English
Birmingham Secures Victory at Deepdale Despite Preston’s Dominance
Preston, England – In a match held at Deepdale, Birmingham City secured an important victory over Preston North End, despite the home team dominating much of the game. Preston maintained 61% ball possession, generating 18 shots, 7 of which were on target, and forcing 9 corner kicks. However, Birmingham’s effectiveness proved key.
P. Neumann’s goal in the 33rd minute, following an assist from A. Cochrane, was enough to secure the three points for the visiting team. The match was marked by palpable intensity, reflected in the numerous yellow cards shown by referee Lewis Smith. Preston accumulated two yellow cards, while Birmingham saw four of their players cautioned. Preston committed 8 fouls compared to Birmingham’s 14. Despite territorial dominance and created opportunities, Preston could not overcome Birmingham’s well-organized defense and managed to maintain their lead until the final whistle. Birmingham only achieved 9 shots, with only 2 on target.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 54 B. Osayi-Samuel came in and M. Leonard went out., at minute 54 L. Koumas came in and D. Gray went out., at minute 70 K. Anderson came in and E. Cashin went out., at minute 70 T. Doyle came in and L. Dykes went out., at minute 86 J. Stansfield came in and A. Sampsted went out.
Substitutions preston: at minute 63 A. McCann came in and T. Small went out., at minute 63 A. Vukcevic came in and A. Devine went out., at minute 72 D. Jebbison came in and M. Osmajic went out., at minute 83 A. Hughes came in and L. Dobbin went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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