WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion conquers Preston North End 2-0 after O. Yokuslu scores 2 goals.

The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Woolmer with the help of Robert Hyde and G Read. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.3 degrees Celsius or 39.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

West Bromwich Albion

2 - 0

Preston North End

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 17 Total 8
  • 8 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 100 Attack 97
  • 49 Dangerous attack 23
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 14 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. West Bromwich Albion was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Preston North End that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

West Bromwich Albion was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Bromwich Albion won the match​.

West Bromwich Albion shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Preston North End shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card (Grady Diangana). On the opposite side, Preston North End received 1 yellow card (Liam Lindsay).

Match Timeline

10'
Liam Lindsay- Yellow
Okay Yokuşlu(goal)
36'
G. Diangana- Yellow
45'
John Swift- sub ->Tom Rogic
55'
Okay Yokuşlu(goal)John Swift
57'
Daryl Dike- sub ->Brandon Thomas-Asante
63'
Adam Reach- sub ->Grady Diangana
63'
65'
Finlay Cross-Adair - sub ->Emil Riis
65'
65'
Ali McCann- sub ->Ryan Ledson
78'
78'
78'
Ben Woodburn- sub ->Alan Browne

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Burnley
101
46
Sheffield United
91
46
Luton Town
80
46
Middlesbrough
75
46
Coventry City
70
46
Sunderland
69
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
68
46
West Bromwich Albion
66
46
Swansea City
66
46
Watford
63
46
Preston North End
63
46
Norwich City
62
46
Bristol City
59
46
Hull City
58
46
Stoke City
53
46
Birmingham City
53
46
Huddersfield Town
53
46
Rotherham United
50
46
Queens Park Rangers
50
46
Cardiff City
49
46
Reading
44
46
Blackpool
44
46
Wigan Athletic
39
46

After playing this match, West Bromwich Albion will have 35 points like Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers and Reading to remain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Preston North End will stay with 34 points like Coventry City to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will play away with Swansea City on the 6th of May with a 12-8 head to head in favor of Swansea City (3 draws).

Preston North End will host Sunderland on the 6th of May with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion
G
Alex Palmer 24.England
6.8
D
Erik Pieters 15.Netherlands
7.0
D
Conor Townsend 3.England
7.3
D
Darnell Furlong 2.England
6.5
D
Dara O'Shea 4.Republic of Ireland
7.1
M
Okay Yokuşlu 35.Turkey
8.6
36', 57'
M
Jed Wallace 17.England
7.4
78'
M
Tom Rogić 7.Australia
6.3
55'
M
G. Diangana 11.England
7.0
63' 45'
M
Jayson Molumby 14.Republic of Ireland
7.6
F
Brandon Thomas-Asante 21.England
6.8
63'
Substitutes
G
David Button 1.England
D
Semi Ajayi 6.Nigeria
D
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 29.England
6.6
78'
M
John Swift 19.England
7.1
55'
M
Adam Reach 20.England
6.8
63'
F
K. Ahearne-Grant 18.England
6.4
78'
F
Daryl Dike 12.United States
6.6
63'

West Bromwich Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Alex Palmer (6.8), Darnell Furlong (6.5), Dara O’Shea (7.1), Erik Pieters (7.0), Conor Townsend (7.3), Jayson Molumby (7.6), Okay Yokuşlu (8.6), Jed Wallace (7.4), Tom Rogić (6.3), Grady Diangana (7.0) and Brandon Thomas-Asante (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Adam Reach (6.8), Karlan Grant (6.4), David Button, Daryl Dike (6.6), John Swift (7.1), Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi and Taylor Gardner-Hickman (6.6).

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Tom Rogic for John Swift (55′), Brandon Thomas-Asante for Daryl Dike  (63′), Grady Diangana for Adam Reach (63′), Jed Wallace for Karlan Grant (78′) and Jed Wallace for Taylor Gardner-Hickman (78′).

Best player: Okay Yokuşlu​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was Okay Yokuşlu.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 35 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End
G
Freddie Woodman 1.England
7.2
D
Patrick Bauer 5.Germany
6.7
D
Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland
6.2
10'
D
Jordan Storey 14.England
6.8
65'
M
Álvaro Fernández 2.Spain
7.3
M
Brad Potts 44.England
6.5
M
Alan Browne 8.Republic of Ireland
6.4
78'
M
Ryan Ledson 18.England
6.9
65'
M
Ben Whiteman 4.England
7.1
F
Ched Evans 9.Wales
6.1
F
Emil Riis 19.Denmark
6.2
65'
Substitutes
G
David Cornell 25.Wales
D
Greg Cunningham 3.Republic of Ireland
D
Bambo Diaby 23.Spain
6.9
65'
M
Ali McCann 13.Scotland
6.7
65'
M
Ben Woodburn 20.Wales
6.8
78'
M
Daniel Johnson 10.Jamaica
F
Finlay Cross-Adair 29.England
6.4
65'

Preston North End started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Ryan Lowe played with: Freddie Woodman (7.2), Jordan Storey (6.8), Patrick Bauer (6.7), Liam Lindsay (6.2), Brad Potts (6.5), Ryan Ledson (6.9), Alan Browne (6.4), Benjamin Whiteman (7.1), Álvaro Fernandez (7.3), Ched Evans (6.1) and Emil Riis Jacobsen (6.2).

They had on the bench: Alistair McCann (6.7), Ben Woodburn (6.8), David Cornell, Greg Cunningham, Daniel Johnson, Finlay Cross Adair (6.4) and Bambo Diaby (6.9).

Substitutions

Preston North End made 4 changes: Emil Riis for Finlay Cross-Adair (65′), Jordan Storey for Bambo Diaby (65′), Ryan Ledson for Ali McCann (65′) and Alan Browne for Ben Woodburn (78′).

Best player: Álvaro Fernandez​

The most impressive player for Preston North End was Álvaro Fernandez.

His rating is (7.3) with 28 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​