West Brom - Preston North End - 1 January 2025 Championship - (3-1)

Ball goes out of play for a West Bromwich goal kick.

Free kick for West Bromwich in their own half.

At The Hawthorns, Kyle Bartley has been yellow-carded for the home team.

West Bromwich are too eager and fall into an offside trap.

Duane Holmes for Preston drives towards goal at The Hawthorns. But the finish is unsuccessful.

It's a goal kick for the home team in West Bromwich.

Robert Madley signals a throw-in for Preston, close to West Bromwich's area.

Robert Madley signals a free kick to Preston in their own half.

Preston push upfield but Robert Madley quickly pulls them for offside.

Preston to take a throw-in in West Bromwich territory.

Can West Bromwich get the ball into an attacking position from this throw-in in Preston's half?

Goal kick for Preston at The Hawthorns.

Corner awarded to West Bromwich.

Preston have a goal kick.

West Bromwich's Darnell Furlong gets his shot away but it misses the target.

Preston's Ben Whiteman has been booked in West Bromwich.

Free kick in a good position for West Bromwich!

Ball safe as West Bromwich is awarded a throw-in in their half.

Free kick for West Bromwich in their own half.

West Bromwich awarded a throw-in in their own half.

Will Keane is on a sub for Mads Frokjaer-Jensen for Preston.

Throw-in for West Bromwich at The Hawthorns.

Preston have been awarded a corner by Robert Madley.

A throw-in for the away team on the opposite half.

Throw-in for Preston in the half of West Bromwich.

West Bromwich awarded a free kick in their own half.

Gianluca Frabotta is replacing Callum Styles for the home team.

Robert Madley awards Preston a goal kick.

Throw-in high up the field for West Bromwich in West Bromwich.

A throw-in for the home team on the opposite half.

Robert Madley signals a free kick to Preston just outside West Bromwich's area.

Throw-in for Preston in the half of West Bromwich.

Throw-in West Bromwich.

Robert Madley signals a free kick to West Bromwich in their own half.

Corner awarded to Preston.

Preston's Emil Riis is on target but unsuccessful.

Throw-in for West Bromwich in their own half.

Preston awarded a free kick in their own half.

The home team have replaced Karlan Grant with Devante Cole. This is the fourth substitution made today by Chris Brunt.

Uros Racic is on a sub for Josh Maja for West Bromwich.

Free kick for Preston in their own half.

Jack Whatmough (Preston) gets a yellow card.

Free kick for West Bromwich in their own half.

Goal! Ryan Ledson pulls one back for Preston to make it 3-1. That's a fine assist from Milutin Osmajic.

Preston have a dangerous throw-in.

Robert Madley signals a free kick to Preston in their own half.

West Bromwich awarded a free kick in their own half.

Ball safe as Preston is awarded a throw-in in their half.

Free kick for West Bromwich in the half of Preston.

Preston make their fourth substitution with Ryan Ledson replacing Ali McCann.

The away team replace Sam Greenwood with Milutin Osmajic.

Preston to take a throw-in in West Bromwich territory.

Grady Diangana is replacing Mikey Johnston for West Bromwich at The Hawthorns.

Throw-in for West Bromwich at The Hawthorns.

Can West Bromwich get the ball into an attacking position from this throw-in in Preston's half?

Free kick for West Bromwich in their own half.

Robert Madley awards the home team a throw-in.

Ali McCann is booked for the away team.

Robert Madley signals a free kick to West Bromwich in their own half.

West Bromwich awarded a throw-in in their own half.

Throw-in West Bromwich.

Robert Madley signals a Preston throw-in in West Bromwich's half.

West Bromwich awarded a free kick in their own half.

A throw-in for the away team on the opposite half.

Preston to take a throw-in in West Bromwich territory.

Preston have been awarded a corner by Robert Madley.

Throw-in for West Bromwich close to the penalty box.

West Bromwich awarded a throw-in in their own half.

In West Bromwich a free kick has been awarded the away team.

Robert Madley signals a West Bromwich throw-in in Preston's half.

Paul Heckingbottom (Preston) is making a second substitution, with Ben Whiteman replacing Stefan Teitur Thordarson.

Duane Holmes is replacing Josh Bowler for the away team.

Chris Brunt is making the team's first substitution at The Hawthorns with Jed Wallace replacing Tom Fellows.

The first half has been concluded at The Hawthorns.

Free kick for Preston in the half of West Bromwich.

Corner awarded to Preston.

Throw-in for West Bromwich in their own half.

Ball safe as West Bromwich is awarded a throw-in in their half.

West Bromwich drives forward and Mikey Johnston gets in a shot. Without netting, however.

Can West Bromwich capitalize from this dangerous free kick?

Stefan Teitur Thordarson (Preston) has been booked and must now be careful not to get a second yellow card.

Goal! West Bromwich extend their lead to 3-0 through Josh Maja. Darnell Furlong instrumental with a fine assist.

Throw-in for Preston at The Hawthorns.

Robert Madley awards the home team a throw-in.

Can West Bromwich get the ball into an attacking position from this throw-in in Preston's half?

Great finish from Callum Styles to give West Bromwich a 2-0 lead. Great play from Mikey Johnston to set up the goal.

West Bromwich have been awarded a corner by Robert Madley.

Goal kick for West Bromwich at The Hawthorns.

Emil Riis (Preston) is first to the ball but his header is off-target.

Robert Madley signals a free kick to Preston in their own half.

In West Bromwich a free kick has been awarded the away team.

Callum Styles gets his shot on target but fails to score for West Bromwich.

West Bromwich awarded a free kick in their own half.

Throw-in Preston.

In West Bromwich Preston drive forward through Sam Greenwood. His shot is on target but it's saved.

Can Preston capitalize from this throw-in deep inside West Bromwich's half?

Preston's Kaine Hayden is on target but unsuccessful.

Ball goes out of play for a West Bromwich goal kick.

Robert Madley awards the away team a throw-in.

Ball safe as West Bromwich is awarded a throw-in in their half.

Throw-in for West Bromwich in the half of Preston.

Free kick for West Bromwich in their own half.

Preston have been awarded a corner by Robert Madley.

Preston awarded a throw-in in their own half.

Josh Maja puts the ball in the net and the home team now lead 1-0. Mikey Johnston with an assist there.

Preston have a goal kick.

West Bromwich's Josh Maja breaks free at The Hawthorns. But the strike goes wide of the post.

Robert Madley signals a free kick to West Bromwich.

Preston to take a throw-in in West Bromwich territory.

Free kick for Preston in their own half.

Preston awarded a free kick in their own half.

West Bromwich pushes forward through Jayson Molumby, whose finish on goal is saved.

Corner awarded to West Bromwich.

Can West Bromwich get the ball into an attacking position from this throw-in in Preston's half?

Preston needs to be cautious. West Bromwich have an attacking throw-in.

Throw-in for West Bromwich in their own half.

It's a goal kick for the away team in West Bromwich.

Robert Madley awards West Bromwich a goal kick.

Robert Madley signals a free kick to Preston in their own half.

Free kick Preston.

Throw-in for Preston at The Hawthorns.

Throw-in for West Bromwich in the half of Preston.

Robert Madley signals a Preston throw-in in West Bromwich's half.

A throw-in for the away team on the opposite half.

Preston North End's performance of the last 5 matches is better than West Bromwich Albion's.

In Championship, Preston North End has better performance than West Bromwich Albion.

Both teams didn't concede on their last match.

West Bromwich Albion scores 1.27 goals when playing at home and Preston North End scores 1.15 goals when playing away (on average).

Average number of goals in the first half in meetings between West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End is 1.2.

Average number of goals in meetings between West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End is 2.4.

West Bromwich Albion scores 2 goals in a match against Preston North End and Preston North End scores 0.4 goals against West Bromwich Albion (on average).

Preston North End have won just 1 of their last 5 Championship games against West Bromwich Albion.

West Bromwich Albion have lost just 1 of their last 5 Championship games against Preston North End.

In the last 5 meetings West Bromwich Albion won 3, Preston North End won 1, 1 draws.

West Bromwich Albion have lost just 1 of their last 5 games against Preston North End (in all competitions).

West Bromwich Albion's performance of the last 5 matches is better than Preston North End's.

In Championship, West Bromwich Albion has better performance than Preston North End.

When Preston North End is down 1-0 away, they win 0% of their matches.

When West Bromwich Albion is down 0-1 home, they win 0% of their matches.

When Preston North End leads 0-1 away, they win in 58% of their matches.

When West Bromwich Albion leads 1-0 at home, they win in 85% of their matches.

Their last meeting was a draw. (1-1)

West Bromwich Albion wins 37% of halftimes, Preston North End wins 34%.

West Bromwich Albion wins 1st half in 37% of their matches, Preston North End in 34% of their matches.

Preston North End have scored at least one goal for 7 consecutive matches.

West Bromwich Albion have scored at least one goal for 7 consecutive matches.

A year ago, Preston North End were number 9 in the table with 35 points. Now they are number 14 with 29 points.

Jayson Molumby has more yellow cards (6) than any other player at West Bromwich Albion. Ben Whiteman has collected 8 for Preston North End.

Josh Maja is West Bromwich Albion's top scorer with 10 goals. Emil Riis has scored 7 times for Preston North End.

Preston North End's away record this season: 1-5-5.

West Bromwich Albion's home record this season: 4-6-1.

Preston North End haven't scored in 3 of their 11 away matches in Championship this season.

West Bromwich Albion haven't scored in 5 of their 11 home matches in Championship this season.

Preston North End have received 4 red cards this season. This is the highest number in Championship.

West Bromwich Albion haven't lost in any of their last 7 home matches.

Did you know that Preston North End scores 27% of their goals between the minutes 46-60?

Did you know that West Bromwich Albion scores 7% of their goals between the minutes 46-60? This is the lowest percentage in the league.

Did you know that West Bromwich Albion scores 25% of their goals between the minutes 31-45?

Last season West Bromwich Albion won both games against Preston North End (3-0 at home and 4-0 away).

During the last 24 meetings, West Bromwich Albion have won 14 times, there have been 3 draws while Preston North End have won 7 times. The goal difference is 40-22 in favour of West Bromwich Albion.

During the last 11 meetings with West Bromwich Albion playing at home, West Bromwich Albion have won 10 times, there have been 0 draws while Preston North End have won 1 times. The goal difference is 26-8 in favour of West Bromwich Albion.

The most common result of matches between West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End is 2-0. 5 matches have ended with this result.

The most common result of matches between West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End when West Bromwich Albion is playing at home is 2-0. 4 matches have ended with this result.