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

0 – 2

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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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Joshua Smith
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 14 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
#25	Position	#13
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

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

0% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 13th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Preston North End FC and West Bromwich Albion FC has kicked off!
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their 3-5-2 trying to find a way past West Bromwich Albion FC's compact 4-4-2.
11' Josh Maja doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
13' The crowd applauds Ben Whiteman as he leaves the pitch. Jordan Thompson steps in for Preston North End FC.
18' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 377 games and scored 482 goals.
28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
33' Max O'Leary is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Bromwich Albion FC tonight.
38' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined West Bromwich Albion FC backline.
43' 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.
46' The supporters are chanting for Thierry Small. He replaces Andrew Moran on 46 minute.
51' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
61' Milutin Osmajic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Jebbison at the 61 minute mark.
66' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
70' West Bromwich Albion FC ring the changes. Aune Heggebo has done his job and it is now time for Daryl Dike to step up.
72' Brad Potts makes way for Michael Smith at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
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' The whistle greets Josh Maja as he departs to be replaced by Karlan Grant.
90' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Isaac Price is replaced by Oliver Bostock on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

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
Kyle Bartley	2
Alex Mowatt	2
Darnell Furlong	2
Jay Rodriguez	2
Matt Phillips	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

0.3 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.85 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC16% Draw39% West Bromwich Albion FC45%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes17% 0% No83%

Avg goals/match: 1.15

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	66%	34%
± 1.5	32%	68%
± 2.5	12%	88%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

55%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

84%

Preston North End FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

61%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC6% Draw69% West Bromwich Albion FC25%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

34.4%

0 – 1

25.4%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

1 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

3.9%

0 – 3

2.9%

2 – 1

1.2%

1 – 3

1.2%

2 – 0

1.1%

2 – 2

0.7%

0 – 4

0.6%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	1%	99%
-1.5	1%	—	99%
-1	1%	9%	90%
-0.5	10%	—	90%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	30%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	12%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

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