Preston vs West Brom

30 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Joshua Smith

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–2

  • Darnell Furlong 4’
  • Alex Mowatt 29’
  • Matt Phillips 62’
  • Kyle Bartley 87’

Match summary

West Brom won comfortably, 4-0 away at Preston. West Brom led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Darnell Furlong put West Brom ahead in the 4th minute and Alex Mowatt made it 0-2 in the 29th minute. In the second half, Matt Phillips made it 0-3 in the 62nd minute and Kyle Bartley made it 0-4 in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: West Brom created 1.51 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Preston's 0.46 from 5.

Match stats

Preston West Brom
5 Shots 19
1 Shots on Target 6
2 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.46 xG 1.51
0.46 Non-penalty xG 1.51

Key events

Preston West Brom
Kick-off
4’
Darnell Furlong0-1 (West Brom)
29’
Alex Mowatt0-2 (West Brom)
Half-time0-2
62’
Matt Phillips0-3 (West Brom)
87’
Kyle Bartley0-4 (West Brom)
Full-time0-4

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Preston
  • Andrew Hughes
  • Brad Potts
  • Ali McCann
West Brom
  • Okay Yokuşlu

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.46 1.51 4’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), 0-1 4’ 29’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), 0-2 29’ 62’ Matt Phillips (West Brom), 0-3 62’ 87’ Kyle Bartley (West Brom), 0-4 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.46 1.51 4’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), 0-1 Furlong 4’ 29’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), 0-2 Mowatt 29’ 62’ Matt Phillips (West Brom), 0-3 Phillips 62’ 87’ Kyle Bartley (West Brom), 0-4 Bartley 87’
Preston 0.46 xGWest Brom 1.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 West Brom attacking Preston attacking 
29’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 87’ Kyle Bartley (West Brom), set piece, 0.31 xG, goal 46’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 71’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 71’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 53’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 3’ Cédric Kipré (West Brom), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Cédric Kipré (West Brom), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 26’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 45’ Okay Yokuşlu (West Brom), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 71’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 62’ Matt Phillips (West Brom), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 32’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Matt Phillips (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Okay Yokuşlu (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ John Swift (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 29’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 87’ Kyle Bartley (West Brom), set piece, 0.31 xG, goal 46’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 71’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 71’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 53’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 3’ Cédric Kipré (West Brom), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Cédric Kipré (West Brom), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 26’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 45’ Okay Yokuşlu (West Brom), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 40’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 62’ Matt Phillips (West Brom), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 32’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Matt Phillips (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Okay Yokuşlu (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ John Swift (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Ali McCann Taken off
46′ – – – – – –
Ryan Ledson Taken off
63′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.17 – – –
Duane Holmes Taken off
64′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Milutin Osmajić Taken off
64′ – – – – – – –
Robbie Brady Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Ben Whiteman Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Mads Frøkjær Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 1 0.19 – – –
Will Keane Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Preston win 37% Avg odds 2.56
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.17
West Brom win 33% Avg odds 2.92

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.