English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 36': Okay Yokuslu
  • 57': Okay Yokuslu
FT
2 - 0
Preston North End

    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 Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 3': Offside, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson tries a through ball, but Emil Riis is caught offside.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu.
    • 6': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
    • 7': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 7': Offside, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay tries a through ball, but Ched Evans is caught offside.
    • 10': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 10': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
    • 17': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 20': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ryan Ledson.
    • 22': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
    • 22': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
    • 24': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 26': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 26': Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Grady Diangana with a through ball.
    • 31': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
    • 32': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu.
    • 34': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
    • 34': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Darnell Furlong tries a through ball, but Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
    • 36': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Preston North End 0. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 38': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross following a corner.
    • 40': Hand ball by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 43': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
    • 45': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 45'+1': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 1, Preston North End 0.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
    • 48': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 48': Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 50': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
    • 54': Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 55': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift replaces Tomas Rogic.
    • 56': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu.
    • 57': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Preston North End 0. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 59': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
    • 60': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ched Evans.
    • 61': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 61': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
    • 63': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach replaces Grady Diangana.
    • 63': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Daryl Dike replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Reach.
    • 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Ryan Ledson.
    • 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Finlay Cross-Adair replaces Emil Riis.
    • 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Bambo Diaby replaces Jordan Storey.
    • 66': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
    • 67': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayson Molumby with a headed pass.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Reach.
    • 71': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Bambo Diaby (Preston North End).
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
    • 73': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
    • 78': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Alan Browne.
    • 78': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Jayson Molumby.
    • 78': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Jed Wallace.
    • 83': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
    • 84': Foul by Bambo Diaby (Preston North End).
    • 84': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 88': Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Alistair McCann (Preston North End).
    • 89': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Brad Potts with a headed pass.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 90': Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 90'+2': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 90'+3': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Alistair McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Bauer.
    • 90'+5': 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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    9 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 14
    6 Saves 2
    53.9 Possession 46.1
    8 SHOTS 17
    2 ON GOAL 8
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    340 Accurate Passes 267
    430 Passes 364
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    16 Crosses 21
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    79 Long Balls 47
    40 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    4 Effective Tackles 5
    10 Tackles 9
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    11 Interceptions 8
    23 Effective Clearances 10
    23 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Hawthorns
    Location: West Bromwich, England
    Attendance: 25,321

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 15 +14 31
    2 Sheffield United 15 +12 31
    3 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    4 Burnley 15 +12 27
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    24 Alex Palmer (GK)
    15 Erik Pieters
    4 Dara O'Shea
    3 Conor Townsend
    2 Darnell Furlong
    7 Tom Rogic
    35 Okay Yokuslu
    14 Jayson Molumby
    21 Brandon Thomas-Asante
    11 Grady Diangana Yellow Card
    17 Jed Wallace
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Semi Ajayi, David Button, John Swift, Daryl Dike, Karlan Grant, Adam Reach, Taylor Gardner-Hickman.

    PNE Preston North End (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    5 Patrick Bauer
    6 Liam Lindsay Yellow Card
    14 Jordan Storey
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    18 Ryan Ledson
    8 Alan Browne
    2 Álvaro Fernández
    44 Brad Potts
    19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    9 Ched Evans
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    David Cornell, Greg Cunningham, Finlay Cross-Adair, Alistair McCann, Bambo Diaby, Ben Woodburn, Daniel Johnson.

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