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 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

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
#5	Position	#23
14	Points	4
8	Played	8
4 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 6
10	Scored	8
8	Conceded	15
+2	GD	-7
1.75	PPG	0.50
50%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (14 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. West Bromwich Albion FC host Preston North End FC — let the battle begin!
5' 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 Freddie Woodman suffering a number of foals already.
10' 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.
15' Denmark international Mads Frokjaer-Jensen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
18' Josh Maja does the damage! The net is bulging and West Bromwich Albion FC surge ahead!
23' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
28' It’s high time Chris Brunt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
33' The 30-year-old Ben Whiteman has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
35' Assisted by Mikey Johnston with the perfectly-timed delivery and Callum Styles makes no mistake. 2-0!
40' Assisted by Darnell Furlong with the perfectly-timed delivery and Josh Maja makes no mistake. 3-0!
42' Preston North End FC player sees a card in front of him.
46' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jed Wallace is hanging Tom Fellows on the field on 46 minute.
51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' The referee has no hesitation. Alistair McCann is booked for Preston North End FC — card on 56.
60' The supporters are chanting for Grady Diangana. He replaces Mikey Johnston on 60 minute.
63' Ryan Ledson gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Alistair McCann and will look to change the dynamic.
68' Josh Bowler is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Bromwich Albion FC tonight.
70' Magnificent from Ryan Ledson! That is 7 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
71' Jack Whatmough picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
73' Uros Racic gets the nod from West Bromwich Albion FC. He replaces Josh Maja and will look to change the dynamic.
74' Karlan Grant makes way for Devante Cole at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from West Bromwich Albion FC.
79' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
80' The whistle greets Callum Styles as he departs to be replaced by Gianluca Frabotta.
84' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is replaced by Will Keane.
89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ben Whiteman on 89.
90' Kyle Bartley has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
It finishes all square. West Bromwich Albion FC and Preston North End FC share the spoils 3-1.

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
Okay Yokuslu	2
Kyle Bartley	2
Alex Mowatt	2
Darnell Furlong	2
Jay Rodriguez	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

2.17 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.68 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC to win 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC67% Draw21% Preston North End FC12%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Preston North End FC

33%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Preston North End FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC50% Draw41% Preston North End FC9%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13.4%

1 – 0

12.2%

3 – 0

9.4%

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

Actual

4 – 0

5.1%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

3.3%

2 – 2

1 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	21%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	24%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

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.