Preston North End FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Preston North End FC

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale 17,996 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 11' Josh Maja

0–2 77' Daryl Dike

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 Joshua Smith
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2

8 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game

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

2026-04-18 Preston North End FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2025-10-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2025-01-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Preston North End FC 2024-11-30 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2024-05-04 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–2	L
11 Apr	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–1	W
06 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–1	D
03 Apr	Leicester City FC	A	2–2	D
20 Mar	Stoke City FC	H	3–1	W
14 Mar	Norwich City FC	A	0–2	L

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	2–0	W
10 Apr	Millwall FC	H	0–0	D
06 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–0	D
03 Apr	Wrexham AFC	H	2–2	D
21 Mar	Bristol City FC	A	1–0	W
14 Mar	Hull City AFC	H	3–0	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' It’s Showtime! The match between Preston North End FC and West Bromwich Albion FC is underway.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined West Bromwich Albion FC backline.
11' Magnificent from Josh Maja! That is 76 goals in 374 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
13' Ben Whiteman makes way for Jordan Thompson at the 13 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Callum Styles made 4 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
23' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
28' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
33' West Bromwich Albion FC is showing some good football. However, West Bromwich Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
38' England international Lewis Dobbin has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Heckingbottom will be considering his options from the bench.
46' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Andrew Moran has done his job and it is now time for Thierry Small to step up.
51' The travelling West Bromwich Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Heckingbottom might look to freshen things up shortly.
61' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 61 minute. Daniel Jebbison leaves to be changed by Milutin Osmajic.
66' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
70' The West Bromwich Albion FC bench stirs into life. Aune Heggebo is withdrawn and Daryl Dike gets his opportunity.
72' The supporters are chanting for Michael Smith. He replaces Brad Potts on 72 minute.
77' Brilliant from the centre-forward! Daryl Dike makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 77.
82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
86' A tactical swap from West Bromwich Albion FC — Karlan Grant on, Josh Maja off on 86 minutes.
90' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Isaac Price exits the field as Oliver Bostock enters on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. West Bromwich Albion FC take all three points.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Morrison

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

2026-04-18 Preston North End FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-04-11 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2026-04-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2026-03-14 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2026-04-18 Preston North End FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2026-04-10 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2026-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2026-04-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Wrexham AFC D 2026-03-21 Bristol City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2026-03-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Hull City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.62 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 60% + West Bromwich Albion FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC17% Draw25% West Bromwich Albion FC58%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 2.46

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

42%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

83%

Preston North End FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC10% Draw46% West Bromwich Albion FC44%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

15%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.4%

0 – 0

10.4%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 3

8.4%

1 – 3

5.4%

1 – 0

4.4%

0 – 4

3.9%

2 – 1

2.9%

2 – 2

2.8%

1 – 4

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	8%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	35%	—	65%
+1	35%	26%	40%
+1.5	60%	—	40%
+2	60%	20%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

54% ✓

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