Get the app
Birmingham City crest
Birmingham
EFL Championship
Show score
4 - 0
Full time
Preston North End crest
Preston

Birmingham vs Preston: match report

Birmingham City hosted Preston North End at St. Andrew's Stadium on Tuesday 13 October 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 10). Birmingham have no reported absences; Preston are missing 1 (Caleb Wiley). Sam Allison is the referee, averaging 3.6 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Birmingham 4-0 Preston. Goals: Liam Millar 34' for Birmingham; August Priske 45'+2' for Birmingham; August Priske 45'+4' for Birmingham; Demarai Gray 76' for Birmingham.

Watch official highlights on EFL

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 34' Goal: Liam Millar (Birmingham) 1-0
  • 45'+2' Goal: August Priske (Birmingham) 2-0
  • 45'+4' Goal: August Priske (Birmingham) 3-0
  • 47' Yellow card: Stanley Mills (Preston)
  • 50' Yellow card: Liam Millar (Birmingham)
  • 56' Second yellow: Stanley Mills (Preston)
  • 76' Goal: Demarai Gray (Birmingham) 4-0
Match stats (contains the result)
76%Possession24%
19Shots6
7Shots on target1
6Corners3
9Fouls13
3Offsides2
1Saves3
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards1

Line-ups

Birmingham 4-2-3-1

Coach: Chris Davies

  1. 1 James Beadle GK
  2. 26 Bright Osayi-Samuel DEF
  3. 5 Phil Neumann DEF
  4. 4 Christoph Klarer DEF
  5. 20 Alexander Cochrane DEF
  6. 24 Tomoki Iwata MID
  7. 14 Jhon Solís MID
  8. 16 Patrick Roberts FWD
  9. 28 Jay Stansfield MID
  10. 17 Liam Millar FWD
  11. 9 August Priske FWD

Bench

  • 18 Max Bird MID
  • 10 Demarai Gray FWD
  • 19 Taylor Gardner-Hickman MID
  • 7 Carlos Vicente FWD
  • 33 Marvin Ducksch FWD
  • 21 Ryan Allsop GK
  • 2 Ethan Laird DEF
  • 23 Dael Fry DEF
  • 32 Luis Vázquez FWD

Preston 3-4-2-1

Coach: Graham Alexander

  1. 1 Daniel Iversen GK
  2. 24 Odel Offiah DEF
  3. 14 Jordan Storey DEF
  4. 16 Andrew Hughes DEF
  5. 17 Stanley Mills MID
  6. 27 Léo Leroy MID
  7. 15 Jordan Thompson MID
  8. 11 Thierry Small MID
  9. 7 Alfie Devine MID
  10. 20 Liam Gibbs MID
  11. 10 Callum Lang FWD

Bench

  • 37 Delano Burgzorg FWD
  • 23 Andrew Moran MID
  • 19 Lewis Gibson DEF
  • 21 Lee Nicholls GK
  • 3 Andrija Vukčević DEF
  • 6 Liam Lindsay DEF
  • 2 Pol Valentín DEF
  • 30 George Gryba FWD
  • 9 Jusef Erabi FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Birmingham

No reported absences.

Preston

  • Caleb Wiley injury, back Doubtful
Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 22 April 2026: Birmingham City 2-1 Preston North End
  • Tuesday 21 October 2025: Preston North End 0-1 Birmingham City
  • Monday 1 April 2024: Birmingham City 1-0 Preston North End
  • Tuesday 19 September 2023: Preston North End 2-1 Birmingham City
  • Saturday 21 January 2023: Birmingham City 1-2 Preston North End