English League Championship

FT Saturday, April 18, 2026
West Bromwich Albion WWDDD 2
–
Preston North End LWDDW 0
1st2ndT
WBA112
PNE000
Deepdale · 17,996 att.

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

WBA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

PNE · 4-4-2

  1. 1Daniel IversenG
  2. 19Lewis GibsonCD-L
  3. 14Jordan StoreyCD-R
  4. 16Andrew HughesLB
  5. 42Odeluga OffiahRB
  6. 4Benjamin WhitemanCM-L
  7. 21Alfie DevineCM-R
  8. 23Andy MoranLM
  9. 44Brad PottsRM
  10. 17Lewis DobbinCF-L
  11. 9Daniel JebbisonCF-R

WBA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Max O'LearyG
  2. 6George CampbellCD-L
  3. 3Nathaniel PhillipsCD-R
  4. 4Callum StylesLB
  5. 30Danny ImrayRB
  6. 27Alex MowattCM-L
  7. 17Ousmane DiakiteCM-R
  8. 21Isaac PriceLM
  9. 8Jayson MolumbyRM
  10. 9Josh MajaCF-L
  11. 19Aune HeggeboCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 13' Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Thompson replaces Benjamin Whiteman because of an injury.
  3. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Andrew Moran.
  4. 61' Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Daniel Jebbison.
  5. 70' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Daryl Dike replaces Aune Heggebø.
  6. 72' Substitution, Preston North End. Michael Smith replaces Brad Potts.
  7. 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.
  8. 86' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Josh Maja.
  9. 90'+2' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Oliver Bostock replaces Isaac Price.

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