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    Preston v Birmingham

    2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
    PNE
    Preston North EndPrestonPNE
    4-4-3, 16 PTS
    0
    4-4-3, 16 PTS
    FT
    BIR
    Birmingham CityBirminghamBIR
    4-3-4, 15 PTS
    1
    4-3-4, 15 PTS
    Phil Neumann - 33'
    • Summary
    • Commentary
    • Statistics
    • Line-Ups
    Preston North End3-1-4-2
    • 1
      Iversen
    • 16
      Hughes
    • 19
      Gibson
    • 14
      Storey
    • 4
      Whiteman
    • 3
      Vukcevic
    • 5
      Armstrong
    • 8
      McCann
    • 42
      Offiah
    • 24
      Smith
    • 9
      Jebbison
    No.Name
    1Daniel Iversen
    19Lewis Gibson
    16Andrew Hughes
    17Lewis Dobbin
    14Jordan Storey
    4Benjamin Whiteman
    5Harrison Armstrong
    8Alistair McCann
    26Thierry Small
    3Andrija Vukcevic
    21Alfie Devine
    42Odeluga Offiah
    24Michael Smith
    9Daniel Jebbison
    28Milutin Osmajic
    Substitutes
    10Mads Frökjaer
    20Theo Carrol
    6Liam Lindsay
    12Jack Walton
    22Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
    Birmingham City4-1-4-1
    • 25
      Beadle
    • 20
      Cochrane
    • 4
      Klarer
    • 5
      Neumann
    • 26
      Osayi-Samuel
    • 7
      Doyle
    • 14
      Anderson
    • 8
      Seung-Ho
    • 24
      Iwata
    • 30
      Koumas
    • 28
      Stansfield
    No.Name
    25James Beadle
    4Christoph Klarer
    5Phil Neumann
    7Tommy Doyle
    17Lyndon Dykes
    20Alex Cochrane
    26Bright Osayi-Samuel
    12Marc Leonard
    8Paik Seung-Ho
    24Tomoki Iwata
    14Keshi Anderson
    41Eiran Cashin
    30Lewis Koumas
    10Demarai Gray
    28Jay Stansfield
    23Alfons Sampsted
    Substitutes
    27Kanya Fujimoto
    21Ryan Allsop
    9Kyogo Furuhashi
    42Dan Isichei

    Game Information

    Deepdale
    2:45 PM, October 21, 2025
    Preston, England
    Attendance: 16,857
    • Referees:
    • Lewis Smith

    English League Championship Standings

    TeamGPWDLGDP
    Coventry City14941+2631
    Stoke City14833+1227
    Middlesbrough14752+526
    Preston North End14743+625
    Millwall14734-324
    Charlton Athletic14653+523
    Bristol City14644+422
    Hull City14644+122
    Birmingham City14635+421
    Ipswich Town13553+720
    Derby County14554020
    Watford14545+119
    Leicester City14464+118
    Wrexham14464018
    West Bromwich Albion14536-318
    Queens Park Rangers14536-618
    Swansea City14455-117
    Blackburn Rovers13517-416
    Southampton14365-515
    Portsmouth14356-714
    Oxford United14347-513
    Norwich City14239-89
    Sheffield United143011-159
    Sheffield Wednesday14158-15-4
    Full Table

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