English League Championship

Preston North End vs West Bromwich Albion, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 7': Emil Riis Jakobsen
FT
1 - 0
West Bromwich Albion

    About

    Preston North End are hosting West Bromwich Albion at Deepdale, Preston, 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.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robbie Brady.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Alistair McCann (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Alistair McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emil Riis.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
    • 7': Goal! Preston North End 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández with a cross.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
    • 10': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
    • 20': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
    • 20': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández.
    • 27': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Conor Townsend tries a through ball, but Grady Diangana is caught offside.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Robbie Brady (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 31': Foul by Alistair McCann (Preston North End).
    • 31': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Robbie Brady (Preston North End).
    • 38': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Grady Diangana following a corner.
    • 41': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a fast break.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 43': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
    • 44': Attempt saved. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 45': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
    • 46': Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
    • 49': Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 52': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 52': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 53': Attempt missed. Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emil Riis.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
    • 57': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
    • 58': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jake Livermore replaces Okay Yokuslu.
    • 58': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tomas Rogic replaces Jayson Molumby.
    • 60': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Tomas Rogic (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
    • 67': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 68': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Alan Browne.
    • 69': Foul by Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End).
    • 69': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Karlan Grant.
    • 72': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
    • 72': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Robbie Brady.
    • 74': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Sean Maguire.
    • 74': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips replaces John Swift.
    • 75': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 78': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
    • 80': Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 81': Foul by Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End).
    • 81': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 84': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Substitution, Preston North End. Troy Parrott replaces Emil Riis.
    • 87': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
    • 90': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
    • 90'+3': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Dara O'Shea tries a through ball, but Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alistair McCann.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.

    Statistics

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    3 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    10 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 5
    65.7 Possession 34.3
    18 SHOTS 9
    5 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    467 Accurate Passes 211
    561 Passes 301
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    35 Crosses 9
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    62 Long Balls 57
    43 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    7 Effective Tackles 9
    15 Tackles 20
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    11 Interceptions 18
    9 Effective Clearances 38
    9 Clearances 38

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Deepdale
    Location: Preston, England
    Attendance: 13,924

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
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    Line-Ups

    PNE Preston North End (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    6 Liam Lindsay
    3 Greg Cunningham
    14 Jordan Storey Yellow Card
    13 Alistair McCann
    11 Robbie Brady
    4 Benjamin Whiteman Yellow Card
    2 Álvaro Carreras
    8 Alan Browne
    24 Sean Maguire
    19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Ryan Ledson, Troy Parrott, Brad Potts, Andrew Hughes, Daniel Johnson, Ben Woodburn, David Cornell.

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    24 Alex Palmer (GK)
    4 Dara O'Shea
    16 Martin Kelly
    3 Conor Townsend
    29 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
    19 John Swift
    35 Okay Yokuslu
    14 Jayson Molumby
    18 Karlan Grant
    11 Grady Diangana Yellow Card
    17 Jed Wallace
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Brandon Thomas-Asante, Matt Phillips, Adam Reach, Erik Pieters, David Button, Jake Livermore, Tom Rogic.

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