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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 8 (setup 5, season 17)
Preston North End
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Anders LINDEGAARD817Adam LEGZDINS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Tom CLARKE827Carl JENKINSON
Daniel PUDIL837Jonathan GROUNDS
RENATO Cardoso Porto NETO47Alberto AQUILANI
Alberto Tomas BOTÍA Rabasco656Michael MORRISON
Bailey WRIGHT66Ryan SHOTTON
Alan BROWNE67Koby ARTHUR
Mauro Matías ZÁRATE86Diego FABBRINI
Joe GARNER79Ciro IMMOBILE
Aiden McGEADY6106Nicolai BROCK-MADSEN
Paul GALLAGHER11David COTTERILL
Manager
Greg CUNNINGHAM12Maikel KIEFTENBELD
Ali AL-HABSI13Connal TRUEMAN
Marnick VERMIJL14Paul ROBINSON
Nathan TYSON815Clayton DONALDSON
Ben PEARSON16Cheick KEITA

Preston North End 2 Birmingham City 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 20,517, Stadium: Deepdale, Referee: Christian BEECK 5½)
7 Zárate, 29 ClarkeScorers
58 Botía <=> TysonSubstitutions
Sendings off
24 Gallagher, 79 BrowneBookings
3Corners3
6Fouls10
3Offsides5
4Shots on4
13Shots off5
17Total shots9
2Shots saved4
61%Possession39%
Man of the match: RENATO Cardoso Porto NETO
1A pin-point pass found GARNER and his right foot shot raced narrowly wide.
2A header by GARNER at the near post was easily collected by the Birmingham City 'keeper.
5The stunned 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from MORRISON fell just over.
6RENATO NETO nodded the ball wide of the lefthand post from just outside the area.
7GOAL!! A two-fisted punch from the 'keeper enabled ZÁRATE to force the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Preston North End)
10A good effort from ZÁRATE scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
17CLARKE ran onto a wonderful ball from BROWNE but dragged his shot wide of the righthand post.
22ZÁRATE placed a right foot shot wide from thirty yards out.
24A clumsy challenge on GROUNDS by GALLAGHER results in a booking.
27A poor strike from BOTÍA rolled agonisingly wide.
29GOAL!! A WRIGHT run down the left resulted in a perfect cross for CLARKE to drill in. (2-0 Preston North End)
33IMMOBILE shot over.
34BROWNE made space on the left and pulled the ball to ZÁRATE who clipped the ball over.
39MCGEADY beat FABBRINI and whacked the ball to GALLAGHER who blasted his effort wide.
45+1A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming Preston North End 'keeper.
 
52An inswinging corner was forced into the arms of LEGZDINS by GARNER.
56MORRISON beat two Preston North End players and stroked a golden opportunity just beyond the near post.
65A good ball from GALLAGHER on the right fell to BROWNE who mishit his shot over the bar.
67GARNER scuffed an easy chance.
78A penalty box scramble resulted in FABBRINI tapping a low shot wide.
78Uncertainty in the Preston North End defence enabled IMMOBILE to blast the ball just wide.
79BROWNE booked for a late foul on FABBRINI.