English League Championship

Preston North End vs West Bromwich Albion, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
    FT
    0 - 4
    West Bromwich Albion
    • 4': Darnell Furlong
    • 29': Alex Mowatt
    • 62': Matt Phillips
    • 87': Kyle Bartley

    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 Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Brad Potts.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
    • 4': Goal! Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 1. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Phillips.
    • 7': Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 14': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Bartley with a headed pass.
    • 18': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 18': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 19': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 21': Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Liam Millar (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alan Browne.
    • 27': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 29': Goal! Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 2. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 32': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ryan Ledson.
    • 35': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 35': Ali McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
    • 37': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 37': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
    • 38': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 38': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
    • 42': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
    • 43': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Liam Millar.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
    • 44': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Duane Holmes.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu.
    • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Duane Holmes (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Ali McCann.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross.
    • 47': Offside, Preston North End. Liam Millar is caught offside.
    • 49': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 51': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana is caught offside.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 53': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 54': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu.
    • 55': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
    • 57': Attempt missed. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 62': Goal! Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 3. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 63': Substitution, Preston North End. Benjamin Whiteman replaces Ryan Ledson.
    • 64': Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Duane Holmes.
    • 64': Substitution, Preston North End. Will Keane replaces Milutin Osmajic.
    • 64': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 64': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Okay Yokuslu.
    • 66': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Grady Diangana.
    • 68': Offside, Preston North End. Liam Millar is caught offside.
    • 70': Attempt saved. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Pieters.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Liam Millar (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Keane.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brad Potts.
    • 75': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 76': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
    • 78': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Conor Townsend replaces Erik Pieters.
    • 78': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces John Swift.
    • 80': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
    • 81': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
    • 81': Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Brad Potts (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Offside, Preston North End. Will Keane is caught offside.
    • 84': Foul by Robert Brady (Preston North End).
    • 84': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Pipa replaces Matt Phillips.
    • 87': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 87': Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Goal! Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 4. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 89': Offside, Preston North End. Liam Millar is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 0, West Bromwich Albion 4.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    6 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 2
    45.9 Possession 54.1
    19 SHOTS 5
    6 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    278 Accurate Passes 335
    384 Passes 457
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    8 Accurate Crosses 3
    17 Crosses 15
    0.5 Cross % 0.2
    49 Long Balls 67
    8 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.3
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    5 Effective Tackles 19
    13 Tackles 27
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 11
    25 Effective Clearances 14
    25 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Deepdale
    Location: Preston, England
    Attendance: 16,658

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    2 Sunderland 15 +14 31
    3 Burnley 16 +13 30
    4 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    PNE Preston North End (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    6 Liam Lindsay
    16 Andrew Hughes Yellow Card
    14 Jordan Storey
    18 Ryan Ledson
    13 Alistair McCann Yellow Card
    23 Liam Millar
    44 Brad Potts Yellow Card
    28 Milutin Osmajic
    8 Alan Browne
    25 Duane Holmes
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Jack Whatmough, Ben Woodburn, Benjamin Whiteman, Robbie Brady, David Cornell, Layton Stewart, Will Keane, Mads Frökjaer, Greg Cunningham.

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

    No. Name
    24 Alex Palmer (GK)
    5 Kyle Bartley
    15 Erik Pieters
    4 Cedric Kipre
    27 Alex Mowatt
    35 Okay Yokuslu Yellow Card
    10 Matt Phillips
    2 Darnell Furlong
    7 Jed Wallace
    19 John Swift
    11 Grady Diangana
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Conor Townsend, Tom Fellows, Caleb Taylor, Pipa , Brandon Thomas-Asante, Nathaniel Chalobah, Jeremy Sarmiento, Joshua Griffiths, Jayson Molumby.

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