English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 45'+2': Alex Mowatt (P)
  • 61': Kyle Bartley
  • 68': Darnell Furlong
FT
3 - 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.
    • 1': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 1': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 2': Attempt saved. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 4': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 7': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 7': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 8': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Jack Whatmough (Preston North End).
    • 9': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Duane Holmes.
    • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 16': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 16': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 18': Foul by Jack Whatmough (Preston North End).
    • 18': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 23': Foul by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 23': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Liam Millar (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Keane.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu.
    • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Emil Riis (Preston North End).
    • 29': Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Emil Riis because of an injury.
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Alan Browne.
    • 31': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
    • 34': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 35': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 35': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
    • 38': Offside, Preston North End. Liam Millar is caught offside.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
    • 38': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Conor Townsend is caught offside.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
    • 45': Hand ball by Liam Millar (Preston North End).
    • 45'+1': Penalty West Bromwich Albion. Darnell Furlong draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+2': Freddie Woodman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+2': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Preston North End 0. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 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.
    • 46': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 46': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Liam Millar.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
    • 50': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
    • 51': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 51': Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 52': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
    • 57': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
    • 58': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Millar.
    • 60': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Duane Holmes (Preston North End).
    • 61': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Preston North End 0. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
    • 64': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 64': Liam Millar (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Will Keane (Preston North End).
    • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 68': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace replaces Tom Fellows because of an injury.
    • 68': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Preston North End 0. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
    • 72': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 72': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Seary replaces Duane Holmes.
    • 73': Substitution, Preston North End. Layton Stewart replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
    • 74': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
    • 76': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Yann M'Vila replaces Okay Yokuslu.
    • 76': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift replaces Mikey Johnston.
    • 77': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
    • 78': Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 78': Liam Millar (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Will Keane (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alan Browne with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Liam Millar (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Milutin Osmajic with a cross.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
    • 84': Substitution, Preston North End. Kian Best replaces Andrew Hughes.
    • 84': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Will Keane.
    • 85': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Josh Maja replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
    • 85': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips replaces Grady Diangana.
    • 86': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
    • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Josh Seary (Preston North End).
    • 90'+1': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Phillips.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 3, Preston North End 0.
    • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 3, Preston North End 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 1
    46.7 Possession 53.3
    5 SHOTS 16
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    245 Accurate Passes 301
    336 Passes 370
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    9 Crosses 23
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    67 Long Balls 45
    18 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    13 Effective Tackles 5
    21 Tackles 10
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 10
    23 Effective Clearances 11
    23 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Hawthorns
    Location: West Bromwich, England
    Attendance: 25,386

    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)
    4 Cedric Kipre
    5 Kyle Bartley
    3 Conor Townsend
    2 Darnell Furlong
    11 Grady Diangana
    27 Alex Mowatt
    35 Okay Yokuslu
    21 Brandon Thomas-Asante
    23 Michael Johnston
    31 Tom Fellows
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Semi Ajayi, Joshua Griffiths, Josh Maja, John Swift, Jed Wallace, Yann M'vila, Matt Phillips, Adam Reach, Nathaniel Chalobah.

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

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK) Yellow Card
    6 Liam Lindsay Yellow Card
    16 Andrew Hughes
    14 Jordan Storey
    25 Duane Holmes
    26 Jack Whatmough
    10 Mads Frökjaer
    23 Liam Millar
    8 Alan Browne
    7 Will Keane
    19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Layton Stewart, David Cornell, Josh Seary, Noah Mawene, Ched Evans, Kian Best, Milutin Osmajic, Robbie Brady, Theo Mawene.

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