(1-0 Preston North End)| 4¹ | BROWNE knocked the ball to MANGALA who headed it just beyond the near post. |
| 10¹ | A free-kick from VASSILEV raced wide. |
| 22¹ | The Birmingham City 'keeper was able to palm clear an amazing shot. |
| 30¹ | A useful ball from PLAVOTIC on the right fell to LONGELO who sliced his effort over. |
| 33¹ | VASSILEV's shot was well held by the Preston North End 'keeper. |
| 37¹ | A good effort from McNALLY scraped the outside of the righthand post. |
| 38¹ | The 'keeper saved a refined strike from RIIS. |
| 40¹ | A drive from BROWNE seemed a certain goal but GOLLINI managed to force the ball clear. |
| 41¹ | The 'keeper was able to claw away a tame shot from LONGELO. |
| 43¹ | A shot from ARMSTRONG was smothered by the Preston North End 'keeper. |
| 1² | AZPILICUETA fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left. |
| 2² | DAVIES beat a number of Birmingham City players and drove a great chance inches wide. |
| 9² | ZAKARIA was put clear by McNALLY and he turned the 'keeper but drilled his shot just beyond the near post. |
| 16² | LONGELO's shot was well saved by the 'keeper. |
| 20² | A twenty-five yard drive from MATHEUS PEREIRA caused the Birmingham City 'keeper little difficulty. |
| 26² | A great strike from DAVIES was dealt with by a useful block from the Birmingham City 'keeper. |
| 28² | GOAL!! A neat one-two left ARMSTRONG clear and he made no mistake by lobbing the ball beyond the oncoming Preston North End 'keeper. (1-1)| 32² | A shot from CROSS-ADAIR was nodded off the line by LONGELO. | | 35² | The bemused 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from PLAVOTIC dropped just wide. | | 39² | JUTKIEWICZ beat FAES and drilled the ball to AZPILICUETA who pulled his shot wide. | | 46² | GOAL!! Preston North End's MATHEUS PEREIRA beat three defenders before firing just inside GOLLINI's lefthand post. (2-1 Preston North End) | |