English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Preston North End, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
    FT
    0 - 2
    Preston North End
    • 41': Emil Riis Jakobsen
    • 76': Cameron Archer

    About

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

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 2': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana tries a through ball, but Darnell Furlong is caught offside.
    • 3': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 5': Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 6': David Button (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 7': Offside, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson tries a through ball, but Ched Evans is caught offside.
    • 8': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
    • 8': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 13': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 19': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': David Button (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
    • 22': Offside, Preston North End. Greg Cunningham tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
    • 24': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 24': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
    • 28': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
    • 28': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 30': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 30': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 31': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
    • 31': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 32': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 34': Attempt missed. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alan Browne.
    • 36': Offside, Preston North End. Brad Potts tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Reach.
    • 38': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 38': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
    • 41': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Preston North End 1. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Iversen.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Preston North End 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Preston North End 1.
    • 45': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Cédric Kipré.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Livermore.
    • 48': Offside, Preston North End. Greg Cunningham tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
    • 48': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 48': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 49': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 50': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ched Evans.
    • 52': Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 52': Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 54': Offside, Preston North End. Sepp van den Berg tries a through ball, but Alan Browne is caught offside.
    • 56': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
    • 56': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Robinson replaces Matt Phillips.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 58': Hand ball by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 59': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
    • 59': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 62': Offside, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
    • 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Cameron Archer replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
    • 65': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 65': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Cameron Archer (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 69': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 69': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Ched Evans (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Ched Evans (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
    • 71': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 71': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Jake Livermore.
    • 74': Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Ched Evans because of an injury.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Browne.
    • 76': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Preston North End 2. Cameron Archer (Preston North End) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
    • 78': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 78': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 79': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
    • 79': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 81': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Alan Browne.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 83': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Ryan Ledson.
    • 87': Offside, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes tries a through ball, but Cameron Archer is caught offside.
    • 89': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 89': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Offside, Preston North End. Greg Cunningham tries a through ball, but Sean Maguire is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Alex Mowatt.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+4': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Preston North End 2.
    • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Preston North End 2.
    • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Preston North End 2.

    Statistics

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    19 Fouls 13
    4 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    8 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 3
    0 Saves 1
    43.4 Possession 56.6
    10 SHOTS 8
    3 ON GOAL 0
    0.3 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    186 Accurate Passes 291
    305 Passes 404
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 1
    15 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    76 Long Balls 69
    26 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 12
    13 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 4
    16 Effective Clearances 12
    16 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Hawthorns
    Location: West Bromwich, England
    Attendance: 20,776

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    2 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    3 Burnley 16 +13 30
    4 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    25 David Button (GK)
    5 Kyle Bartley
    3 Conor Townsend Yellow Card
    21 Cedric Kipre
    27 Alex Mowatt
    8 Jake Livermore
    20 Adam Reach
    2 Darnell Furlong Yellow Card
    10 Matt Phillips
    18 Karlan Grant
    11 Grady Diangana
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Matthew Clarke, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Callum Robinson, Jayson Molumby, Mo Faal, Alex Palmer, Tom Fellows.

    PNE Preston North End (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    12 Daniel Iversen (GK)
    5 Patrick Bauer
    16 Andrew Hughes
    2 Sepp van den Berg
    4 Benjamin Whiteman Yellow Card
    18 Ryan Ledson
    8 Alan Browne
    3 Greg Cunningham
    44 Brad Potts
    9 Ched Evans Yellow Card
    19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Connor Ripley, Cameron Archer, Alistair McCann, Scott Sinclair, Sean Maguire, Joseph Rafferty, Liam Lindsay.

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