Preston North End FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 18 Sep 2021 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

Sepp van den Berg 4' Y

Y 76' Kyle Bartley

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Preston North End FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Deepdale.

Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 14 games · Avg 2.7 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-18 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2020-02-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2019-12-02 Preston North End FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-04-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Preston North End FC 2018-09-29 Preston North End FC 2–3 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–1	D
14 Sep	Sheffield United FC	A	2–2	D
11 Sep	Bristol City FC	A	0–0	D
28 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	3–1	W
21 Aug	Peterborough United FC	H	1–0	W
17 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–1	L

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	1–1	D
14 Sep	Derby County FC	H	0–0	D
11 Sep	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D
28 Aug	Peterborough United FC	A	1–0	W
21 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
18 Aug	Sheffield United FC	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		West Bromwich Albion FC
#23	Position	#5
4	Points	14
8	Played	8
1 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 2
8	Scored	10
15	Conceded	8
-7	GD	+2
0.50	PPG	1.75
13%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Preston North End FC and West Bromwich Albion FC is underway.
4' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 4.
9' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Emil Riis Jakobsen made 383 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
14' It looks like no one’s ball. West Bromwich Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
19' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
24' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
26' What a strike from Ben Whiteman! The score is 1-0.
31' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their trying to find a way past West Bromwich Albion FC's compact .
36' West Bromwich Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
41' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' Matt Phillips adds to his 0 season tally! West Bromwich Albion FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
47' The deadlock is broken! Matt Phillips gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
62' West Bromwich Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
63' West Bromwich Albion FC make a change. Grady Diangana trudges off to be replaced by Karlan Ahearne-Grant on 63 minutes.
65' The crowd applauds Ben Whiteman as he leaves the pitch. Alistair McCann steps in for Preston North End FC.
69' Callum Robinson gets the nod from West Bromwich Albion FC. He replaces Matt Phillips and will look to change the dynamic.
70' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Matt Phillips is replaced by Callum Robinson.
75' West Bromwich Albion FC have won 491 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
76' West Bromwich Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
83' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 83 minute. Emil Riis Jakobsen leaves to be changed by Josh Murphy.
84' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Emil Riis Jakobsen is withdrawn and Josh Murphy gets his opportunity.
89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Semi Ajayi, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Jake Livermore
1
Sam Johnstone
3
Conor Townsend
5
Kyle Bartley
10
Matt Phillips ↓ Callum Robinson 69'
11
Grady Diangana ↓ Karlan Ahearne-Grant 63'
27
Alex Mowatt
20
Adam Reach
2
Darnell Furlong
17
Jordan Hugill
6
Semi Ajayi

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dwight Gayle	4
Emil Riis Jakobsen	4
Josh Maja	3
Okay Yokuslu	2
Kyle Bartley	2
Alex Mowatt	2
Darnell Furlong	2
Jay Rodriguez	2

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2021-09-18 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2021-09-14 Sheffield United FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2021-09-11 Bristol City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2021-08-28 Preston North End FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-08-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-08-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC L

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2021-09-18 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2021-09-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Derby County FC D 2021-09-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2021-08-28 Peterborough United FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-08-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-08-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–0 Sheffield United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.92 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.53 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC25% Draw29% West Bromwich Albion FC46%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

54%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

75%

Preston North End FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC17% Draw48% West Bromwich Albion FC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

12.2%

0 – 0

10.7%

0 – 2

9.8%

1 – 2

1 – 0

6.8%

2 – 1

5.4%

0 – 3

4.9%

1 – 3

4.6%

2 – 2

4.2%

2 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	14%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	24%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.