Match summary
West Brom saw off Preston 3-1. West Brom led 3-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Josh Maja put West Brom ahead in the 18th minute, Callum Styles made it 2-0 from a corner in the 35th minute, and Maja made it 3-0 in the 40th minute. In the second half, Ryan Ledson pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 70th minute.
The chances backed that up: West Brom created 1.14 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Preston's 0.78 from 10.