English League Championship

Preston North End vs West Bromwich Albion, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
    FT
    0 - 2
    West Bromwich Albion
    • 11': Josh Maja
    • 77': Daryl Dike

    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': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Andrew Moran.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Styles with a cross.
    • 6': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 7': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Alex Mowatt.
    • 11': Goal! Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 1. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aune Heggebø.
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Thompson replaces Benjamin Whiteman because of an injury.
    • 14': Foul by Andrew Moran (Preston North End).
    • 14': Danny Imray (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
    • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 20': Delay in match (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 22': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Offside, Preston North End. Jordan Storey is caught offside.
    • 25': Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Andrew Moran (Preston North End).
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Diakité.
    • 26': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Brad Potts.
    • 27': Delay in match (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
    • 29': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Daniel Jebbison.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a cross.
    • 33': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 33': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 35': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Brad Potts.
    • 35': Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 35': Daniel Iversen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Andrew Moran (Preston North End).
    • 41': Foul by Danny Imray (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 41': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
    • 45': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jayson Molumby.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 45'+2': Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Imray with a cross.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Andrew Moran.
    • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 1.
    • 48': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
    • 49': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 52': Attempt missed. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Jebbison.
    • 53': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Callum Styles.
    • 55': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 55': Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Max O'Leary (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross.
    • 56': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 57': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by George Campbell.
    • 58': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Aune Heggebø is caught offside.
    • 61': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison is caught offside.
    • 61': Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Daniel Jebbison.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Maja.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
    • 65': Foul by George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 65': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 68': Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 69': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Josh Maja.
    • 70': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Daryl Dike replaces Aune Heggebø.
    • 71': Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
    • 72': Substitution, Preston North End. Michael Smith replaces Brad Potts.
    • 74': Offside, Preston North End. Michael Smith is caught offside.
    • 77': Goal! Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 2. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
    • 80': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 80': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Josh Maja.
    • 87': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 87': Danny Imray (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Oliver Bostock replaces Isaac Price.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Smith.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jayson Molumby.
    • 90'+4': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) hits the bar with a header from very close range following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thierry Small with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 2.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 7
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    6 Corner Kicks 8
    1 Saves 1
    47.6 Possession 52.4
    8 SHOTS 9
    3 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    273 Accurate Passes 283
    351 Passes 386
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 3
    19 Crosses 24
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    64 Long Balls 67
    24 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    6 Effective Tackles 11
    14 Tackles 16
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 8
    47 Effective Clearances 37
    47 Clearances 37

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Deepdale
    Location: Preston, England
    Attendance: 17,996

    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 (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Iversen (GK)
    19 Lewis Gibson
    14 Jordan Storey
    16 Andrew Hughes
    42 Odeluga Offiah
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    21 Alfie Devine
    23 Andy Moran
    44 Brad Potts
    17 Lewis Dobbin
    9 Daniel Jebbison
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Thierry Small, Andrija Vukcevic, Michael Smith, Pol Valentín, Milos Lukovic, Jordan Thompson, Liam Lindsay, David Cornell, Milutin Osmajic.

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Max O'Leary (GK)
    6 George Campbell
    3 Nathaniel Phillips
    4 Callum Styles
    30 Danny Imray
    27 Alex Mowatt
    17 Ousmane Diakite
    21 Isaac Price
    8 Jayson Molumby
    9 Josh Maja
    19 Aune Heggebo
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Eseosa Sule, Alfie Gilchrist, Daryl Dike, Oliver Bostock, Tammer Bany, Karlan Grant, Joshua Griffiths, Charlie Taylor, Chris Mepham.

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