English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Preston North End, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 6': Hal Robson-Kanu
  • 45': Jake Livermore
FT
2 - 0
Preston North End
  • Red Card 64': Darnell Fisher

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Preston North End at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ahmed Hegazi.
  • 1': Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 2': Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 3': Ben Davies (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 5': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
  • 6': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Preston North End 0. Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
  • 8': Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Preston North End).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
  • 9': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Nugent.
  • 16': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by David Nugent (Preston North End).
  • 20': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
  • 20': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 24': Attempt missed. David Nugent (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a cross.
  • 25': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 29': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 32': Attempt missed. David Nugent (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darnell Fisher with a cross.
  • 34': Foul by David Nugent (Preston North End).
  • 34': Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 37': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
  • 38': Rekeem Harper (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 39': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Sam Johnstone tries a through ball, but Matheus Pereira is caught offside.
  • 43': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 45': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Preston North End 0. Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hal Robson-Kanu.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Preston North End 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 2, Preston North End 0.
  • 46': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 47': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Foul by Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 48': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 48': Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 51': Foul by Ben Davies (Preston North End).
  • 51': Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Robinson tries a through ball, but Hal Robson-Kanu is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 52': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
  • 54': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Darnell Fisher.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Ahmed Hegazi (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Foul by Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 58': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Rekeem Harper.
  • 59': Offside, Preston North End. Ben Pearson tries a through ball, but Sean Maguire is caught offside.
  • 64': Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Preston North End).
  • 64': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) is shown the red card.
  • 68': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips replaces Matheus Pereira.
  • 74': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Filip Krovinovic.
  • 78': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces David Nugent.
  • 79': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kamil Grosicki replaces Callum Robinson.
  • 81': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
  • 82': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Charlie Austin replaces Hal Robson-Kanu.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki.
  • 84': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Declan Rudd.
  • 84': Substitution, Preston North End. Jayden Stockley replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 85': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Sean Maguire.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 87': Hand ball by Scott Sinclair (Preston North End).
  • 89': Rekeem Harper (West Bromwich Albion) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Dara O'Shea.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Rekeem Harper.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Preston North End 0.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Preston North End 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 7
7 Saves 0
47.6 Possession 52.4
5 SHOTS 21
0 ON GOAL 9
0.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
299 Accurate Passes 334
413 Passes 460
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 4
11 Crosses 17
0.4 Cross % 0.2
74 Long Balls 67
29 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 7
5 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 14
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 5
13 Effective Clearances 12
13 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 22,150

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Blackburn Rovers 1 0 1
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 1
3 Birmingham City 0 0 0
4 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
26 Ahmed Hegazi
6 Semi Ajayi
14 Conor Townsend
27 Dara O'Shea
8 Jake Livermore
7 Filip Krovinovic
16 Rekeem Harper
4 Hal Robson-Kanu
47 Callum Robinson
12 Matheus Pereira
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Kamil Grosicki, Charlie Austin, Gareth Barry, Kyle Bartley, Jonathan Bond, Matt Phillips, Darnell Furlong.

PNE Preston North End (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Declan Rudd (GK)
6 Ben Davies
21 Patrick Bauer
16 Andrew Hughes
2 Darnell Fisher Red Card
11 Daniel Johnson
8 Alan Browne
4 Ben Pearson
35 David Nugent
24 Sean Maguire
29 Tom Barkhuizen
Preston North End Substitutes:
Paul Gallagher, Jayden Stockley, Connor Ripley, Tom Clarke, Brad Potts, Joseph Rafferty, Scott Sinclair.

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