Preston North End FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Preston North End FC

0 – 4

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Sat 30 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 4' Darnell Furlong

0–2 29' Alex Mowatt

0–3 62' Matt Phillips

0–4 87' Kyle Bartley

Y 18' Okay Yokuslu

Alistair McCann 35' Y

Brad Potts 81' Y

Andrew Hughes 87' Y

Overview

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

Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Josh Smith (England)
Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
Assistant 2 Andrew Fox

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-30 Preston North End FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2022-10-05 Preston North End FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-01-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2021-09-18 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–4	L
23 Sep	Rotherham United FC	A	1–1	D
19 Sep	Birmingham City FC	H	2–1	W
16 Sep	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–1	W
02 Sep	Stoke City FC	A	2–0	W
26 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	2–1	W

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	4–0	W
23 Sep	Millwall FC	H	0–0	D
20 Sep	Watford FC	A	2–2	D
16 Sep	Bristol City FC	A	0–0	D
02 Sep	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–2	L
26 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	H	4–2	W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		West Bromwich Albion FC
#24	Position	#5
8	Points	28
15	Played	15
2 / 2 / 11	W / D / L	8 / 4 / 3
13	Scored	23
30	Conceded	15
-17	GD	+8
0.53	PPG	1.87
13%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

West Bromwich Albion FC

Isaac Price	6 G	3 A
Jimmy Morgan	4 G	4 A
Aune Heggebo	4 G	1 A
Callum Styles	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Preston North End FC welcome West Bromwich Albion FC for this crunch clash at Deepdale.
4' The deadlock is broken! Darnell Furlong gets on the scoresheet on 4 minutes.
9' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
14' West Bromwich Albion FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Okay Yokuslu.
23' Erik Pieters, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
28' West Bromwich Albion FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Aune Heggebo scoring 1 goals.
29' What a moment for Alex Mowatt! That strike on 29 puts his side firmly in control.
34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Corberán will be considering his options from the bench.
35' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alistair McCann.
40' West Bromwich Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' The whistle greets Alistair McCann as he departs to be replaced by Robbie Brady.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. Ryan Ledson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
61' West Bromwich Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
62' Matt Phillips adds to his 0 season tally! West Bromwich Albion FC lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
63' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Ryan Ledson has done his job and it is now time for Ben Whiteman to step up.
64' Will Keane has so much to prove this time. He replaces Milutin Osmajic on 64 minute.
66' The crowd applauds Okay Yokuslu as he leaves the pitch. Jayson Molumby steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
71' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
76' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined West Bromwich Albion FC backline.
78' West Bromwich Albion FC make a change. John Swift trudges off to be replaced by Nathaniel Chalobah on 78 minutes.
81' The referee calls foul for Brad Potts. He receives a Yellow card.
85' Pipa gets the nod from West Bromwich Albion FC. He replaces Matt Phillips and will look to change the dynamic.
87' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Andrew Hughes gets a Yellow card.
87' Goal! Kyle Bartley scores his 15 goal in 392 matches.
Another three points for West Bromwich Albion FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

25
Duane Holmes ↓ Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 63'
6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson ↓ Ben Whiteman 63'
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alan Browne
13
Alistair McCann ↓ Robbie Brady 46'
28
Milutin Osmajic ↓ Will Keane 64'
1
Freddie Woodman
23
Liam Millar

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

19
John Swift ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah 78'
5
Kyle Bartley
10
Matt Phillips ↓ Pipa 85'
15
Erik Pieters ↓ Conor Townsend 78'
11
Grady Diangana ↓ Jeremy Sarmiento 66'
7
Jed Wallace
27
Alex Mowatt
2
Darnell Furlong
4
Cedric Kipre
35
Okay Yokuslu ↓ Jayson Molumby 66'
24
Alex Palmer

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2023-09-30 Preston North End FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-09-23 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2023-09-19 Preston North End FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2023-09-16 Preston North End FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2023-09-02 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-08-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-09-30 Preston North End FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-09-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2023-09-20 Watford FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-09-16 Bristol City FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-08-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.81 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.97 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC22% Draw25% West Bromwich Albion FC53%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

46%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

78%

Preston North End FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC12% Draw43% West Bromwich Albion FC45%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

11.9%

0 – 1

11.6%

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 0

0 – 3

7.6%

1 – 3

6.2%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 1

3.8%

2 – 2

3.8%

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 4

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	9%	87%
-0.5	13%	—	87%
+0.5	37%	—	63%
+1	37%	24%	39%
+1.5	61%	—	39%
+2	61%	20%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

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