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Coverage of the Championship clash between West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End.

Championship | Gameweek 25

Jan 1, 2025 at 3pm UK

The Hawthorns

West Brom
3 - 1
Preston

Maja (18', 40'), Styles (35')
Bartley (90+6')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Ledson (70')
Teitur Thordarson (42'), McCann (56'), Whatmough (71'), Whiteman (89')

Live Updates: West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Preston North End

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 22:48 UK

		First Half starts.
4'		Fouled by Callum Styles - West Bromwich Albion
4'		Josh Bowler - Preston North End - won a free kick on the right wing.
10'		Corner - West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
11'		New attacking attempt. Jayson Molumby - West Bromwich Albion - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.
11'		Ali McCann - Preston North End - won a free kick in defence.
11'		Fouled by Jayson Molumby - West Bromwich Albion
14'		Fouled by Darnell Furlong - West Bromwich Albion
14'		Mads Frökjaer-Jensen - Preston North End - won a free kick in defence.
16'		Fouled by Liam Lindsay - Preston North End
16'		Josh Maja - West Bromwich Albion - won a free kick in attack.
16'		Missed chance. Josh Maja - West Bromwich Albion - shot with left foot from outside the box missed.
18'		Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Preston North End 0. Josh Maja - West Bromwich Albion - shot with left foot from the centre of the box to the left corner.
20'		Corner - Preston North End. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
20'		Shot blocked. Josh Bowler - Preston North End - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
21'		Darnell Furlong - West Bromwich Albion - won a free kick in defence.
21'		Fouled by Kaine Kesler-Hayden - Preston North End
27'		New attacking attempt. Kaine Kesler-Hayden - Preston North End - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Sam Greenwood.
28'		New attacking attempt. Sam Greenwood - Preston North End - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
29'		Fouled by Sam Greenwood - Preston North End
29'		Ousmane Diakité - West Bromwich Albion - won a free kick in defence.
30'		New attacking attempt. Callum Styles - West Bromwich Albion - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Karlan Grant with a cross.
30'		Emil Riis - Preston North End - won a free kick in attack.
30'		Fouled by Kyle Bartley - West Bromwich Albion
31'		Fouled by Tom Fellows - West Bromwich Albion
31'		Sam Greenwood - Preston North End - won a free kick in defence.
45+33'		Missed chance. Emil Riis - Preston North End - shot with the head from few metres is high and wide to the left. Assist - Kaine Kesler-Hayden with a cross.
34'		Corner - West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
35'		Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Preston North End 0. Callum Styles - West Bromwich Albion - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Mikey Johnston with a cross after corner.
39'		Shot blocked. Stefán Thórdarson - Preston North End - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
40'		Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Preston North End 0. Josh Maja - West Bromwich Albion - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Darnell Furlong.
41'		Fouled by Stefán Thórdarson - Preston North End
41'		Jayson Molumby - West Bromwich Albion - won a free kick in attack.
42'		Stefán Thórdarson - Preston North End - receive yellow card for a foul.
43'		New attacking attempt. Mikey Johnston - West Bromwich Albion - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner.
45'		Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45+1'		Corner - Preston North End. Conceded by Ousmane Diakité.
45+1'		Shot blocked. Stefán Thórdarson - Preston North End - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
45+2'		Fouled by Kyle Bartley - West Bromwich Albion
45+2'		Sam Greenwood - Preston North End - won a free kick in attack.
45+3'		First Half ended - West Bromwich Albion 3, Preston North End 0.
45'		Second Half starts West Bromwich Albion 3, Preston North End 0.
45'		Substitution - Preston North End. Benjamin Whiteman for Stefán Thórdarson.
45'		Substitution - Preston North End. Duane Holmes for Josh Bowler.
45'		Substitution - West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace for Tom Fellows - injury.
48'		Duane Holmes - Preston North End - won a free kick on the right wing.
48'		Fouled by Mikey Johnston - West Bromwich Albion
50'		Shot blocked. Josh Maja - West Bromwich Albion - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Callum Styles.
50'		Missed chance. Ousmane Diakité - West Bromwich Albion - shot with right foot from outside the box missed.
50'		Corner - Preston North End. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
54'		Fouled by Benjamin Whiteman - Preston North End
54'		Josh Maja - West Bromwich Albion - won a free kick in defence.
56'		Callum Styles - West Bromwich Albion - won a free kick in defence.
56'		Fouled by Ali McCann - Preston North End
56'		Ali McCann - Preston North End - receive yellow card for a foul.
57'		Darnell Furlong - West Bromwich Albion - won a free kick in defence.
57'		Fouled by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen - Preston North End
61'		Substitution - West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana for Mikey Johnston.
63'		Substitution - Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic for Sam Greenwood.
63'		Substitution - Preston North End. Ryan Ledson for Ali McCann.
64'		Delay in match - injury Benjamin Whiteman - Preston North End
65'		Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66'		Dangerous play by Milutin Osmajic - Preston North End
66'		Ousmane Diakité - West Bromwich Albion - won a free kick in attack.
67'		Fouled by Ryan Ledson - Preston North End
67'		Ousmane Diakité - West Bromwich Albion - won a free kick in defence.
68'		Duane Holmes - Preston North End - won a free kick in defence.
68'		Fouled by Grady Diangana - West Bromwich Albion
70'		Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Preston North End 1. Ryan Ledson - Preston North End - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Milutin Osmajic.
71'		Hand ball by Jack Whatmough - Preston North End
71'		Jack Whatmough - Preston North End - receive yellow card for hand ball.
73'		Fouled by Grady Diangana - West Bromwich Albion
73'		Liam Lindsay - Preston North End - won a free kick in defence.
73'		Substitution - West Bromwich Albion. Devante Cole for Karlan Grant.
74'		Substitution - West Bromwich Albion. Uros Racic for Josh Maja.
74'		Duane Holmes - Preston North End - won a free kick in defence.
74'		Fouled by Callum Styles - West Bromwich Albion
75'		New attacking attempt. Emil Riis - Preston North End - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Milutin Osmajic.
75'		Corner - Preston North End. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
76'		Alex Palmer - West Bromwich Albion - won a free kick in defence.
76'		Fouled by Emil Riis - Preston North End
78'		Shot blocked. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen - Preston North End - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
78'		Emil Riis - Preston North End - won a free kick on the left wing.
78'		Fouled by Ousmane Diakité - West Bromwich Albion
81'		Substitution - West Bromwich Albion. Gianluca Frabotta for Callum Styles.
82'		Fouled by Milutin Osmajic - Preston North End
82'		Ousmane Diakité - West Bromwich Albion - won a free kick in defence.
83'		Corner - Preston North End. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
84'		Substitution - Preston North End. Will Keane for Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
86'		Darnell Furlong - West Bromwich Albion - won a free kick in defence.
86'		Fouled by Milutin Osmajic - Preston North End
87'		New attacking attempt. Devante Cole - West Bromwich Albion - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.
89'		Fouled by Benjamin Whiteman - Preston North End
89'		Jayson Molumby - West Bromwich Albion - won a free kick on the left wing.
89'		Benjamin Whiteman - Preston North End - receive yellow card for a foul.
90'		Shot blocked. Jed Wallace - West Bromwich Albion - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
90'		Corner - West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
90'		Shot blocked. Gianluca Frabotta - West Bromwich Albion - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
90+1'		Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90+2'		Offside - Preston North End. Liam Lindsay is in offside.
90+3'		Fouled by Grady Diangana - West Bromwich Albion
90+3'		Jordan Storey - Preston North End - won a free kick in defence.
90+4'		New attacking attempt. Duane Holmes - Preston North End - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Emil Riis.
90+4'		Offside - West Bromwich Albion. Devante Cole is in offside.
90+6'		Kyle Bartley - West Bromwich Albion - receive yellow card.
90+7'		Second Half ended - West Bromwich Albion 3, Preston North End 1.
		Thats all. Game finished - West Bromwich Albion 3, Preston North End 1.

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