Preston North End player ratings from the 1-0 win against Birmingham City
By Dave Seddon
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
Updated 22nd Sep 2019, 11:54 GMT
Preston North End won 1-0 at Birmingham thanks to a first-half goal from Sean Maguire.
Here are the PNE player ratings from the visit to St Andrew's. Do you agree with them?
Daniel Johnson and Patrick Bauer during the win at Birmingham
Apart from a couple of efforts going straight at him, the PNE keeper was untroubled. Handling and distribution was fine.
Pushed high when Preston launched their attack. Decent enough show, kept Bellingham quiet, but did get caught out for the offside goal late on.
The German defender headed and kicked anything which came his way, was a dominant force at the heart of the North End defence. Man of the match.
Linked-up so well with Bauer to limit the home attack to very little. Comfortable on the ball when PNE played out from the back.
Steady game on his return after six weeks out with a hamstring injury. Kept a close eye on winger Dan Crowley in the first half.
Looked to get on the ball and played the holding role well, not diving in for tackles. Pushed himself through the pain barrier late on when he cramped up.
