Preston North End 2-1 West Bromwich Albion: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 29 January 2008

Result

Preston North End 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Championship · Tuesday 29 January 2008, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Preston North End 2-1 West Bromwich Albion: match report

Preston North End defeated West Bromwich Albion 2-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 29 January 2008. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Youl Mawene opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Preston North End's goals came from Youl Mawene (6') and Karl Hawley (72'). West Bromwich Albion scored through Z. Gera (50').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Preston North End were 22nd on 27 points from 28 and West Bromwich Albion 1st on 51 points from 28. Preston North End went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and West Bromwich Albion 2nd with 81.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Preston North End win, 0 draws and 2 for West Bromwich Albion.

Going into the match Preston North End's last five read L-W-L-L-L and West Bromwich Albion's D-W-L-W-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · Youl MawenePreston North End · 1-0
  • 50'Goal · Z. GeraWest Bromwich Albion · 1-1
  • 72'Goal · Karl HawleyPreston North End · 2-1

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Preston North End 1, draws 0, West Bromwich Albion 2.

Team news

West Bromwich Albion expected line-up

Tomasz Kuszczak, Curtis Davies, Martin Albrechtsen, Neil Clement, Jonathan Greening, Nigel Quashie, Diomansy Kamara, Nwankwo Kanu, Paul Robinson, Zoltán Gera, Steve Watson