West Brom vs Preston 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 10': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Preston North End 0. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift replaces Tomas Rogic.
- 57': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Preston North End 0. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift.
- 63': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach replaces Grady Diangana.
- 63': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Daryl Dike replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
- 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Ryan Ledson.
- 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Finlay Cross-Adair replaces Emil Riis.
- 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Bambo Diaby replaces Jordan Storey.
- 78': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Alan Browne.
- 78': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Jayson Molumby.
- 78': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Jed Wallace.
Game Information
Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 25,321
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +65 | Leeds United | 46 | 100 | 4 |
| +53 | Burnley | 46 | 100 | 2 |
| +27 | Sheffield United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
| +14 | Sunderland | 46 | 76 | 12 |
Statistics
 PNE |
WBA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.9 | Possession | 46.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 340 | Accurate Passes | 267 |
| 430 | Passes | 364 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 10 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 23 | Clearances | 10 |
West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Alex Palmer (GK) |
| 15 | Erik Pieters |
| 4 | Dara O'Shea |
| 3 | Conor Townsend |
| 2 | Darnell Furlong |
| 7 | Tom Rogic |
| 35 | Okay Yokuslu |
| 14 | Jayson Molumby |
| 21 | Brandon Thomas-Asante |
| 11 | Grady Diangana  |
| 17 | Jed Wallace |
Preston North End (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Freddie Woodman (GK) |
| 5 | Patrick Bauer |
| 6 | Liam Lindsay |
| 14 | Jordan Storey |
| 4 | Benjamin Whiteman |
| 18 | Ryan Ledson |
| 8 | Alan Browne |
| 2 | Álvaro Carreras |
| 44 | Brad Potts |
| 19 | Emil Riis Jakobsen |
| 9 | Ched Evans |
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