As it happened: Birmingham City 0 Preston North End 0

Preston North End fought out a goalless draw with Birmingham City at St Andrew's.
Josh Earl in action for Preston North End against Birmingham City at St Andrew'sJosh Earl in action for Preston North End against Birmingham City at St Andrew's
Josh Earl in action for Preston North End against Birmingham City at St Andrew's

It was a fourth league draw on the bounce for the Lilywhites.

Here we look back on the action in the West Midlands.

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LIVE: Birmingham vs PNE

Not long until kick-off now

A few minutes away from kick-off at St Andrew’s. North End will be backed by around 1,100 fans in the away end.

Half century for Josh Earl

Josh Earl makes his 50th appearance for PNE today. Brad Potts, on the bench, is on 99 appearances......

Cumbrian Cannavaro is back

Paul Huntington has been registered in PNE’s 25-man squad and involved on match day for the first time this season. He made his 300th appearance for North End at this ground in January. It’s a damn sight warmer today than it was that night!

Teams are in.......and Paul Huntington returns

PNE: Iversen, Storey, Bauer, Hughes, van den Berg, Whiteman, Ledson, Earl, Johnson, Maguire, Riis. Subs: Rudd, Cunningham, Huntington, McCann, Potts, Murphy, Sinclair.

Victory on the road would make a huge difference

Frankie McAvoy is aiming for Preston North End to add a Championship win to their unbeaten run when they face Birmingham City tomorrow.

The Lilywhites head to St Andrew’s (3pm) unbeaten in seven matches.

Of the five league games in that run they have won two and PNE head coach McAvoy wants to tip the balance towards three points.

The draws they got against Bristol City, Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion were thoroughly merited.

They will look even better if they can bring back a win from the West Midlands.

McAvoy said: “We’ve had some good results recently but we’d like to have won more in the league.

“Scoring more goals than the opposition is the simple answer to how you turn a draw into a win.”

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