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

Championship · Saturday 18 October 2025

Result

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 18 October 2025, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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

West Bromwich Albion won against Preston North End 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 18 October 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Michael Andrew Johnston opened the scoring in the 40th minute. West Bromwich Albion's goals came from Michael Andrew Johnston (40') and Isaac Jude Price (62'). Preston North End scored through Michael Smith (78').

Discipline: West Bromwich Albion received 2 yellow cards; Preston North End received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game West Bromwich Albion were 8th on 14 points from 9 and Preston North End 5th on 16 points from 9. West Bromwich Albion went on to finish that season 19th with 53 points, and Preston North End 14th with 60.

West Bromwich Albion lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Preston North End in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Mikey Johnston of West Bromwich Albion (7.7), ahead of Alex Mowatt (7.5).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Yellow card · Nathaniel Harry PhillipsWest Bromwich Albion
  • 40'Goal · Michael Andrew JohnstonWest Bromwich Albion · 1-0
  • 62'Goal · Isaac Jude PriceWest Bromwich Albion · 2-0
  • 65'Yellow card · Jordan StoreyPreston North End
  • 66'Yellow card · Christopher James MephamWest Bromwich Albion
  • 78'Goal · Michael SmithPreston North End · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: West Bromwich Albion 6, draws 2, Preston North End 2.

Team news

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West Bromwich Albion line-up (4-2-3-1)

Josh Griffiths, George Campbell, Nat Phillips, Chris Mepham, Callum Styles, Toby Collyer, Alex Mowatt, Samuel Iling-Junior, Isaac Price, Mikey Johnston, Josh Maja

Preston North End line-up (5-3-2)

Daniel Iversen, Thierry Small, Jordan Storey, Lewis Gibson, Andrew Hughes, Andrija Vukcevic, Alfie Devine, Ben Whiteman, Harrison Armstrong, Lewis Dobbin, Milutin Osmajic