West Bromwich Albion vs Preston North End

Championship

West Brom

9-12-4

3-1

Final

Preston

6-11-8

The Hawthorns

Match pulse

WBAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'PNE

0Shots0

0On target0

0Corners0

0Saves0

0Fouls0

42'Stefán Teitur ThórdarsonPNE56'Alistair McCannPNE71'Jack WhatmoughPNE89'Benjamin WhitemanPNE90'+6'Kyle BartleyWBA

Team	1H	2H	T
WBA	3	0	3
PNE	0	1	1

Who won: West Brom 3-1

West Bromwich Albion beat Preston North End 3-1 on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at The Hawthorns. Goals for West Brom: Josh Maja (18', 40') and Callum Styles (35'). Goals for Preston: Ryan Ledson (70').

Play by play

Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 3, Preston North End 1.
Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 3, Preston North End 1.
90'+6'
Yellow card
Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
K. Bartley
90'+4'
Offside
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Devante Cole is caught offside.
90'+4'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Duane Holmes (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alex Palmer (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Emil Riis.
D. Holmes
90'+3'
Free kick won
Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
90'+2'
Offside
Offside, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay is caught offside.
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Gianluca Frabotta (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
G. Frabotta
90'
Corner awarded
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
90'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
J. Wallace
89'
Yellow card
Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
B. Whiteman
89'
Free kick won
Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89'
Foul
Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
87'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Devante Cole (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Freddie Woodman (Preston North End).
D. Cole
86'
Foul
Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
86'
Free kick won
Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Frökjaer-Jensen
Substitution, Preston North End. Will Keane replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
W. Keane
83'
Corner awarded
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
82'PNE
Free kick won
Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'
Foul
Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
81'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Styles
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Gianluca Frabotta replaces Callum Styles.
G. Frabotta
78'WBA
Foul
Foul by Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion).
78'WBA
Free kick won
Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.