As for Preston, striker Sean Maguire is set to return after recovering from an injury, while Emil Riis Jakobsen is occupying the medical room with a cruciate ligament tear. Birmingham City Probable line-up: Ruddy, Sanderson, Long, Trusty, Colin, Bielik, Hannibal, Chong, Graham, Khadra, Deeney Preston North End probable line-up: Woodman, Diaby, Story, Lindsay, Fernandez, Browne, Ledson, Johnson, Hughes, Delap, Parrott Form Guide Birmingham City OpponentsScoreForest Green1-2 (W)Bristol City4-2 (L)Middlesbrough1-3 (L)Hull City0-1 (L)Burnley3-0 (L)Preston North End OpponentsScoreNorwich City0-2 (L)Huddersfield3-1 (W)Stoke City0-1 (W)West Brom2-0 (L)Huddersfield1-2 (L)Head to Head Last 5 match-resultsScoreBirmingham beat Preston0-1Preston draw Birmingham1-1Birmingham draw Preston0-0Preston beat Birmingham0-1Birmingham beat Preston1-2Birmingham City vs Preston North End Live Schedule and Fixture The EFL Championship match between Birmingham City and Preston North End will take place at St Andrew’s on Saturday at 8:30 pm IST.
Meanwhile, when it comes to the Championship, John Eustace’s side are going through a tough patch, having lost their last four games. Their most recent league-defeat came against Bristol City (4-2) last Saturday, despite the fact that Troy Deeney and Reda Khadra got on the scoresheet. Preston, on the other hand, also managed to reach the fourth round of the FA cup after defeating Huddersfield Town 3-1 on January 7. But, after that, the Lilywhites suffered a humiliating loss to Norwich City in the second tier, courtesy of a brace each from Teemu Pukki and Kieran Dowell. It was Preston’s 10th league-defeat of the season, while they have also recorded as many wins.
Birmingham City vs Preston North End: EFL Championship Live Stream, Form Guide, Head to Head, Schedule, Fixture and Probable LineupsBirmingham City will host Preston North End in an EFL Championship fixture at St. Andrew’s on Saturday evening. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 FA Cup third round win over third tier side Forest Green Rovers on Tuesday, while Preston were thrashed 4-0 by Norwich City in a league-match, last Saturday. The Blues are currently languishing at the 18th spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 32 points from 27 games, six clear of the relegation zone.
The visitors, meanwhile, are sitting five places above Birmingham, with 37 points to their name, four adrift of the playoffs. 🎟️ 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌐 https://t. co/OKRB2Ilr3b until 1pm📞 In person and by phone until 5pm💷 Cash-only pay on the day#pnefc — Preston North End FC (@pnefc) January 20, 2023 Birmingham came from behind to get the better of League One outfit Forest Green in the mid-week. Ben Stevenson put the Green ahead inside the opening eight minutes, before Lukas Jutkiewicz leveled the score five minutes into the second half. And then, Kevin Long scored the winner for the Blues, in the 65th-minute. John Eustace’s side will play Blackburn Rovers in the fourth round of the FA Cup later this month.
Preston’s latest Championship-win came against Stoke City on January 2, courtesy of Ched Evans’ lone goal three minutes into injury time. The Lilywhites have been expert travellers so far this season, collecting 24 points from 13 outings. Read more: Coventry City vs Norwich City: EFL Championship Live Stream, Form Guide, Head to Head, Schedule, Fixture and Probable Lineups Probable Lineups Khadra and Deeny are likely to form the attacking-duo for Birmingham, with Colin and Graham occupying the flanks. Meanwhile, Marc Roberts, Harlee Dean and Jobe Bellingham are sidelined with injuries.
Birmingham City - Preston North End Live - Championship: Football Scores & Highlights - 21/01/2023Follow the Championship live Football match between Birmingham City and Preston North End with Eurosport. The match starts at 3:00 PM on January 21st, 2023. Catch the latest Birmingham City and Preston North End news and find up to date Championship standings, results, top scorers and previous winners.
