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

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Championship · 2021-22

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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 46 games · 51 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

West Bromwich Albion FC 14 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
#21	Position	#14
51	Points	60
46	Played	46
13 / 14 / 19	W / D / L	15 / 15 / 16
48	Scored	55
58	Conceded	62
-10	GD	-7
1.11	PPG	1.30
28%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

West Bromwich Albion FC are 21st (51 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! West Bromwich Albion FC welcome Preston North End FC for this crunch clash at The Hawthorns.
5' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Ledson made 378 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' Alistair McCann needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
35' West Bromwich Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
40' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
41' Emil Riis Jakobsen adds to his 0 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
46' West Bromwich Albion FC ring the changes. Cedric Kipre has done his job and it is now time for Taylor Gardner-Hickman to step up.
48' Ben Whiteman was booked on 48.
49' Controversy at the stadium! Darnell Furlong argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
52' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 52.
56' Callum Robinson is replacing Matt Phillips for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
61' 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.
64' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Emil Riis Jakobsen exits the field as Cameron Archer enters on 64.
69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ched Evans.
72' Jayson Molumby is replacing Jake Livermore for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
74' The whistle greets Ched Evans as he departs to be replaced by Sean Maguire.
76' GOAL! Cameron Archer scores on 76.
78' Conor Townsend has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
83' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Alistair McCann on, Ryan Ledson off on 83 minutes.
88' Darnell Furlong has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 56 cards already picked up this season.
Another three points for Preston North End FC.

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
Emil Riis Jakobsen	4
Dwight Gayle	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

1.24 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Preston North End FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC38% Draw31% Preston North End FC31%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Preston North End FC

62%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Preston North End FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC27% Draw51% Preston North End FC22%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

11.9%

1 – 0

10.9%

0 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

3.3%

3 – 0

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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