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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').

What it means

  • West Brom has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2
Sir Alex Ferguson on David Beckham's Preston loan: 'He thought I wanted him gone but that's not true'
Recap · Aug 26
Barnes brace sends Newcastle past West Brom
ESPN · Aug 22
Quevin Castro dies aged 25: West Brom 'devastated' by death of former player
ESPN · Aug 20
West Brom's Heggebo banned for 'successful deception' of referee
ESPN · Aug 7
Wrexham make Preston captain Ben Whiteman 2nd summer signing
ESPN · May 13
West Brom won't appeal two-point deduction over EFL's financial rules breach
ESPN · Apr 24
West Brom hit with two-point deduction for EFL financial breaches
ESPN · Feb 24
West Brom sack coach Eric Ramsay after just 44 days in charge

Lineups

Preston24th in English League Championship
Lineup (5-3-2)
  1. 1Daniel IversenG
  2. 2Lewis GibsonCD
  3. 3Andrew HughesCD-L
  4. 4Jordan StoreyCD-R
  5. 5Andrija VukcevicLB
  6. 6Thierry SmallRB
  7. 7Benjamin WhitemanCM
  8. 8Harrison ArmstrongCM-L
  9. 9Alfie DevineCM-R
  10. 10Milutin OsmajicCF-L
  11. 11Lewis DobbinCF-R
West Brom9th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Joshua GriffithsG
  2. 2Chris MephamCD-L
  3. 3Nathaniel PhillipsCD-R
  4. 4Callum StylesLB
  5. 5George CampbellRB
  6. 6Isaac PriceAM
  7. 7Alex MowattLM
  8. 8Toby CollyerRM
  9. 9Josh MajaF
  10. 10Michael JohnstonAM-L
  11. 11Samuel Iling-JuniorAM-R

Head to head

WBA leads series 4-0-1
Last meeting: West Brom 2, Preston 0 (Dec 29)

Last 5

PNE
  • Wvs CHA2-0
  • T@ HUL2-2
  • Tvs BRC0-0
  • W@ DER1-0
  • Tvs MID2-2
WBA
  • L@ MIL0-3
  • W@ NOR1-0
  • Tvs LEI1-1
  • L@ MID1-2
  • Lvs DER0-1

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Game info

Venue
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England · Attendance 24,068
Officials
Andrew Kitchen

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesWBA leads series 4-0-1

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