Birmingham City 4-0 Preston North End: result and goals

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Birmingham City beat Preston North End 4-0 on Tuesday, 13 October 2026 in the Championship.

Goals: Liam Millar 34', August Priske 45'+2', August Priske 45'+4', Demarai Gray 76'.

Birmingham City sit 7th on 20 points.

Preston North End sit 24th on 5 points.

Birmingham City have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.

Preston North End have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Last 5 meetings: Birmingham City won 3, Preston North End won 2, 0 drawn.

Competition: EFL Championship
Kick-off: Tuesday, 13 October 2026, 20:00 (UK time)
Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham

Match facts

Stadium: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park · Birmingham; Capacity: 30,009 seats · Natural grass
Attendance: 23,927 · 80% of capacity

Referee

Sam Allison

Record: EFL Championship

Games: 44
Yellows per game: 3.6
Reds: 1
Penalties: 3
Fouls per game: 22.4

Absences

Preston North End

Caleb WileyDoubtful

Players ruled out or doubtful according to each club’s latest update.

The match in numbers

A 4-0 win for Birmingham City over Preston North End.
The first goal came from Liam Millar (Birmingham City) on 34'.
Stanley Mills was sent off on 56'.

Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users

Match events

BIRPNE

24'⇄▲ Delano Burgzorg ▼ Liam Gibbs

34'⚽Liam Millar ast. Patrick Roberts 1-0

45+2'⚽August Priske ast. Alexander Cochrane 2-0

45+4'⚽August Priske ast. Jay Stansfield 3-0

46'⇄▲ Andrew Moran ▼ Callum Lang

47'Stanley Mills

50'Liam Millar

56'Stanley Mills

61'⇄▲ Max Bird ▼ Jhon Solís

61'⇄▲ Demarai Gray ▼ Liam Millar

61'⇄▲ Lewis Gibson ▼ Alfie Devine

75'⇄▲ Carlos Vicente ▼ Patrick Roberts

75'⇄▲ Taylor Gardner-Hickman ▼ Tomoki Iwata

76'⚽Demarai Gray ast. Max Bird 4-0

84'⇄▲ Marvin Ducksch ▼ Jay Stansfield

Match videos

HighlightsBirmingham City 4-0 Preston North EndBLUES RUN RIOT! Extended Highlights: Birmingham vs PrestonEFL · 13 Oct

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Live commentary

Match ends, Birmingham City 4, Preston North End 0.
90'+4'Second Half ends, Birmingham City 4, Preston North End 0.
90'+3'Attempt missed. Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
90'+3'Attempt blocked. Max Bird (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Klarer.
90'+3'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
90'+2'Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Carlos Vicente following a corner.
90'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.
90'Attempt blocked. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
90'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
89'Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
86'Offside, Birmingham City. August Priske is caught offside.
85'Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85'Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
84'Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Jay Stansfield.
81'Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81'Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
80'Offside, Preston North End. Jordan Storey is caught offside.
79'Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
79'Andrew Moran (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76'Goal! 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.
75'Substitution, Birmingham City. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Tomoki Iwata.
75'Substitution, Birmingham City. Carlos Vicente replaces Patrick Roberts.
74'Attempt saved. Max Bird (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
73'Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73'Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
72'Attempt blocked. Max Bird (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
71'Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
71'Andrew Moran (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69'Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Cochrane.
68'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Léo Leroy.
68'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
68'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Léo Leroy.
65'Foul by Max Bird (Birmingham City).
65'Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63'Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63'Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
62'Attempt saved. Max Bird (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
62'Attempt blocked. August Priske (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bright Osayi-Samuel with a cross.
61'Substitution, Preston North End. Lewis Gibson replaces Alfie Devine.
61'Substitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Liam Millar.
61'Substitution, Birmingham City. Max Bird replaces Jhon Solís.
60'Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
56'Second yellow card to Stanley Mills (Preston North End) for a bad foul.
56'Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56'Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
55'Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg.
52'Offside, Preston North End. Stanley Mills is caught offside.
51'Attempt missed. Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Léo Leroy following a set piece situation.
50'Liam Millar (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50'Foul by Liam Millar (Birmingham City).
50'Stanley Mills (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48'Attempt saved. August Priske (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Liam Millar with a cross.
47'Stanley Mills (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
47'Liam Millar (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47'Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
45'Second Half begins Birmingham City 3, Preston North End 0.
45'Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Moran replaces Callum Lang.
45'+6'First Half ends, Birmingham City 3, Preston North End 0.
45'+4'Goal! 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'Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Millar with a cross.
45'+2'Goal! 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'+1'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1'Delay in match (Birmingham City).
45'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'Liam Millar (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
43'Liam Millar (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43'Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
42'Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
42'Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35'Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
35'Callum Lang (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34'Goal! 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.
32'Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32'Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
30'Offside, Birmingham City. Jhon Solís is caught offside.
29'Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
28'Attempt missed. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross following a corner.
28'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jay Stansfield.
28'Attempt blocked. Stanley Mills (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
27'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
27'Attempt missed. Thierry Small (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stanley Mills with a cross.
26'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
25'Foul by Jhon Solís (Birmingham City).
25'Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24'Substitution, Preston North End. Delano Burgzorg replaces Liam Gibbs because of an injury.
24'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22'Delay in match because of an injury Liam Gibbs (Preston North End).
21'Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
21'Callum Lang (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17'Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17'Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
17'Attempt blocked. Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
14'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
12'Delay in match because of an injury Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
11'Attempt saved. Callum Lang (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross.
11'Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).
11'Liam Gibbs (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6'Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Millar.
3'Offside, Birmingham City. Bright Osayi-Samuel is caught offside.
2'Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2'Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Commentary: ESPN

Stats

BIRPNE

General

76%Possession24%

4Big chances0

2Big chances missed0

6Corners3

Shots

19Total shots6

3Shots off target3

7Shots on target1

9Blocked shots2

2Hit woodwork0

13Shots inside box6

6Shots outside box0

Expected goals (xG)

2.32xG0.55

1.87xG open play0.26

0.45xG set play0.29

2.32Non-penalty xG0.55

3.01xG on target (xGOT)0.11

Passes

665Passes201

579 (87%)Accurate passes130 (65%)

224Own half72

355Opposition half58

20 (42%)Accurate long balls14 (27%)

12 (39%)Accurate crosses4 (25%)

29Throw-ins20

39Touches in opposition box10

3Offsides2

Defence

16Tackles16

3Interceptions10

2Shot blocks8

20Clearances37

1Keeper saves3

Duels

52Duels won45

35 (56%)Ground duels won27 (44%)

17 (49%)Aerial duels won18 (51%)

6 (50%)Successful dribbles2 (22%)

Discipline

1Yellow cards0

0Red cards1

9Fouls committed13

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1	Boro	12	7	4	1	27	17	+10	25	DWWDW
2	Swansea	12	7	2	3	16	13	+3	23	WWWLL
3	West Ham	12	6	4	2	32	15	+17	22	DDWWL
4	Wolves	12	6	3	3	20	16	+4	21	LLWDW
5	West Brom	12	6	3	3	16	13	+3	21	LLWWD
6	Southampton	12	7	3	2	24	12	+12	20	LWWDW
7	Birmingham	12	5	5	2	20	12	+8	20	DLWDW
8	QPR	12	5	5	2	20	12	+8	20	DDWLW
9	Stoke	12	6	2	4	18	16	+2	20	WWLWD
10	Blackburn	12	5	3	4	19	16	+3	18	DWWLW
11	Portsmouth	12	5	3	4	16	15	+1	18	LWWDW
12	Sheffield Utd	12	4	4	4	16	15	+1	16	LWLWD
13	Millwall	12	4	3	5	19	20	-1	15	DWLDL
14	Bristol City	12	4	3	5	12	15	-3	15	WDLLD
15	Lincoln City	12	4	3	5	13	20	-7	15	LLLDW
16	Cardiff	12	3	5	4	19	17	+2	14	WLWDW
17	Wrexham	12	3	5	4	15	18	-3	14	WDLWL
18	Bolton	12	4	2	6	16	23	-7	14	WLWDL
19	Charlton	12	3	5	4	11	18	-7	14	LDDLL
20	Norwich City	12	4	0	8	20	22	-2	12	LLLLW
21	Watford	12	3	2	7	10	20	-10	11	LLLWL
22	Burnley	12	1	5	6	17	25	-8	8	DWDLL
23	Derby	12	1	4	7	10	21	-11	7	DDLLD
24	Preston	12	1	2	9	10	25	-15	5	WLLDL

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Fri 30 Oct

20:00Sheffield UtdWrexham

Sat 31 Oct

12:30Lincoln CityBirmingham

12:30Norwich CityWatford

12:30StokePreston

15:00BoltonBristol City

FAQ

What was the score in Birmingham City v Preston North End?

Birmingham City beat Preston North End 4-0 on Tuesday 13 October (Championship).

Who scored in Birmingham City v Preston North End?

Goals: Liam Millar 34', August Priske 45'+2', August Priske 45'+4' and Demarai Gray 76'.

When do Birmingham City play next?

Birmingham City play Lincoln City on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).

When do Preston North End play next?

Preston North End play Stoke City on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).

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