Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
West Bromwich Albion FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 4 May 2024 · 11:30 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'
Alex Mowatt pen 45+2' 1–0
Kyle Bartley 61' 2–0
Darnell Furlong 68' 3–0
Y 16' Liam Lindsay
Y 45' Freddie Woodman

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Stephen Martin (England)
  • Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
  • Assistant 2 Matthew Smith
4 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

10
3
2
West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-04 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Preston North End FC H 3–0 W
27 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–3 L
20 Apr Leicester City FC A 1–2 L
13 Apr Sunderland AFC H 0–1 L
10 Apr Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W
06 Apr Stoke City FC A 2–2 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–3 L
29 Apr Leicester City FC H 0–3 L
20 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–1 L
16 Apr Southampton FC A 0–3 L
13 Apr Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
09 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 4–1 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' We are underway at The Hawthorns. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. Alex Palmer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Will Keane has been relatively quiet despite scoring 71 goals in his last 390 appearances.
  • 16' Liam Lindsay has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 16.
  • 21' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Preston North End FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 26' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tom Fellows suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' Preston North End FC make a change. Emil Riis Jakobsen trudges off to be replaced by Milutin Osmajic on 29 minutes.
  • 34' Mikey Johnston has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 39' It’s high time Ryan Lowe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Freddie Woodman is booked for Preston North End FC — card on 45.
  • 47' What a strike from Alex Mowatt! The score is 1-0.
  • 52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 57' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 61' GOAL! Kyle Bartley fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 68' Goal! Darnell Furlong scores his 16 goal in 393 matches.
  • 68' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Tom Fellows exits the field as Jed Wallace enters on 68.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Duane Holmes as he leaves the pitch. Josh Seary steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • 73' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen makes way for Layton Stewart at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 76' The whistle greets Mikey Johnston as he departs to be replaced by John Swift.
  • 81' Over 81 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Kian Best comes on to replace Andrew Hughes.
  • 85' Josh Maja gets the nod from West Bromwich Albion FC. He replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for West Bromwich Albion FC and Preston North End FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-05-04 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Preston North End FC 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

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2024-05-04 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2024-04-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2024-04-20 Leicester City FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2024-04-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2024-04-10 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2024-04-06 Stoke City FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2024-05-04 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-04-29 Preston North End FC 0–3 Leicester City FC L 2024-04-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-04-16 Southampton FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-04-13 Preston North End FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2024-04-09 Preston North End FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.24 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.45 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC to win 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC72% Draw19% Preston North End FC9%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Preston North End FC
28%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Preston North End FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC55% Draw40% Preston North End FC5%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
16.8%
1 – 0
15.1%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
7.2%
4 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
4 – 1
3.3%
5 – 0
3.1%
0 – 1
2.5%
2 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 23% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 24% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
64% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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