Preston vs West Brom 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

Preston North End

26': Benjamin Whiteman

FT
1 - 1

West Bromwich Albion

45'+2': Matt Phillips

Introduction

Preston North End are hosting West Bromwich Albion at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

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

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 13,850

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Coventry City	9	19	0
+6	Middlesbrough	9	18	1
+5	Leicester City	9	16	1
+4	Preston North End	9	16	1

Full Table

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Alistair McCann, Josh Murphy, Liam Lindsay, Connor Wickham, Greg Cunningham, Declan Rudd, Brad Potts.

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

Substitutes:

Cedric Kipre, Caleb Taylor, Jayson Molumby, Robert Snodgrass, David Button, Callum Robinson, Karlan Grant.

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