Preston vs West Brom
Ref: J. SmithDeepdale, Preston · 23,408 cap
Match recap
West Brom beat Preston 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Maja and Dike scored for West Brom. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.29 for Preston versus 1.66 for West Brom. Preston sit 14th in the Championship table while West Brom are 21st.
First Half
11'
⚽
Maja
Assist: Heggebø
⇄
Whiteman
Second Half
⇄
Moran
⇄
Jebbison
70'
⇄
Heggebø
⇄
Potts
77'
⚽
Dike
Assist: Molumby
86'
⇄
Maja
90+2'
⇄
Price
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 20 |  Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |  West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
PrestonWest Brom
8Won
Statistical edge
8–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.29VS1.66
Attack4 · 1 won
9
Shots
8
1
Shots on target
3
7
Shots in the box
6
2
Shots outside box
2
5
Shots off goal
1
8
Corners
6
Possession & Passing3 · 1 won
52%
Possession
48%
386
Total passes
351
283
Accurate passes
273
73%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline1 · 1 won
7
Fouls
12
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
1
3
Blocked shots
4
0.53
Goals prevented
0.53
Preston
4-4-2
West Brom
4-4-2Preston
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 14J. StoreyD
- 16A. HughesD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 19L. GibsonD
- 21A. DevineM
- 23A. MoranM
- 42O. OffiahD
- 44B. PottsM
Substitutes
- 2Pol ValentínD
- 3A. VukčevićD
- 6L. LindsayD
- 13D. CornellG
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 22M. LukovićF
- 24M. SmithF
- 26T. SmallD
- 28M. OsmajićF
West Brom
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1M. O’LearyG
- 3N. PhillipsD
- 4C. StylesD
- 6G. CampbellD
- 8J. MolumbyM
- 9J. MajaF
- 17O. DiakitéM
- 19A. HeggebøF
- 21I. PriceM
- 27A. MowattM
- 30Daniel Edward Peter ImrayD
Substitutes
- 2C. MephamD
- 10K. Ahearne-GrantF
- 12D. DikeF
- 14A. GilchristD
- 20J. GriffithsG
- 26T. BanyF
- 29C. TaylorD
- 37Oliver BostockF
- 49Eseosa SuleF
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Devine | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Andrew Moran | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Brad Potts | M | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lewis Gibson | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| David Cornell | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Lindsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miloš Luković | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrija Vukcevic | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pol Valentín | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | 77 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Michael Smith | F | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Milutin Osmajić | F | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Thierry Small | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
West Brom
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Mowatt(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Callum Styles | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Max O'Leary | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ousmane Diakité | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Isaac Price | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| George Campbell | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nathaniel Phillips | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Imray | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Jayson Molumby | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Josh Maja | F | 86 | 6.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Aune Selland Heggebø | F | 70 | 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alfie Gilchrist | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Taylor | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Bostock | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eseosa Sule | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Mepham | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Griffiths | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tammer Bany | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daryl Dike | F | 20 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Karlan Grant | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |