West Brom vs Preston
Ref: Andrew Kitchen, EnglandThe Hawthorns, West Bromwich · 28,003 cap
Match recap
West Brom beat Preston 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Johnston and Price scored for West Brom; Smith replied for Preston. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.30 for West Brom versus 1.39 for Preston. West Brom sit 21st in the Championship table while Preston are 14th.
First Half
Phillips
Yellow Card
⚽
Johnston
Assist: Tobias Christopher Collyer
Second Half
⇄
Tobias Christopher Collyer
⚽
Price
Assist: Mowatt
65'
Storey
Yellow Card
Mepham
Yellow Card
⇄
Maja
68'
⇄
Vukčević
68'
⇄
Osmajić
69'
⇄
Small
69'
⇄
Armstrong
75'
⇄
Devine
78'
⚽
Smith
Assist: Jebbison
⇄
Johnston
⇄
Iling-Junior
⇄
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
West BromPreston
3Won
Statistical edge
3–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.30VS1.39
Attack3 · 3 won
16
Shots
17
6
Shots on target
5
10
Shots in the box
8
6
Shots outside box
9
5
Shots off goal
7
8
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
49%
Possession
51%
416
Total passes
433
326
Accurate passes
345
78%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline0 · 3 won
10
Fouls
0
2
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
4
5
Blocked shots
5
-0.26
Goals prevented
-0.26
West Brom
4-2-3-1
Preston
5-3-2West Brom
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2C. MephamD
- 3N. PhillipsD
- 4C. StylesD
- 6G. CampbellD
- 9J. MajaF
- 11M. JohnstonM
- 13Tobias Christopher CollyerM
- 20J. GriffithsG
- 21I. PriceM
- 22S. Iling-JuniorM
- 27A. MowattM
Substitutes
- 5K. BielikD
- 8J. MolumbyM
- 10K. Ahearne-GrantF
- 12D. DikeF
- 14A. GilchristD
- 17O. DiakitéM
- 19A. HeggebøF
- 23J. WildsmithG
- 29C. TaylorD
Preston
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 3A. VukčevićD
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 5H. ArmstrongM
- 14J. StoreyD
- 16A. HughesD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 19L. GibsonD
- 21A. DevineM
- 26T. SmallD
- 28M. OsmajićF
Substitutes
- 6L. LindsayD
- 8A. McCannM
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 10M. Frøkjær-JensenM
- 12J. WaltonG
- 20Theo CarrollM
- 22S. ÞórðarsonM
- 24M. SmithF
- 42O. OffiahD
West Brom
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Johnston | M | 87 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4/5 |
| Isaac Price | M | 88 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0/1 |
| Alex Mowatt(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — |
| Toby Collyer | M | 55 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Joshua Griffiths | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Campbell | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nathaniel Phillips | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Josh Maja | F | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Samuel Iling Junior | M | 87 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Chris Mepham | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Styles | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alfie Gilchrist | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daryl Dike | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Krystian Bielik | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Wildsmith | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karlan Grant | F | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ousmane Diakité | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Taylor | D | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aune Selland Heggebø | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayson Molumby | M | 35 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Lewis Gibson | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Alfie Devine | M | 75 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Milutin Osmajić | F | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Harrison Armstrong | M | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Andrija Vukčević | D | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/4 |
| Thierry Small | D | 69 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Lindsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Theo Carrol | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Smith | F | 21 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 22 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | M | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Alistair McCann | M | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |