West Bromwich Albion conquers Preston North End 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion was ultimately too much to handle for Preston North End.

May 5, 2024

WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion was in the end too strong for Preston North End with the goal of Alex Mowatt (45′ pen), Kyle Bartley (61′) and Darnell Furlong (68′).

The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Steve Martin who was helped by Mark Dwyer and Rob Smith. The 4th official was David Webb. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.14 degrees Celsius or 59.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.

Match Statistics

West Bromwich Albion

3 - 0

Preston North End

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

16 Total 5
5 On Target 1
7 Off Target 2
4 Shots blocked 2

71 Attack 88
52 Dangerous attack 33
63 Ball safe 81

1 Penalties 0
5 Corners 1
2 Off Sides 4

Fouls

8 Total 14
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. West Bromwich Albion was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Preston North End that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

West Bromwich Albion was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Bromwich Albion won the match.

West Bromwich Albion shot 16 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Preston North End shot 5 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

West Bromwich Albion didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Preston North End received 2 yellow cards (Freddie Woodman and Liam Lindsay).

Match Timeline

16'

Liam Lindsay- Yellow

29'

Milutin Osmajic- sub ->Emil Riis

Alex Mowatt(penalty)

45'

Freddie Woodman- Yellow

Kyle Bartley(goal)Darnell Furlong

61'

Darnell Furlong(goal)Conor Townsend

68'

Jed Wallace- sub ->T. Fellows

68'

72'

J. Seary- sub ->Duane Holmes

73'

Layton Stewart- sub ->Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen

Yann M'Vila- sub ->Okay Yokuşlu

76'

John Swift- sub ->Mikey Johnston

76'

84'

K. Best- sub ->Andrew Hughes

84'

Ched Evans- sub ->Will Keane

Josh Maja- sub ->Brandon Thomas-Asante

85'

M. Phillips- sub ->G. Diangana

85'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, West Bromwich Albion has 75 points to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Preston North End will stays with 63 points to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion

Alex Palmer 24.England

7.0

Darnell Furlong 2.England

9.2

68'

Conor Townsend 3.England

8.1

Cédric Kipré 4.Ivory Coast

7.0

Kyle Bartley 5.England

8.2

61'

G. Diangana 11.England

7.3

85'

Mikey Johnston 23.Scotland

7.5

76'

Okay Yokuşlu 35.Turkey

7.1

76'

Alex Mowatt 27.England

7.8

45'

T. Fellows 31.England

6.7

68'

Brandon Thomas-Asante 21.England

6.1

85'

Substitutes

Joshua Griffiths 33.England

Semi Ajayi 6.Nigeria

Jed Wallace 7.England

6.3

68'

M. Phillips 10.Scotland

6.8

85'

Yann M'Vila 22.France

6.8

76'

N. Chalobah 14.England

John Swift 19.England

6.3

76'

Adam Reach 20.England

Josh Maja 9.Nigeria

6.4

85'

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 (7.0), Darnell Furlong (9.2), Kyle Bartley (8.2), Cédric Kipré (7.0), Conor Townsend (8.1), Okay Yokuşlu (7.1), Alex Mowatt (7.8), T. Fellows (6.7), G. Diangana (7.3), Mikey Johnston (7.5) and Brandon Thomas-Asante (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jed Wallace (6.3), M. Phillips (6.8), Yann M’Vila (6.8), Semi Ajayi, Josh Maja (6.4), N. Chalobah, John Swift (6.3), Adam Reach and Joshua Griffiths.

West Bromwich Albion could not rely on the presence of Jed Wallace (injured).

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: T. Fellows for Jed Wallace (68′), Okay Yokuşlu for Yann M’Vila (76′), Mikey Johnston for John Swift (76′), Brandon Thomas-Asante for Josh Maja (85′) and G. Diangana for M. Phillips (85′).

Player of the match: Darnell Furlong

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was Darnell Furlong.

His rating is 9.2 with 1 goal, 30 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 9.

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End

Freddie Woodman 1.England

6.1

45'

Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland

6.3

16'

Andrew Hughes 16.Wales

6.4

84'

Jordan Storey 14.England

6.3

Alan Browne 8.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen 10.Denmark

6.8

73'

Ryan Ledson 18.England

L. Millar 23.Canada

7.1

Jack Whatmough 26.England

6.6

Duane Holmes 25.United States

6.3

72'

Will Keane 7.England

7.0

84'

Emil Riis 19.Denmark

6.4

29'

Substitutes

David Cornell 21.Wales

K. Best 33.England

6.4

84'

J. Seary 36.England

6.8

72'

Robbie Brady 11.Republic of Ireland

N. Mawene 35.England

Milutin Osmajic 28.Montenegro

6.4

29'

Ched Evans 9.Wales

7.0

84'

Layton Stewart 17.England

6.4

73'

Preston North End started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Ryan Lowe played with: Ryan Ledson, Freddie Woodman (6.1), Jordan Storey (6.3), Liam Lindsay (6.3), Andrew Hughes (6.4), Alan Browne (7.0), Jack Whatmough (6.6), Duane Holmes (6.3), L. Millar (7.1), Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen (6.8) and Emil Riis (6.4), Will Keane (7.0).

They had on the bench: Robbie Brady, Milutin Osmajic (6.4), Ched Evans (7.0), Layton Stewart (6.4), David Cornell, T. Mawene, K. Best (6.4), N. Mawene and J. Seary (6.8).

Preston North End could not rely on the presence of Milutin Osmajic (injured).

Substitutions

Preston North End made 5 changes: Emil Riis for Milutin Osmajic (29′), Duane Holmes for J. Seary (72′), Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen for Layton Stewart (73′), Andrew Hughes for K. Best (84′) and Will Keane for Ched Evans (84′).