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

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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

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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)

Match Details

Referee Stephen Martin (England)
Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
Assistant 2 Matthew Smith

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' That's the starting whistle at The Hawthorns. Ninety minutes of football awaits between West Bromwich Albion FC and Preston North End FC.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' It’s high time Carlos Corberán made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
16' Liam Lindsay picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
21' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
26' 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.
29' Milutin Osmajic gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen and will look to change the dynamic.
34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. West Bromwich Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
39' West Bromwich Albion FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
44' Will Keane has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Freddie Woodman is booked for Preston North End FC — card on 45.
47' The deadlock is broken! Alex Mowatt gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
52' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ryan Lowe will be considering his options from the bench.
57' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
61' What a strike from Kyle Bartley! The score is 2-0.
66' West Bromwich Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
68' What composure from Darnell Furlong! The England international strokes it home. 3-0.
68' Jed Wallace is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Fellows at the 68 minute mark.
72' Josh Seary is replacing Duane Holmes for the Preston North End FC side.
73' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen makes way for Layton Stewart at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
76' John Swift is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mikey Johnston at the 76 minute mark.
81' It is a cagey affair so far. West Bromwich Albion FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact 3-4-1-2.
84' Preston North End FC make a change. Andrew Hughes trudges off to be replaced by Kian Best on 84 minutes.
85' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 85 minute. Brandon Thomas-Asante leaves to be changed by Josh Maja.
90' Duane Holmes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 385 appearances.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — West Bromwich Albion FC 3-0 Preston North End FC.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

21
Brandon Thomas-Asante ↓ Josh Maja 85'
3
Conor Townsend
5
Kyle Bartley
11
Grady Diangana ↓ Matt Phillips 85'
27
Alex Mowatt
2
Darnell Furlong
4
Cedric Kipre
35
Okay Yokuslu ↓ Yann M'Vila 76'
24
Alex Palmer
31
Tom Fellows ↓ Jed Wallace 68'
23
Mikey Johnston ↓ John Swift 76'

Bench

19
John Swift ↑ 76'
14
Nathaniel Chalobah
10
Matt Phillips ↑ 85'
7
Jed Wallace ↑ 68'
9
Josh Maja ↑ 85'
20
Adam Reach
6
Semi Ajayi
22
Yann M'Vila ↑ 76'
33
Joshua Griffiths

Coach Carlos Corberán

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

26
Jack Whatmough
25
Duane Holmes ↓ Josh Seary 72'
6
Liam Lindsay
16
Andrew Hughes ↓ Kian Best 84'
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alan Browne
7
Will Keane ↓ Ched Evans 84'
1
Freddie Woodman
23
Liam Millar
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Milutin Osmajic 29'
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Layton Stewart 73'

Bench

11
Robbie Brady
9
Ched Evans ↑ 84'
21
David Cornell
28
Milutin Osmajic ↑ 29'
17
Layton Stewart ↑ 73'
35
Noah Mawene
36
Josh Seary ↑ 72'
33
Kian Best ↑ 84'
31
Theo Mawene

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emil Riis Jakobsen	4
Dwight Gayle	4
Josh Maja	3
Matt Phillips	2
Okay Yokuslu	2
Kyle Bartley	2
Alex Mowatt	2
Darnell Furlong	2

Head to Head

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

2 / 4

1.66 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.72 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC to win 59% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC59% Draw25% Preston North End FC16%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Preston North End FC

41%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Preston North End FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC40% Draw48% Preston North End FC12%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

14.5%

2 – 0

12.4%

1 – 1

11.8%

0 – 0

11.3%

2 – 1

8.9%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

1 – 2

3.8%

2 – 2

3.3%

4 – 0

2.8%

0 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	18%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	26%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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