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

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Championship · 2021-22

West Bromwich Albion FC

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Preston North End FC

Wed 26 Jan 2022 · 20:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 48' Ben Whiteman

Darnell Furlong 49' Y

Y 52' Emil Riis Jakobsen

Y 69' Ched Evans

Conor Townsend 78' Y

Overview

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

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

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 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

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	0–2	L
22 Jan	Peterborough United FC	H	3–0	W
15 Jan	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–1	L
02 Jan	Cardiff City FC	H	1–1	D
27 Dec	Derby County FC	A	0–1	L
17 Dec	Barnsley FC	A	0–0	D

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–0	W
22 Jan	Swansea City AFC	A	0–1	L
18 Jan	Sheffield United FC	H	2–2	D
15 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	1–1	D
03 Jan	Stoke City FC	A	2–1	W
11 Dec	Barnsley FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Preston North End FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against West Bromwich Albion FC and Preston North End FC has kicked off!
5' The 28-year-old Grady Diangana has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Conor Townsend has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' Karlan Ahearne-Grant is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Bromwich Albion FC tonight.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
41' Preston North End FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Emil Riis Jakobsen on 41.
46' Taylor Gardner-Hickman has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cedric Kipre on 46 minute.
48' Controversy at the stadium! Ben Whiteman argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
49' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Darnell Furlong on 49 minutes.
52' Emil Riis Jakobsen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 52.
56' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Matt Phillips departs to be replaced by Callum Robinson.
61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
64' The crowd applauds Emil Riis Jakobsen as he leaves the pitch. Cameron Archer steps in for Preston North End FC.
69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ched Evans.
72' Jayson Molumby is replacing Jake Livermore for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
74' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ched Evans is replaced by Sean Maguire on 74 minute.
76' What composure from Cameron Archer! The England international strokes it home. 0-2.
78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Conor Townsend on 78.
83' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Ryan Ledson exits the field as Alistair McCann enters on 83.
88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cedric Kipre, as he is very good at scoring at The Hawthorns with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
West Bromwich Albion FC will have plenty to reflect on. Preston North End FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Jake Livermore ↓ Jayson Molumby 72'
3
Conor Townsend
5
Kyle Bartley
10
Matt Phillips ↓ Callum Robinson 56'
25
David Button
11
Grady Diangana
27
Alex Mowatt
20
Adam Reach
2
Darnell Furlong
18
Karlan Ahearne-Grant
21
Cedric Kipre ↓ Taylor Gardner-Hickman 46'

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

44
Brad Potts
3
Greg Cunningham
16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson ↓ Alistair McCann 83'
8
Alan Browne
4
Ben Whiteman
5
Patrick Bauer
9
Ched Evans ↓ Sean Maguire 74'
12
Daniel Iversen
2
Sepp van den Berg
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Cameron Archer 64'

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

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

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2022-01-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2022-01-22 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Peterborough United FC W 2022-01-15 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-01-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-12-27 Derby County FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2021-12-17 Barnsley FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2022-01-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2022-01-22 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2022-01-18 Preston North End FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC D 2022-01-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2022-01-03 Stoke City FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-12-11 Preston North End FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.82 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.82 Preston North End FC xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC53% Draw26% Preston North End FC21%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Preston North End FC

47%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Preston North End FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC42% Draw45% Preston North End FC13%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

12.3%

2 – 0

11.6%

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 0

9.1%

3 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

1 – 2

4.2%

2 – 2

3.8%

4 – 0

3.1%

4 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	19%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	24%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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