English League Championship

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

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0 - 2
  • 41': Emil Riis Jakobsen
  • 76': Cameron Archer

Introduction

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 Commentary

  • 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': 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': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Robinson replaces Matt Phillips.
  • 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Cameron Archer replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 69': Ched Evans (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 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': 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': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Ryan Ledson.
  • 90'+5': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

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

English League Championship Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+48 Leeds United 33 72 3
+24 Sheffield United 33 70 5
+34 Burnley 34 68 2
+20 Sunderland 33 62 5
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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

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

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

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