Birmingham City v Preston North End, 13 May 2001
| Score | 1-0 to Birmingham City |
| Referee | David Pugh |
| Competition | League Division 1 Play-Offs Semi-final 1st leg |
| Venue | St Andrew's |
| Attendance | 29,072 |
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Goals:
| Nicky Eaden | 55 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ian Bennett
Defender/Right back
Nicky Eaden
Defender
Peter Atherton
Defender/Centre back
Michael Johnson
Defender/Centre back
Darren Purse
Midfielder
Stan Lazaridis
Midfielder
Martin O'Connor
Midfielder
Danny Sonner
Midfielder
Curtis Woodhouse
Forward
Geoff Horsfield
Forward
Marcelo
Substitutions:
| David Holdsworth for Martin O'Connor | 80 |
| Bryan Hughes for Curtis Woodhouse | 83 |
| Jon McCarthy for Nicky Eaden | 86 |
Cards:
| Martin O'Connor | 7 | Y |
Goals:
Starting lineup:
David Lucas
Goalkeeper
Graham Alexander
Defender
Colin Murdock
Defender
Ryan Kidd
Defender/Centre back
Rob W Edwards
Defender/Midfielder
Sean Gregan
Defender/Midfielder
Lee Cartwright
Midfielder
Paul McKenna
Midfielder
Richard Cresswell
Forward
David Healy
Forward
Jon Macken
Forward
Substitutions:
| Iain Anderson for Jon Macken | 81 |
Cards:
| Sean Gregan | 2 | Y |
| Richard Cresswell | 57 | Y |
| Ryan Kidd | 83 | Y |
| Graham Alexander | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Iain Anderson