Jay Stansfield scored the only goal of the game at St Andrew's
The support act to UB40's live performance at St Andrew's was a Championship contest of great significance, to both Preston North End and Birmingham City, on Easter Monday. In the Midlands sunshine, Ryan Lowe's side were looking to make it two wins in four days and close the gap to the play-offs - while the Blues, under interim boss Gary Rowett, desperately needed points in the scrap for survival.
The stats won't have done PNE's couple of attacking moments justice in the first half, but the yellows had two glorious opportunities. On both occasions, though, the final action lacked as Mads Frokjaer overhit his pass through to Duane Holmes - while Robbie Brady raced through on goal and cut the ball back for in-form Emil Riis, who just waited too long to strike. And North End had to breathe a sigh of relief just before the break, as Lee Buchanan clipped the post from distance.
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