EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 10 | 2026-10-14 04:00 JST
4 – 0
34' L. Millar 45' A. Priske 45' A. Priske 76' D. Gray
Match summary Birmingham City took on Preston North End in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 10 on October 14. Birmingham City cruised to a 4-0 victory over Preston North End. Birmingham City led 3-0 at half-time. They added 1 more after the break to pull clear.
Birmingham City's scorers: L. Millar, A. Priske (2 goals) and D. Gray. Assists: Birmingham City – A. Cochrane, P. Roberts, J. Stansfield and M. Bird.
Birmingham City controlled the game with 76% possession and 19 shots (6 for their opponents). Birmingham City scored 4 from 7 shots on target. Yellow cards: Birmingham City 1, Preston North End 2. Preston North End played with ten men after S. Mills was sent off.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Beadle 20 Coch ran 4 Klarer 5 Neum ann 26 Osay i-S 14 Solis 24 Iwata 17 Millar 28 Stansfi 16 Roberts 9 Priske
3-4-2-1 1 Iversen 16 Hughes 14 Storey 24 Offiah 11 Small 15 Thom pso 27 Leroy 17 Mills 20 Gibbs 7 Devine 10 Lang
2.24 Expected goals (xG) 0.49
-1.09 Goals prevented (xG) -1.09
View as table Birmingham City Stat Preston North End 4-2-3-1 Formation 3-4-2-1 76% Possession 24% 2.24 Expected goals (xG) 0.49 19 Shots 6 7 Shots on target 1 3 Shots off target 3 9 Blocked shots 2 14 Shots inside the box 6 5 Shots outside the box 0 6 Corner kicks 3 3 Offsides 2 9 Fouls 13 663 Passes 201 580 Accurate passes 130 87% Pass accuracy 65% 1 Goalkeeper saves 3 -1.09 Goals prevented (xG) -1.09 1 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 1
Referee: Sam Allison
Player stats Birmingham City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK J. Beadle 0 18(56%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 DF B. Osayi-Samuel 2 0 2(67%) 2 70(95%) 0 0 0 2 8.2 90 1 10(6) DF P. Neumann 0 2 57(93%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 1 5(4) DF C. Klarer 0 2 1 78(91%) 0 0 0 3 8.6 90 1 19(12) DF A. Cochrane 0 1 79(91%) 1 0 0 1 3 8.6 90 4 1 8(5) MF T. Iwata 0 47(89%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 75 3(1) MF J. Solis 0 2 39(87%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 61 7(2) MF P. Roberts 1 0 3 41(87%) 1 0 0 1 7.9 75 3 7(3) MF J. Stansfield 0 1(25%) 1 1 46(85%) 1 0 0 7.9 84 2 1 5(2) MF L. Millar 1 1 1 1(100%) 1 26(72%) 0 1 0 1 3 7.7 61 3 9(5) FW A. Priske 3 3 2 6(55%) 0 0 0 8.2 90 13(4) MF M. Bird 2 2 0 2 22(96%) 1 0 0 1 6.9 29 1 3(2) FW D. Gray 1 1 1 22(100%) 0 0 0 2 8.2 29 3(2) FW Carlos Vicente 0 9(82%) 0 0 0 6.3 15 1 1(None) MF T. Gardner-Hickman 0 1(100%) 18(100%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 15 3(3) FW M. Ducksch 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 6.5 10 GK R. Allsop 0 0 0 0 DF E. Laird 0 0 0 0 DF D. Fry 0 0 0 0 FW L. Vázquez 0 0 0 0
Preston North End Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK D. Iversen 0 10(38%) 0 0 0 5.6 90 DF O. Offiah 1 0 3 1 13(76%) 0 0 0 2 6.7 90 2 9(5) DF J. Storey 1 0 1 1 12(71%) 0 0 0 1 7.9 90 1 10(10) DF A. Hughes 0 2 13(52%) 0 0 0 1 5.9 90 8(3) MF S. Mills 0 1 8(53%) 0 2 1 6 1 5.3 56 1 2 11(3) MF L. Leroy 0 3 1 21(70%) 0 0 0 7.3 90 1 1 10(6) MF J. Thompson 0 1 2 14(82%) 0 0 0 3 2 6 90 2 12(3) MF T. Small 1 0 2 5(50%) 0 0 0 6.5 90 6(3) FW A. Devine 0 3 8(67%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 61 2 8(3) FW L. Gibbs 0 1 4(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 24 2(1) FW C. Lang 1 1 0 1(100%) 7(88%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 45 8(4) FW D. Burgzorg 0 11(100%) 0 0 0 6.6 66 1 1 4(1) MF A. Moran 0 1(33%) 3(50%) 0 0 0 2 6.5 45 7(3) DF L. Gibson 0 2 1(33%) 0 0 0 6.9 29 1 1(None) GK L. Nicholls 0 0 0 0 DF A. Vukčević 0 0 0 0 DF Pol Valentín 0 0 0 0 DF L. Lindsay 0 0 0 0 FW J. Erabi 0 0 0 0 FW G. Gryba 0 0 0 0
Lineups Birmingham City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 J. Beadle Starter DF 26 B. Osayi-Samuel Starter DF 5 P. Neumann Starter DF 4 C. Klarer Starter DF 20 A. Cochrane Starter MF 24 T. Iwata Starter MF 14 J. Solis Starter MF 16 P. Roberts Starter MF 28 J. Stansfield Starter MF 17 L. Millar Starter FW 9 A. Priske Bench MF 19 T. Gardner-Hickman Bench MF 18 M. Bird Bench FW 10 D. Gray Bench FW 33 M. Ducksch Bench FW 7 Carlos Vicente
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 21 R. Allsop Bench DF 23 D. Fry Bench DF 2 E. Laird Bench FW 32 L. Vázquez
Preston North End Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 D. Iversen Starter DF 24 O. Offiah Starter DF 14 J. Storey Starter DF 16 A. Hughes Starter MF 17 S. Mills Starter MF 27 L. Leroy Starter MF 15 J. Thompson Starter MF 11 T. Small Starter FW 7 A. Devine Starter FW 20 L. Gibbs Starter FW 10 C. Lang Bench DF 19 L. Gibson Bench MF 23 A. Moran Bench FW 37 D. Burgzorg
Show unused substitutes (6) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 21 L. Nicholls Bench DF 3 A. Vukčević Bench DF 6 L. Lindsay Bench DF 2 Pol Valentín Bench FW 9 J. Erabi Bench FW 30 G. Gryba
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 24' Preston North End 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Gibbs → IN D. Burgzorg 1H 34' Birmingham City ⚽ Goal L. Millar 1-0 1H 45' Birmingham City ⚽ Goal A. Priske 2-0 1H 45' Birmingham City ⚽ Goal A. Priske 3-0 2H 1' Preston North End 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Lang → IN A. Moran 2H 2' Preston North End 🟨 Yellow card S. Mills 2H 5' Birmingham City 🟨 Yellow card L. Millar 2H 11' Preston North End 🟨 Yellow card S. Mills 2H 11' Preston North End 🟥 Red card S. Mills 2H 16' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Solis → IN M. Bird 2H 16' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Millar → IN D. Gray 2H 16' Preston North End 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Devine → IN L. Gibson 2H 30' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Iwata → IN T. Gardner-Hickman 2H 30' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Roberts → IN Carlos Vicente 2H 31' Birmingham City ⚽ Goal D. Gray 4-0 2H 39' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Stansfield → IN M. Ducksch
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