WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion was in the end too good for Peterborough United with the goal of C. Kipre (79′), K. Grant (85′) and G. Diangana (89′). West Bromwich Albion was truly better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson who was helped by Robert Hyde and Adrian Waters. The 4th official was Seb Stockbridge. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 27 Total 1
- 7 On Target 0
- 20 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 133 Attack 86
- 87 Dangerous attack 12
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
West Bromwich Albion was in firm control of the ball 63% while Peterborough United was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Bromwich Albion was more pushing with 87 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Bromwich Albion won the match.
West Bromwich Albion shot 27 times, 7 on target, 20 off target. On the opposite side, Peterborough United shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card (J. Molumby). On the opposite side, Peterborough United received 1 yellow card (F. Kent).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, West Bromwich Albion will have 45 points to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Peterborough United will stay with 19 points to remain in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will play away with Millwall on the 29th of January with a 2-2 head to head stats.
Peterborough United will host Sheffield United on the 29th of January with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Sheffield United (1 draw).
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
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74'
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West Bromwich Albion started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: David Button , Cédric Kipré , Kyle Bartley , Matthew Clarke , Darnell Furlong , Jake Livermore , Adam Reach , Conor Townsend , Matt Phillips , Karlan Grant and Daryl Dike .
The home team had on the bench: Alex Palmer, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Callum Robinson , Grady Diangana , Tom Fellows, Jayson Molumby and Caleb Taylor.
West Bromwich Albion could not rely on the presence of G. Diangana (injured).
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 4 changes: D. Dike for G. Diangana (53′), M. Clarke for C. Robinson (74′), M. Phillips for J. Molumby (74′) and K. Grant for T. Fellows (90′).
Best player: Callum Robinson
The most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was Callum Robinson even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 10 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 74′.
Peterborough United – Formation
Peterborough United
Peterborough United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Darren Ferguson played with: Steven-Andreas Benda , Frankie Kent , Ronnie Edwards , Mark Beevers , Bali Mumba , Jack Taylor , Oliver Norburn , Harrison Burrows , Jorge Grant , Jonson Clarke-Harris and Siriki Dembélé .
They had on the bench: Sammie Szmodics , Joseph Tomlinson, Jack Marriott , Kwame Poku, Will Blackmore, Joe Ward and Josh Knight .
Peterborough United could not rely on the presence of J. Knight (injured).
Substitutions
Peterborough United made 4 changes: R. Edwards for J. Knight (49′), J. Grant for S. Szmodics (69′), J. Clarke-Harris for J. Marriott (74′) and H. Burrows for J. Ward (84′).
Best player: Oliver Norburn
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Peterborough United was Oliver Norburn.
His rating is with 35 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Bristol City – Cardiff City – 3-2
- Nottingham Forest – Derby County – 2-1
- AFC Bournemouth – Hull City – 0-1
- Birmingham City – Barnsley – 2-1
- Blackpool – Millwall – 1-0
- Coventry City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
- Reading – Huddersfield Town – 3-4
- Sheffield United – Luton Town – 2-0
- Stoke City – Fulham – 2-3
- Swansea City – Preston North End – 1-0
- West Bromwich Albion – Peterborough United – 3-0
