Preston 1-2 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 31 Oct 2020
Birmingham beat Preston 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 31 October 2020 at Deepdale, Preston. Riley McGree, Jayden Stockley, G. Gardner got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Preston have won 3 and Birmingham 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-12'Riley McGreeassist: L. Jutkiewicz
- 1-124'Jayden Stockley
- Half-time1-1
- 57'J. Lekoout: Jérémie Bela
- 62'P. Gallagherout: Ryan Ledson
- 65'D. Fisherout: Joe Rafferty
- 76'Jayden Stockleyout: Emil Riis
- 84'Riley McGreeout: G. Gardner
- 1-285'G. Gardnerassist: San José
- 86'Joshua Dacres-Cogleyout: Maxime Colin
- 87'Daniel JohnsonFoul
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Mikel San José · Birmingham
Preston
- 7.3Daniel JohnsonM
- 7.3Josh HarropM
- 7.3Jayden StockleyF
- 6.9Declan RuddG
- 6.9Darnell FisherD
- 6.9Jordan StoreyD
- 6.7Paul GallagherM
- 6.7Tom BarkhuizenM
- 6.7Ryan LedsonM
- 6.5Andrew HughesD
- 6.5Joe RaffertyD
- 6.3Emil RiisF
- 6.3Patrick BauerD
- 6.2Alan BrowneM
Birmingham
- 7.6Mikel San JoséD
- 7.6Riley McGreeM
- 7.2Gary GardnerM
- 7.2Marc RobertsD
- 7.2Kristian PedersenM
- 7.2Neil EtheridgeG
- 7.2Joshua Dacres-CogleyM
- 7.2Lukas JutkiewiczF
- 6.9Jonathan LekoF
- 6.9Ivan SunjicM
- 6.7Jérémie BelaF
- 6.6Harlee DeanD
- 6.3Maxime ColinD
- 6.3Iván Sánchez AguayoM
Line-ups
Birmingham3-1-4-2
Preston4-2-3-1
GlobalScoreX
18McGree7.6
30Etheridge7.2
14Leko6.9
25Dacres-Cogley7.2
12Dean6.6
3Pedersen7.2
4Roberts7.2
10Jutkiewicz7.2
17Sánchez6.3
19José★7.6
16Hughes6.5
1Rudd6.9
2Fisher6.9
14Storey6.9
29Barkhuizen6.7
8Browne6.2
12Gallagher6.7
10Harrop7.3
11Johnson7.3
20Stockley7.3
5Bauer6.3
Substitutes
PrestonA. Neil
Substitutes
- 31S. SinclairF
- 19Emil Riis76'F6.3
- 25Connor RipleyG
- 15Joe Rafferty65'D6.5
- 18Ryan Ledson62'M6.7
- 44B. PottsM
- 24S. MaguireF
BirminghamKaranka
Substitutes
- 9S. HoganF
- 5G. FriendD
- 2Maxime Colin86'D6.3
- 20G. Gardner85'84'M7.2
- 6M. KieftenbeldM
- 11Jérémie Bela57'F6.7
- 1Andrés PrietoG
Team statistics
59%Possession41%
11Total shots19
6Shots on target6
4Shots off target7
1Blocked shots6
4Corners4
2Offsides5
17Fouls15
1Yellow cards0
4Goalkeeper saves5
468Total passes312
359Accurate passes206
77%Pass accuracy66%
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Johnson | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Josh Harrop | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Jayden Stockley | 75 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Declan Rudd | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Darnell Fisher | 65 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jordan Storey | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Paul Gallagher | 62 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Tom Barkhuizen | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Ryan Ledson | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Andrew Hughes | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Joe Rafferty | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Emil Riis | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Patrick Bauer | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Alan Browne | 90 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.2 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikel San José | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Riley McGree | 84 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7.6 |
| Gary Gardner | 12 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Marc Roberts | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Kristian Pedersen | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Neil Etheridge | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Joshua Dacres-Cogley | 86 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Jonathan Leko | 57 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Ivan Sunjic | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jérémie Bela | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Harlee Dean | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Maxime Colin | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Iván Sánchez Aguayo | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
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