Preston vs West Brom 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Goal! Preston North End 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
- 45'+2': Goal! Preston North End 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 63': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Grady Diangana.
- 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Connor Wickham replaces Sean Maguire.
- 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
- 69': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Robinson replaces Matt Phillips.
- 76': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Murphy replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Game Information
Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 13,850
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +29 | Coventry City | 27 | 55 | 4 |
| +12 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 49 | 6 |
| +21 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 47 | 5 |
| -2 | Millwall | 27 | 46 | 7 |
Statistics
 WBA |
PNE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 61.3 | Possession | 38.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 174 | Accurate Passes | 92 |
| 288 | Passes | 197 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 35 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 88 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 45 |
| 20 | Clearances | 45 |
Preston North End (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
| 5 | Patrick Bauer |
| 16 | Andrew Hughes |
| 14 | Jordan Storey |
| 4 | Benjamin Whiteman |
| 18 | Ryan Ledson |
| 11 | Daniel Johnson |
| 32 | Joshua Earl |
| 2 | Sepp van den Berg  |
| 19 | Emil Riis Jakobsen |
| 24 | Sean Maguire |
West Bromwich Albion (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle Bartley |
| 3 | Conor Townsend |
| 6 | Semi Ajayi |
| 27 | Alex Mowatt |
| 8 | Jake Livermore |
| 20 | Adam Reach |
| 2 | Darnell Furlong |
| 17 | Jordan Hugill |
| 11 | Grady Diangana |
| 10 | Matt Phillips |
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