Highlights: West Brom vs Preston Season 2025/2026

Championship

Championship

02:00 PMOctober 18, 2025

Regular Season – 10

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2 – 1

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HT: (1 – 0)

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How did West Brom and Preston perform?

Home Voted: 0

Away Voted: 0

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

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West Brom and Preston Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION

49%51%

ATTACK

16

Total shots

17

6

Shots on target

5

5

Shots off target

7

5

Blocked shots

5

11

Shots inside box

7

5

Shots outside box

10

8

Corner kicks

4

3

Offsides

1

0

Dangerous attacks

0

PASSING

424

Total passes

437

328 (77%)

Accurate passes

344 (79%)

DISCIPLINE

10

Fouls

10

2

Yellow cards

1

4

Goalkeeper saves

4

West Brom and Preston Lineups

West Brom

4-2-3-1

20G

Joshua Griffiths

6.9

6D

George Campbell

6.7

3D

Nathaniel Phillips 10′

6.5

2D

Chris Mepham 66′

6.7

4D

Callum Styles

6.5

13M

Toby Collyer 🔺55′

6.9

27M

Alex MowattC

7.6

22M

Samuel Iling Junior 🔺87′

6.5

21M

Isaac Price ⚽62′ 🔺88′

7.6

11M

Michael Johnston ⚽40′ 🔺87′

8.2

9F

Josh Maja 🔺68′

6.3

Substitutes

8M

Jayson Molumby 🔻55′

6.2

19F

Aune Selland Heggebø 🔻68′

6.5

29D

Charlie Taylor 🔻87′

6.6

10F

Karlan Grant 🔻87′

6.3

17M

Ousmane Diakité 🔻88′

6.6

23G

Joe Wildsmith

–

5D

Krystian Bielik

–

14D

Alfie Gilchrist

–

12F

Daryl Dike

–

Coach of West Brom

👔 Ryan Glen Mason

Preston

5-3-2

1G

Daniel Iversen

6.6

26D

Thierry Small 🔺69′

6

14D

Jordan Storey 65′

6.7

19D

Lewis Gibson

6.6

16D

Andrew Hughes

6.2

3D

Andrija Vukčević 🔺68′

6.3

21M

Alfie Devine 🔺75′

6.9

4M

Benjamin WhitemanC

7.5

5M

Harrison Armstrong 🔺69′

6.5

17F

Lewis Dobbin

6.2

28F

Milutin Osmajić 🔺68′

6.7

Substitutes

42D

Odeluga Offiah 🔻68′

6.9

9F

Daniel Jebbison 🔻68′

6.9

8M

Alistair McCann 🔻69′

6.3

24F

Michael Smith 🔻69′

7.7

10M

Mads Frøkjær-Jensen 🔻75′

6.6

12G

Jack Walton

–

6D

Liam Lindsay

–

22M

Stefán Teitur Þórðarson

–

20M

Theo Carrol

–

Coach of Preston

👔 Paul Heckingbottom

West Brom and Preston Head to Head

4WINS

1DRAWS

1WINS

Over 1.5 Goals83%

Over 2.5 Goals50%

Both Teams Scored33%

Past H2H Matches & Results

01 Jan 2025 West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Preston North End

30 Nov 2024 Preston North End 1-1 West Bromwich Albion

04 May 2024 West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Preston North End

30 Sep 2023 Preston North End 0-4 West Bromwich Albion

29 Dec 2022 West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Preston North End

05 Oct 2022 Preston North End 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Championship Standings Season 2025/2026

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	26	15	7	4	57-29	28	52
2	Middlesbrough	26	13	7	6	37-26	11	46
3	Ipswich	25	12	8	5	42-24	18	44
4	Preston	26	11	10	5	36-25	11	43
5	Millwall	26	12	7	7	29-33	-4	43
6	Watford	25	11	8	6	37-29	8	41
7	Hull	25	12	5	8	40-38	2	41
8	Stoke	26	12	4	10	32-23	9	40
9	Wrexham	26	10	10	6	38-32	6	40
10	Bristol City	26	11	6	9	38-29	9	39
11	QPR	26	11	5	10	38-39	-1	38
12	Leicester	26	10	7	9	37-38	-1	37
13	Derby	26	9	8	9	35-35	0	35
14	Birmingham	26	9	7	10	35-36	-1	34
15	Southampton	26	8	9	9	38-38	0	33
16	Sheffield Utd	25	10	2	13	36-38	-2	32
17	Swansea	26	9	5	12	27-33	-6	32
18	West Brom	26	9	4	13	29-35	-6	31
19	Charlton	25	7	8	10	25-32	-7	29
20	Blackburn	25	7	7	11	24-30	-6	28
21	Portsmouth	24	6	7	11	21-35	-14	25
22	Norwich	26	6	6	14	28-39	-11	24
23	Oxford Utd	25	5	7	13	25-35	-10	22
24	Sheffield Wed	25	1	8	16	18-51	-33	-7

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	12	9	2	1	27-9	18	29
2	Ipswich	13	8	4	1	24-11	13	28
3	Watford	13	8	4	1	23-12	11	28
4	Middlesbrough	13	8	3	2	20-11	9	27
5	Birmingham	13	7	5	1	27-13	14	26
6	Millwall	14	8	2	4	17-17	0	26
7	QPR	13	7	2	4	24-17	7	23
8	Preston	13	6	5	2	19-12	7	23
9	Wrexham	13	6	5	2	24-19	5	23
10	Hull	13	7	2	4	19-19	0	23
11	West Brom	12	6	4	2	16-11	5	22
12	Leicester	13	6	4	3	19-15	4	22
13	Bristol City	14	6	3	5	23-15	8	21
14	Swansea	13	6	3	4	16-16	0	21
15	Stoke	12	6	2	4	18-10	8	20
16	Southampton	12	5	5	2	17-11	6	20
17	Charlton	11	5	3	3	13-12	1	18
18	Portsmouth	13	5	3	5	14-14	0	18
19	Sheffield Utd	12	5	2	5	18-13	5	17
20	Derby	14	4	5	5	17-20	-3	17
21	Oxford Utd	12	3	4	5	13-17	-4	13
22	Blackburn	13	2	4	7	13-20	-7	10
23	Norwich	13	3	1	9	12-19	-7	10
24	Sheffield Wed	13	0	4	9	7-29	-22	4

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	14	6	5	3	30-20	10	23
2	Preston	13	5	5	3	17-13	4	20
3	Stoke	14	6	2	6	14-13	1	20
4	Middlesbrough	13	5	4	4	17-15	2	19
5	Derby	12	5	3	4	18-15	3	18
6	Hull	12	5	3	4	21-19	2	18
7	Bristol City	12	5	3	4	15-14	1	18
8	Blackburn	12	5	3	4	11-10	1	18
9	Wrexham	13	4	5	4	14-13	1	17
10	Millwall	12	4	5	3	12-16	-4	17
11	Ipswich	12	4	4	4	18-13	5	16
12	Leicester	13	4	3	6	18-23	-5	15
13	Sheffield Utd	13	5	0	8	18-25	-7	15
14	QPR	13	4	3	6	14-22	-8	15
15	Norwich	13	3	5	5	16-20	-4	14
16	Watford	12	3	4	5	14-17	-3	13
17	Southampton	14	3	4	7	21-27	-6	13
18	Swansea	13	3	2	8	11-17	-6	11
19	Charlton	14	2	5	7	12-20	-8	11
20	Oxford Utd	13	2	3	8	12-18	-6	9
21	West Brom	14	3	0	11	13-24	-11	9
22	Birmingham	13	2	2	9	8-23	-15	8
23	Sheffield Wed	12	1	4	7	11-22	-11	7
24	Portsmouth	11	1	4	6	7-21	-14	7

Qualification/Relegation

Relegation – League One

Promotion – Premier League

Promotion – Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals)

West Brom vs Preston Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2025-10-18

In the grand scheme of the Championship season, every point is precious. West Brom hosted Preston on October 18, 2025 with a clear mission to secure all three points.

The encounter at The Hawthorns was a test of endurance and strategy. Both teams knew that slipping up could be costly. The match unfolded with high stakes evident in every challenge.

Race for the Table

West Brom is fighting for a top spot, currently at 18th. With 31 points, they need to convert draws into wins. Their current record is 9W – 4D – 13L.

Preston is equally hungry for points. Sitting at 4th with 43 points, they are aiming to climb the ladder. They have 11 wins to their name.

Rivalry History

Looking back at 7 matches, West Brom leads with 5 wins against Preston‘s 1. 1 draws suggest parity.

Both teams have scored in 3 matches, indicating open play. Over 2.5 goals occurred 4 times.

Recent Progress

Here is how their race for points has been going recently:

Recent Matches of West Brom

Recent Matches of Preston

Watch The Race Unfold

See how the battle for points played out. Full highlights and analysis available now.

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