West Bromwich Albion FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

West Bromwich Albion FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Wed 1 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC The Hawthorns 24,320 HT 45' · FT 45'

Josh Maja 18' 1–0

Callum Styles 35' 2–0

Josh Maja 40' 3–0

3–1 70' Ryan Ledson

Y 42' Stefan Teitur Thordarson

Y 56' Alistair McCann

Y 71' Jack Whatmough

Y 89' Ben Whiteman

Kyle Bartley 90' 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)

Match Details

Referee Bobby Madley (England)
Assistant 1 Blake Antrobus (England)
Assistant 2 Johnathon Bickerdike (England)

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

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 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

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	3–1	W
29 Dec	Sheffield United FC	A	1–1	D
26 Dec	Derby County FC	A	1–2	L
22 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	2–0	W
15 Dec	Watford FC	A	1–2	L
11 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	2–0	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–3	L
29 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–1	W
26 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	1–0	W
21 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–2	L
14 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	1–1	D
11 Dec	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	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' In just a few seconds The Hawthorns will turn into a battlefield for West Bromwich Albion FC and Preston North End FC.
5' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' 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.
18' Magnificent from Josh Maja! That is 73 goals in 363 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
23' It’s high time Chris Brunt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
28' Will Keane, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
33' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' GOAL! Callum Styles scores on 35. Assisted by Mikey Johnston
40' A goal from the Nigeria international Josh Maja! He fires home on 40 to make it 3-0!
42' Controversy at the stadium! Stefan Teitur Thordarson argues furiously but the card stands.
46' The whistle greets Tom Fellows as he departs to be replaced by Jed Wallace.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Alistair McCann.
60' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Mikey Johnston exits the field as Grady Diangana enters on 60.
63' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Ledson. He replaces Alistair McCann on 63 minute.
68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
70' GOAL! Ryan Ledson scores on 70. Assisted by Milutin Osmajic
71' Jack Whatmough is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
73' The crowd applauds Josh Maja as he leaves the pitch. Uros Racic steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
74' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 74 minute. Karlan Grant leaves to be changed by Devante Cole.
79' West Bromwich Albion FC currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
80' Gianluca Frabotta has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum Styles on 80 minute.
84' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen has done his job and it is now time for Will Keane to step up.
89' The referee has no hesitation. Ben Whiteman is booked for Preston North End FC — card on 89.
90' Poor challenge from Kyle Bartley. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — West Bromwich Albion FC 3-1 Preston North End FC.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

10
John Swift
11
Grady Diangana ↑ 60'
7
Jed Wallace ↑ 46'
44
Devante Cole ↑ 74'
20
Uros Racic ↑ 73'
24
Gianluca Frabotta ↑ 80'
23
Joe Wildsmith
34
Harry Whitwell
37
Oliver Bostock

Coach Chris Brunt

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

5
Jack Whatmough
6
Liam Lindsay
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alistair McCann ↓ Ryan Ledson 63'
1
Freddie Woodman
40
Josh Bowler ↓ Duane Holmes 46'
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen
20
Sam Greenwood ↓ Milutin Osmajic 63'
29
Kaine Kesler
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson ↓ Ben Whiteman 46'
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Will Keane 84'

Bench

25
Duane Holmes ↑ 46'
18
Ryan Ledson ↑ 63'
7
Will Keane ↑ 84'
4
Ben Whiteman ↑ 46'
26
Patrick Bauer
13
David Cornell
28
Milutin Osmajic ↑ 63'
34
Kitt Nelson
23
Jeppe Okkels

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

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

2025-01-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Preston North End FC W 2024-12-29 Sheffield United FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-12-26 Derby County FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2024-12-22 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2024-12-15 Watford FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2024-12-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2025-01-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Preston North End FC L 2024-12-29 Preston North End FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W 2024-12-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2024-12-14 Preston North End FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.86 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.91 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC59% Draw24% Preston North End FC17%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Preston North End FC

41%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Preston North End FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC41% Draw44% Preston North End FC15%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

1 – 0

10.9%

2 – 0

10.7%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

8.1%

3 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

4.8%

1 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

4 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	24%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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