Updated 22 April 2026, after full time.
Birmingham 2-1 Preston in the Championship at St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham on 22 April 2026. Scorers: Ibrahim Osman, Jay Stansfield for Birmingham; Andrew Hughes for Preston. In their last 6 meetings, Birmingham have won 4, Preston 2, with 0 draws.
Birmingham 2-1 Preston was the final score in the Championship on Wednesday 22 April 2026 at St. Andrew's Stadium. Scorers: Ibrahim Osman, Jay Stansfield for Birmingham; Andrew Hughes for Preston. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Birmingham vs Preston was played at St. Andrew's Stadium in Birmingham on Wednesday 22 April 2026, the home ground of Birmingham, which holds 29,409 people. It finished Birmingham 2-1 Preston in the Championship, with kick-off at 19:45 UK time.
Birmingham have won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 11 and conceding 2, with results reading W W W L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-1 win away to Lincoln in the Championship on 31 October.
Preston have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 2 and conceding 12, with results reading L L L D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to Stoke in the Championship on 31 October.
Across the last 6 meetings Birmingham have won 4, Preston have won 2 and 0 were drawn, with Birmingham scoring 9 goals to Preston's 4. The most recent was Birmingham City 4-0 Preston North End on 13 October 2026 in the Championship.
August Priske leads Birmingham with 6 goals across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Birmingham player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Birmingham player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Stanley Mills leads Preston with 20 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 2.0 a game, the most of any Preston player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Preston player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Ben Toner refereed Birmingham vs Preston, averaging 24.0 fouls and 3.9 yellow cards per game across 20 games this season. That is 0.15 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | Championship | Birmingham City vs Preston North End | 4-0 |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Championship | Preston North End vs Birmingham City | 0-1 |
| 1 Apr 2024 | Championship | Birmingham City vs Preston North End | 1-0 |
| 19 Sep 2023 | Championship | Preston North End vs Birmingham City | 2-1 |
| 21 Jan 2023 | Championship | Birmingham City vs Preston North End | 1-2 |
| 3 Sep 2022 | Championship | Preston North End vs Birmingham City | 0-1 |
| Stat | Birmingham | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 50% | 50% |
| Shots | 18 | 16 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 6 |
| Corners | 3 | 3 |
| Fouls | 11 | 9 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles | 8 | 13 |
| Passes | 316 | 310 |
Birmingham: J. Stansfield 10', I. Osman 16'. Preston: A. Hughes 25'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.9 | 4 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1 | 3 of 24 |
| Shots | 13.4 | 13 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 4.8 | 7 of 24 |
| Fouls | 12.2 | 6 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.1 | 14 of 24 |
| Passes | 387.5 | 14 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.3 | 14 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 24 of 24 |
| Goals against | 2.1 | 24 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.9 | 21 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 2.5 | 24 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11.2 | 11 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.2 | 12 of 24 |
| Passes | 312 | 23 of 24 |
| Corners | 4.9 | 16 of 24 |