Preston North End 2-3 West Bromwich Albion: result and report

Championship · Saturday 29 September 2018

Result

Preston North End 2-3 West Bromwich Albion

Championship · Saturday 29 September 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Preston North End · West Bromwich Albion · Championship predictions

Preston North End 2-3 West Bromwich Albion: match report

Preston North End lost to West Bromwich Albion 2-3 in the Championship on Saturday 29 September 2018. The half-time score was 0-0.

Jay Rodríguez opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Preston North End's goals came from Andrew Hughes (71') and Alan Browne (90+6'). West Bromwich Albion scored through Jay Rodríguez (48'), an own goal by Ben Davies (73') and Dwight Gayle (88').

Discipline: Preston North End received no yellow cards; West Bromwich Albion received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Preston North End were 24th on 5 points from 9 and West Bromwich Albion 3rd on 17 points from 9. Preston North End went on to finish that season 15th with 61 points, and West Bromwich Albion 4th with 83.

Preston North End lined up in a 3-5-2 and West Bromwich Albion in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ryan Ledson of Preston North End (7.8), level with Alan Browne (7.8).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Yellow card · Gareth BarryWest Bromwich Albion
  • 27'Yellow card · K. GibbsWest Bromwich Albion
  • 48'Goal · Jay RodríguezWest Bromwich Albion · 0-1
  • 59'Yellow card · Tyrone MearsWest Bromwich Albion
  • 71'Goal · Andrew HughesPreston North End · 1-1
  • 73'Own goal · Ben DaviesWest Bromwich Albion · 1-2
  • 80'Yellow card · S. JohnstoneWest Bromwich Albion
  • 88'Goal · Dwight GayleWest Bromwich Albion · 1-3
  • 90+6'Goal · Alan BrownePreston North End · 2-3

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Chris Maxwell, Jordan Storey, Paul Huntington, Ben Davies, Darnell Fisher, Ryan Ledson, Ben Pearson, Alan Browne, Andrew Hughes, Callum Robinson, Brandon Barker

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

Sam Johnstone, Craig Dawson, Ahmed Hegazy, Kyle Bartley, Tyrone Mears, Jake Livermore, Gareth Barry, Kieran Gibbs, Harvey Barnes, Jay Rodríguez, Dwight Gayle