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West Bromwich Albion vs Preston North End

Championship
West Brom
5-2-3
2-1
Final
Preston
4-4-2
The Hawthorns

Match pulse

WBAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'PNE
49%Possession51%
16Shots17
6On target5
8Corners4
4Saves4
10Fouls9
10'Nathaniel PhillipsWBA65'Jordan StoreyPNE66'Chris MephamWBA
Team1H2HT
WBA112
PNE011

Who won: West Brom 2-1

West Bromwich Albion beat Preston North End 2-1 on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at The Hawthorns. Goals for West Brom: Michael Johnston (40') and Isaac Price (62'). Goals for Preston: Michael Smith (78').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Preston North End 1.
  2. Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Preston North End 1.
  3. 90'+9'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.

    L. Dobbin

  4. 90'+9'WBA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Josh Griffiths.

  5. 90'+9'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.

    D. Jebbison

  6. 90'+8'WBA

    Offside

    Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Aune Heggebø is caught offside.

  7. 90'+7'

    Free kick won

    Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 90'+7'

    Foul

    Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).

  9. 90'+7'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin with a cross.

    J. Storey

  10. 90'+6'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

    O. Offiah

  11. 90'+5'WBA

    Foul

    Foul by Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion).

  12. 90'+5'WBA

    Free kick won

    Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 90'+3'

    Offside

    Offside, Preston North End. Michael Smith is caught offside.

  14. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).

  15. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  16. 90'+1'PNE

    Free kick won

    Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  17. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End).

  18. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.

  19. 88'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  20. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for I. Price

    Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Ousmane Diakité replaces Isaac Price because of an injury.

    O. Diakite

  21. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Johnston

    Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Charlie Taylor replaces Mikey Johnston.

    C. Taylor

  22. 87'

    Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End).

  23. 87'

    Delay in match because of an injury Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion).

  24. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Iling-Junior

    Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Samuel Iling-Junior.

    K. Grant

  25. 84'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Samuel Iling-Junior (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross.

    S. Iling-Junior

Leaders

WBAPNE
Total Shots
Isaac Price
5
Benjamin Whiteman
3
Accurate Passes
Alex Mowatt
55
Benjamin Whiteman
52
Saves
Joshua Griffiths
4
Daniel Iversen
4

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