PRESTON. Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion draw 1-1. B. Whiteman scored the first goal for Preston North End. M. Phillips settled the score. West Bromwich Albion was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (61%) it was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies who was helped by Philip Dermott and Richard Wild. The 4th official was Jacob Miles. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.6 degrees Celsius or 69.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Preston North End started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up. On the other side, West Bromwich Albion adopted a 3-4-2-1 formation.

Preston North End – Formation

The manager Frankie McAvoy decided to play with the following team: Daniel Iversen (6.9), Jordan Storey (7.0), Patrick Bauer (6.8), Andrew Hughes (7.1), Sepp van den Berg (6.4), Ryan Ledson (7.4), Benjamin Whiteman (7.1), Joshua Earl (7.0), Daniel Johnson (6.6), Sean Maguire (6.2) and Emil Riis (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Declan Rudd, Josh Murphy (6.7), Liam Lindsay, Greg Cunningham, Connor Wickham (6.4), Alistair McCann (7.0) and Brad Potts.

Best player: Ryan Ledson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Preston North End was Ryan Ledson.

His rating is (7.4) with 20 passes (40% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

On the other side, Valérien Ismaël played with: Sam Johnstone (6.7), Semi Ajayi (7.2), Kyle Bartley (6.8), Conor Townsend (6.7), Darnell Furlong (6.9), Jake Livermore (6.8), Alex Mowatt (6.9), Adam Reach (7.0), Matt Phillips (6.8), Grady Diangana (6.5) and Jordan Hugill (6.7).

They had on the bench: Caleb Taylor, Cédric Kipré, Karlan Grant (7.0), Callum Robinson (6.2), Jayson Molumby, David Button and Robert Snodgrass.

Best player: Semi Ajayi​

The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was Semi Ajayi.

His rating is (7.2) with 27 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 22. He performed 1 cross.

Match Statistics​

West Bromwich Albion was in firm control of the ball 61% while Preston North End was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

West Bromwich Albion was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough West Bromwich Albion to win the contest​.

Preston North End shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, West Bromwich Albion shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Preston North End received 1 yellow card (S. van den Berg). On the other side, West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card (K. Bartley).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Preston North End will have 9 points like Middlesbrough and Sheffield United to stay in the 16th place. On the other side, West Bromwich Albion will have 16 points like Coventry City and Fulham to stay in the 2nd place.

In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will play away with Birmingham City on the 25th of September with a 9-3 head to head statistic in favor of Preston North End (4 draws). West Bromwich Albion will host against Queens Park Rangers on the 24th of September with a 9-4 head to head record in favor of West Bromwich Albion (5 draws).

Results of the day

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

• Hull City – Sheffield United – 1-3
• Barnsley – Blackburn Rovers – 0-0
• Cardiff City – AFC Bournemouth – 0-1
• Derby County – Stoke City – 2-1
• Fulham – Reading – 1-2
• Huddersfield Town – Nottingham Forest – 0-2
• Luton Town – Swansea City – 3-3
• Middlesbrough – Blackpool – 1-2
• Millwall – Coventry City – 1-1
• Peterborough United – Birmingham City – 3-0
• Preston North End – West Bromwich Albion – 1-1
• Queens Park Rangers – Bristol City – 1-2