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Paul Heckingbottom
Preston North End
Birmingham City
Preston North End
3-1-4-2 · 4-1-4-1
Birmingham City
Expected goals (xG) flow
per shotMatch momentum
Minute-by-minute pressure. Bars toward a team mean sustained attacking territory.
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Player of the match
Match events
10'
M. Smith
12'
B. Osayi-Samuel
33'
⚽
P. Neumann · assist A. Cochrane0–1
Half-time · 0–1
54'
🔁
D. Gray ◂ L. Koumas
54'
🔁
M. Leonard ◂ B. Osayi-Samuel
58'
T. Iwata
63'
🔁
A. Devine ◂ A. Vukčević
63'
🔁
T. Small ◂ A. McCann
63'
M. Leonard
70'
🔁
L. Dykes ◂ T. Doyle
70'
🔁
E. J. Cashin ◂ K. Anderson
72'
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M. Osmajić ◂ D. Jebbison
83'
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L. Dobbin ◂ A. Hughes
85'
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A. Sampsted ◂ J. Stansfield
Full-time · 0–1
90'+5
T. Small
90'+5
S. Paik
-5'
K. Anderson
Coaches
Paul HeckingbottomChris Davies 
Recent form
Preston North EndLAWest Bromwich Albion1-2
WHCharlton Athletic2-0
DAHull City2-2
DHBristol City0-0
WADerby County1-0
Birmingham CityLHHull City2-3
DAWrexham1-1
DHSheffield Wednesday2-2
LACoventry City0-3
WHSwansea City1-0
Match facts
Stadium
Deepdale
City
Preston
Referee
Lewis Smith
Kickoff
21 Oct, 18:45 UTC
Competition
Championship
Preston North End
3-1-4-2 · 4-1-4-1
Birmingham City
1
D. Iversen
7.0
14
J. Storey
7.5
19
L. Gibson
8.2
17
L. Dobbin
6.5
↑ 83'
4
B. Whiteman
7.8
42
O. Offiah
6.9
26
T. Small
7.1
↑ 63'
5
H. Armstrong
7.3
21
A. Devine
6.7
↑ 63'
28
M. Osmajić
6.4
↑ 72'
24
M. Smith
6.0
25
J. Beadle
7.4
10
D. Gray
6.3
↑ 54'
5
P. Neumann
8.3
4
C. Klarer
7.7
20
A. Cochrane
7.8
17
L. Dykes
6.4
↑ 70'
12
M. Leonard
6.8
↑ 54'
24
T. Iwata
6.5
8
S. Paik
7.0
41
E. J. Cashin
6.9
↑ 70'
23
A. Sampsted
6.6
↑ 85'
Substitutes
12GJ. Walton
3DA. Vukčević↓ 63'7.2
16DA. Hughes↓ 83'6.8
6DL. Lindsay
8MA. McCann↓ 63'6.7
22MS. T. Þórðarson
10MM. Frøkjær-Jensen
20MT. Carrol
9FD. Jebbison↓ 72'6.7
Coach: Paul Heckingbottom
Top stats
62%Possession38%
1.38Expected goals (xG)0.83
17Total shots9
6Shots on target2
2Big chances2
9Corners3
Shots
8Shots off target5
3Blocked shots2
13Shots inside box6
4Shots outside box3
0Hit woodwork1
0Big chances scored1
2Big chances missed1
-0.21Goals prevented0.45
Attack
32Touches in box13
94Final third entries48
2Offsides1
14Free kicks8
4Fouled in final third1
Passing
455Passes291
373Accurate passes211
34/59 (58%)Long balls17/67 (25%)
10/46 (22%)Crosses5/16 (31%)
27Throw-ins26
Duels
60Duels40
31/59 (53%)Ground duels28/59 (47%)
40/59 (68%)Aerial duels19/59 (32%)
4/8 (50%)Dribbles4/12 (33%)
12Dispossessed7
Defending
15Tackles16
67Tackles won56
9Interceptions3
21Clearances55
50Recoveries48
Discipline
8Fouls14
2Yellow cards5
Goalkeeping
0Saves5
0Big saves1
8Goal kicks15
0Punches2
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