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EFL Championship

Full time

Birmingham City

4–0

Preston North End

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Match events

Birmingham CityPreston North End

1st half

24'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Preston North End. Delano Burgzorg replaces Liam Gibbs because of an injury.
GoalGoal! Birmingham City 1, Preston North End 0. Liam Millar (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
34'1–0
GoalGoal! Birmingham City 2, Preston North End 0. August Priske (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
45'+2'2–0
GoalGoal! Birmingham City 3, Preston North End 0. August Priske (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
45'+4'3–0
Half-time3–0

2nd half

45'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Preston North End. Andrew Moran replaces Callum Lang.
47'
Yellow cardStanley Mills (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Yellow cardLiam Millar (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50'
56'
Red cardSecond yellow card to Stanley Mills (Preston North End) for a bad foul.
SubstitutionSubstitution, Birmingham City. Max Bird replaces Jhon Solís.
61'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Liam Millar.

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News and reaction

Match reportTom Brady leaves Birmingham with club top of ChampionshipTom Brady has left Birmingham City, the Championship club has confirmed, as it thanked the NFL legend for his "unwavering support."ESPN · 12h ago (opens in a new tab)

Match reportFootball regulator: EFL, National League clubs must hold financial reservesEFL and National League clubs will be compelled to hold financial reserves relative to their level of risk by the Independent Football Regulator (IFR).ESPN · 14h ago (opens in a new tab)

Match reportWrexham boss Parkinson gets fans' backing as big win eases pressurePhil Parkinson was delighted with the reaction of his players as a 4-1 win over Championship strugglers Preston eased the pressure on the Wrexham boss.

Where to watch

Broadcast details for this game haven't been announced yet.

Match details

Date: Wednesday 14 October 2026
Started: 6:00 am Sydney time
Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham
Competition: EFL Championship

Form and ladder

Birmingham CityPreston North End

1stLadder24th

8W 5D 2LRecord2W 2D 11L

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Team lists

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

1James BeadleG
4Christoph KlarerCD-L
5Phil NeumannCD-R
20Alex CochraneLB
26Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
28Jay StansfieldAM
14Jhon SolísLM
24Tomoki Iwata

Updated 11 Nov, 9:10 am

61'

61'

SubstitutionSubstitution, Preston North End. Lewis Gibson replaces Alfie Devine.

SubstitutionSubstitution, Birmingham City. Carlos Vicente replaces Patrick Roberts.

75'

SubstitutionSubstitution, Birmingham City. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Tomoki Iwata.

75'

GoalGoal! Birmingham City 4, Preston North End 0. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Bird.

76'4–0

SubstitutionSubstitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Jay Stansfield.

84'

Full-time4–0

ESPN · 18 Oct (opens in a new tab)

OneFootballMatch reportBirmingham run riot as Priske brace crushes Preston | OneFootballBirmingham City beat Preston North End 4-0 in the Championship. Liam Millar opened the scoring in the 34th minute. August Priske ...OneFootball · 14 Oct (opens in a new tab)

OneFootballMatch reportBirmingham v Preston: play-off push meets survival bid | OneFootballBirmingham City host Preston North End in the Championship on Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at St Andrew's, with the hosts in the play-off places and the ...OneFootball · 12 Oct (opens in a new tab)

InterviewWrexham boss on Ryan Reynolds, Rob Mac: 'Uplifting' when they come to watchWrexham couldn't serve up a blockbuster for owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac but manager Phil Parkinson praised the Hollywood duo's input into a point that kept Wolves off the Championship summit.ESPN · 3d ago (opens in a new tab)

VideoRobertson goes from zero to hero with epic match-winner for CardiffAustralian Alex Robertson rights the wrongs of an earlier own goal as he curls home a magnificent 94th-minute match-winner for Cardiff City.ESPN · 3d ago (opens in a new tab)

RM

9APAugust PriskeF

17

Liam MillarAM-L

16PRPatrick RobertsAM-R

Bench

32Luis VázquezSUB
19Taylor Gardner-HickmanSUB
2Ethan LairdSUB
10Demarai GraySUB
7Carlos VicenteSUB
18Max BirdSUB
23Dael FrySUB
33Marvin DuckschSUB
21Ryan AllsopSUB

Preston North End

Preston North End

1Daniel IversenG
14Jordan StoreyCD
16Andrew HughesCD-L
24Odeluga OffiahCD-R
15Jordan ThompsonCM-L
27Leo LeroyCM-R
11Thierry SmallLM
17Stanley MillsRM
10Callum LangF
20Liam GibbsCF-L
7Alfie DevineCF-R

Bench

6Liam LindsaySUB
9Jusef ErabiSUB
37Delano BurgzorgSUB
2Pol ValentínSUB
19Lewis GibsonSUB
30George GrybaSUB
3Andrija VukcevicSUB
23Andy MoranSUB
21Lee NichollsSUB