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Preston North End
FT
0–2
HT 0–1
West Bromwich Albion
Championship Sat 18 Apr, 15:00London Deepdale, Preston Josh Smith 17,996 attendance

Timeline

  1. 11' Josh Maja assist Aune Heggebo
  2. 13' Jordan Thompson for Benjamin Whiteman
  3. 45' Thierry Small for Andy Moran
  4. 61' Milutin Osmajic for Daniel Jebbison
  5. 70' Daryl Dike for Aune Heggebo
  6. 72' Michael Smith for Brad Potts
  7. 77' Daryl Dike assist Jayson Molumby
  8. 86' Karlan Grant for Josh Maja
  9. 90'+2' Oliver Bostock for Isaac Price

Match stats

52.4% Possession 47.6%
9 Shots 8
1 On target 3
7 Fouls 12
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1
1 Saves 1
283 Accurate passes 273

Lineups

Preston North End 4-4-2
1 Iversen
16 Hughes 19 Gibson 14 Storey 42 Offiah
23 Moran 4 Whiteman 21 Devine 44 Potts
17 Dobbin 9 Jebbison
West Bromwich Albion 4-4-2
1 O'Leary
4 Styles 6 Campbell 3 Phillips 30 Imray
21 Price 27 Mowatt 17 Diakite 8 Molumby
9 Maja 19 Heggebo
Preston North End 4-4-2
  1. 1 Daniel Iversen G
  2. 19 Lewis Gibson CD-L
  3. 14 Jordan Storey CD-R
  4. 16 Andrew Hughes LB
  5. 42 Odeluga Offiah RB
  6. 4 Benjamin Whiteman ▼ CM-L
  7. 21 Alfie Devine CM-R
  8. 23 Andy Moran ▼ LM
  9. 44 Brad Potts ▼ RM
  10. 17 Lewis Dobbin CF-L
  11. 9 Daniel Jebbison ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 26 Thierry Small ▲ SUB
  2. 24 Michael Smith ▲ SUB
  3. 15 Jordan Thompson ▲ SUB
  4. 28 Milutin Osmajic ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
  1. 3 Andrija Vukcevic SUB
  2. 2 Pol Valentín SUB
  3. 22 Milos Lukovic SUB
  4. 6 Liam Lindsay SUB
  5. 13 David Cornell SUB
West Bromwich Albion 4-4-2
  1. 1 Max O'Leary G
  2. 6 George Campbell CD-L
  3. 3 Nathaniel Phillips CD-R
  4. 4 Callum Styles LB
  5. 30 Danny Imray RB
  6. 27 Alex Mowatt CM-L
  7. 17 Ousmane Diakite CM-R
  8. 21 Isaac Price ▼ LM
  9. 8 Jayson Molumby RM
  10. 9 Josh Maja ▼ CF-L
  11. 19 Aune Heggebo ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 12 Daryl Dike ▲ SUB
  2. 37 Oliver Bostock ▲ SUB
  3. 10 Karlan Grant ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (6)
  1. 49 Eseosa Sule SUB
  2. 14 Alfie Gilchrist SUB
  3. 26 Tammer Bany SUB
  4. 20 Joshua Griffiths SUB
  5. 29 Charlie Taylor SUB
  6. 2 Chris Mepham SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 2.
  2. 90'+6' Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 2.
  3. 90'+5' Attempt missed. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thierry Small with a cross.
  4. 90'+4' Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  5. 90'+4' Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) hits the bar with a header from very close range following a corner.
  6. 90'+3' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jayson Molumby.
  7. 90'+3' Attempt blocked. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Smith.
  8. 90'+2' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
  9. 90'+2' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Oliver Bostock replaces Isaac Price.
  10. 90'+1' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  11. 90' Foul by Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion).
  12. 90' Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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  1. 88' Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  2. 88' Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  3. 87' Danny Imray (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  4. 87' Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  5. 86' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Josh Maja.
  6. 86' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  7. 82' Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
  8. 82' Delay in match because of an injury Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  9. 80' Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  10. 80' Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  11. 77' Goal! Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 2. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
  12. 74' Offside, Preston North End. Michael Smith is caught offside.
  13. 72' Substitution, Preston North End. Michael Smith replaces Brad Potts.
  14. 71' Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
  15. 71' Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  16. 70' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Daryl Dike replaces Aune Heggebø.
  17. 69' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Josh Maja.
  18. 69' Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  19. 68' Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  20. 68' Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
  21. 65' Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  22. 65' Foul by George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion).
  23. 63' Attempt saved. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  24. 63' Attempt blocked. Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Maja.
  25. 61' Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Daniel Jebbison.
  26. 61' Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison is caught offside.
  27. 58' Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Aune Heggebø is caught offside.
  28. 57' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by George Campbell.
  29. 57' Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  30. 56' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
  31. 56' Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Max O'Leary (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross.
  32. 55' Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  33. 55' Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
  34. 53' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Callum Styles.
  35. 52' Attempt missed. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Jebbison.
  36. 49' Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
  37. 49' Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  38. 48' Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
  39. 45' Second Half begins Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  40. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Andrew Moran.
  41. 45'+5' First Half ends, Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  42. 45'+4' Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Imray with a cross.
  43. 45'+2' Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  44. 45'+2' Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
  45. 45' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  46. 45' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jayson Molumby.
  47. 42' Attempt missed. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  48. 41' Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  49. 41' Foul by Danny Imray (West Bromwich Albion).
  50. 39' Foul by Andrew Moran (Preston North End).
  51. 39' Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  52. 35' Daniel Iversen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  53. 35' Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
  54. 35' Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Brad Potts.
  55. 34' Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
  56. 34' Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  57. 33' Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  58. 33' Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  59. 32' Attempt missed. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a cross.
  60. 29' Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Daniel Jebbison.
  61. 28' Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
  62. 27' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  63. 27' Delay in match (West Bromwich Albion).
  64. 26' Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Brad Potts.
  65. 25' Attempt blocked. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Diakité.
  66. 25' Foul by Andrew Moran (Preston North End).
  67. 25' Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  68. 23' Offside, Preston North End. Jordan Storey is caught offside.
  69. 22' Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  70. 22' Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
  71. 20' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  72. 20' Delay in match (West Bromwich Albion).
  73. 17' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  74. 16' Delay in match because of an injury Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
  75. 14' Danny Imray (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  76. 14' Foul by Andrew Moran (Preston North End).
  77. 13' Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Thompson replaces Benjamin Whiteman because of an injury.
  78. 13' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  79. 12' Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  80. 11' Goal! Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 1. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aune Heggebø.
  81. 7' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Alex Mowatt.
  82. 6' Foul by Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion).
  83. 6' Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  84. 4' Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Styles with a cross.
  85. 3' Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Andrew Moran.
  86. First Half begins.
  87. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Preston North End W D D W L

  • L at Norwich City 2-0 EFL Championship
  • W Stoke City 3-1 EFL Championship
  • D at Leicester City 2-2 EFL Championship
  • D Queens Park Rangers 1-1 EFL Championship
  • W at Charlton Athletic 2-1 EFL Championship

West Bromwich Albion D D D W W

  • W Hull City 3-0 EFL Championship
  • W at Bristol City 1-0 EFL Championship
  • D Wrexham 2-2 EFL Championship
  • D at Blackburn Rovers 0-0 EFL Championship
  • D Millwall 0-0 EFL Championship

Head to head

WBA leads series 4-0-1

  • 18 Oct 2025 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Preston North End 2025-26 English League Championship
  • 1 Jan 2025 West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Preston North End 2024-25 English League Championship
  • 30 Nov 2024 Preston North End 1–1 West Bromwich Albion 2024-25 English League Championship
  • 4 May 2024 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Preston North End 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 30 Sep 2023 Preston North End 0–4 West Bromwich Albion 2023-24 English League Championship

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