50 9.00 0.06 6.50 1.62 0.44

English Football League Championship  2026/04/22 | 18:45:00

Birmingham City
2 – 1
FT
Preston North End
Recent events

Events

FT 2 – 1
Jay Stansfield ⚽ assist: Ibrahim Osman 1-0
10'
Ibrahim Osman ⚽ 2-0
16'
25'
⚽ Andrew Hughes 2-1
in: Demarai Gray out: Ibrahim Osman ⇄
37'
47'
🟨 Andrija Vukčević
in: Bright Osayi-Samuel out: Ethan Laird ⇄
65'
65'
⇄ in: Andrew Moran out: Brad Potts
72'
🟨 Andrew Moran
in: Jhon Elmer Solís Romero out: Jay Stansfield ⇄
72'
73'
⇄ in: Daniel Jebbison out: Milutin Osmajić
73'
⇄ in: Thierry Small out: Pol Valentin
78'
⇄ in: Robbie Brady out: Andrija Vukčević
84'
⇄ in: Michael Smith out: Lewis Dobbin
Figure legends:
⚽ Goal / Own Goal / Penalty
🟨 Yellow card
🟥 Red card
⇄ Substitution
VAR Video review

Match Stats

Birmingham City logo Birmingham City Preston North End Preston North End logo
Corner Kicks
3
3
Yellow Cards
0
2

Head to head See all (23)

6 Birmingham Ci… wins
23 Meetings
11 Preston North… wins
26% 6 Draws 48%

English Football League Championship Standings Full table

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Coventry City 54 30 12 12 +45 102 W D D D W
2 Millwall 52 28 10 14 +13 94 W L D W W
3 Middlesbrough 52 24 14 14 +20 86 L D L D W
4 Ipswich Town 43 22 13 8 +30 79 W W L D W
5 Derby County 52 22 12 18 +11 78 L W L W L
6 Hull City 52 22 12 18 +2 78 D D L D D
7 Swansea City 52 22 11 19 +2 77 D D W L W
8 Southampton 44 21 13 10 +24 76 W W W W D
9 Sheffield United 55 22 7 26 +7 73 D L W W L
10 Norwich City 52 21 9 22 +5 72 D W L W W
11 Wrexham 44 19 13 12 +6 70 D L L W W
12 Bristol City 54 19 13 22 -11 70 W W D L D
13 Queens Park Rangers 52 19 12 21 -12 69 W D D L L
14 Stoke City 52 18 13 21 -4 67 W L D L L
15 Blackburn Rovers 53 17 15 21 -10 66 D D L D W
16 Portsmouth 52 16 15 21 -15 63 D W W W L
17 Watford 52 15 17 20 -8 62 L D L L L
18 Birmingham City 44 16 12 16 0 60 L L W D W
19 Preston North End 52 14 18 20 -12 60 D D W L L
20 West Bromwich Albion 52 15 14 23 -13 59 D D D W W
21 Oxford United 52 13 16 23 -15 55 D D W L L
22 Charlton Athletic 44 12 14 18 -13 50 L D L D L
23 Leicester City 44 11 15 18 -11 48 D D L L D
24 Burnley 8 7 1 0 +12 22 W W W W W
25 Sheffield Wednesday 52 2 16 34 -61 22 L D D D L
26 Leeds United 8 6 2 0 +14 20 W W W W W
27 Luton Town 8 4 2 2 +2 14 L W W W L
28 Plymouth Argyle 8 4 1 3 0 13 W L W W L
29 Sunderland 11 4 1 6 -3 13 L L W L W
30 Cardiff City 8 0 5 3 -5 5 L L D D L

About Birmingham City vs Preston North End

Match preview

Birmingham City faced Preston North End in the English Football League Championship on Wednesday, 22 April 2026 and the match finished 2–1. This page holds the final scoreline, goals, lineups and full match stats.

Current league position

Birmingham City sit 18th in the English Football League Championship table with 60 points from 44 matches (16W · 12D · 16L). Preston North End are 19th with 60 points from 52 matches (14W · 18D · 20L).

The full standings table — including form, goal difference and points gap — is available in the Standings tab above, and the complete season archive lives on the English Football League Championship hub.

Head-to-head history

These two clubs have met 23 times on record. Birmingham City have won 6, Preston North End have won 11 and 6 matches ended level. A full timeline of previous meetings — scores, dates and competitions — is in the H2H tab above.

How to follow the match

Use the tabs above to jump straight to the events timeline, the final lineups, the match stats and the full head-to-head record. Everything is indexed so you can scroll back through any moment of the game.

Advanced match statistics

Alongside the headline score, SportScore tracks the live metrics that actually decide football matches:

  • Ball possession (%)
  • Shots on target & shots off target
  • Corner kicks
  • Fouls, offsides, yellow and red cards
  • Dangerous attacks & attacks
  • Starting XI, formation and confirmed substitutes

Match chat

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Birmingham City vs Preston North End — frequently asked

When was Birmingham City vs Preston North End played?

Kick-off was in the English Football League Championship.

Where was Birmingham City vs Preston North End played?

At St. Andrew's Stadium in Birmingham, England (capacity 30009).

What was the final score of Birmingham City vs Preston North End?

Birmingham City 2 – 1 Preston North End. Birmingham City won.

How can I follow Birmingham City vs Preston North End live?

On this page. SportScore publishes the live scoreboard, goal & card events, possession and shots, team-stat bars and line-ups free of charge and with no sign-up. Refresh is automatic while the match is in play.

Which competition is Birmingham City vs Preston North End part of?

The English Football League Championship in England. Full fixtures, standings and top scorers for this season are on the competition hub.

More from the English Football League Championship

Browse every team, fixture and result in this season on the English Football League Championship hub, or jump to the full England football section for national team, cup and youth competitions. You can also follow Birmingham City and Preston North End for their upcoming schedules, squads and recent form.

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Stats
Match
Birmingham City Preston North End
Total Goals
2
1
Corner Kicks
3
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Ball Possession
0%
0%
Shots on Target
0
0
Shots off Target
0
0
Attacks
0
0
Dangerous Attacks
0
0
About the Match
Match Preview: Birmingham City vs Preston North End
Competition: English Football League Championship · England
Season: 2025-2026
Stage: League
Round: Round 44
Kick-off:
Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham, England
Formation: 4-2-3-1 vs 3-5-2 Confirmed
Match events: 3 goals · 2 cards
Coverage: Lineups Live data
5.8°C Partly cloudy · Wind: 15.5 km/h