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

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

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

Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Preston North End 1.
Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Preston North End 1.
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
90'+9'WBA
Corner awarded
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Josh Griffiths.
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
90'+8'WBA
Offside
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Aune Heggebø is caught offside.
90'+7'
Free kick won
Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7'
Foul
Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
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
90'+6'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
O. Offiah
90'+5'WBA
Foul
Foul by Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion).
90'+5'WBA
Free kick won
Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'
Offside
Offside, Preston North End. Michael Smith is caught offside.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1'PNE
Free kick won
Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End).
90'
Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
88'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88'
Sub
Subbed on for I. Price
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Ousmane Diakité replaces Isaac Price because of an injury.
O. Diakite
87'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Johnston
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Charlie Taylor replaces Mikey Johnston.
C. Taylor
87'
Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End).
87'
Delay in match because of an injury Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion).
87'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Iling-Junior
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Samuel Iling-Junior.
K. Grant
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