West Brom vs Preston

4 May 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee S Martin

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Alex Mowatt 45+2’ (pen)
  • Kyle Bartley 61’
  • Darnell Furlong 68’

Match summary

West Brom won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Preston. West Brom led 1-0 at half-time.

Alex Mowatt put West Brom ahead from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time, Kyle Bartley made it 2-0 with a header in the 61st minute, and Darnell Furlong made it 3-0 in the 68th minute.

The chances backed that up: West Brom created 2.95 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Preston's 0.16 from 5.

Match stats

West Brom Preston
16 Shots 5
5 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.95 xG 0.16
2.16 Non-penalty xG 0.16

Key events

West Brom Preston
Kick-off
Alex Mowatt
Penalty
1-0 (West Brom)
45+2’
Half-time1-0
Kyle Bartley2-0 (West Brom)
61’
Darnell Furlong3-0 (West Brom)
68’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Freddie Woodman
  • Liam Lindsay

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 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.95 0.16 45+2’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), 1-0 45+2’ 61’ Kyle Bartley (West Brom), 2-0 61’ 68’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), 3-0 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.95 0.16 45+2’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), 1-0 Mowatt 45+2’ 61’ Kyle Bartley (West Brom), 2-0 Bartley 61’ 68’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), 3-0 Furlong 68’
West Brom 2.95 xGPreston 0.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking West Brom attacking 
47’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 68’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), open play, 0.76 xG, goal 35’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), set piece, 0.42 xG, off target 58’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 61’ Kyle Bartley (West Brom), set piece, 0.15 xG, goal 50’ Cédric Kipré (West Brom), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 53’ Kyle Bartley (West Brom), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+2’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Will Keane (Preston), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 67’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 59’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Conor Townsend (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 41’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 68’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), open play, 0.76 xG, goal 35’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), set piece, 0.42 xG, off target 58’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 61’ Kyle Bartley (West Brom), set piece, 0.15 xG, goal 50’ Cédric Kipré (West Brom), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 53’ Kyle Bartley (West Brom), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+2’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Will Keane (Preston), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 2’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 67’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Conor Townsend (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 41’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.83 – – –
Kyle Bartley
90′ 1 – 2 0.23 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Okay Yokuşlu Taken off
76′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.84 – – –
Tom Fellows Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
Grady Diangana Taken off
85′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Mikey Johnston Taken off
76′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Brandon Thomas-Asante Taken off
85′ – – 3 0.76 – – –
Jed Wallace Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Yann M'Vila Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
John Swift Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Josh Maja Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Matt Phillips Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
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

West Brom win 64% Avg odds 1.48
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.15
Preston win 13% Avg odds 7.51

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

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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.