West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Thursday 29 December 2022

Result

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Preston North End

Championship · Thursday 29 December 2022, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Preston North End: match report

West Bromwich Albion defeated Preston North End 2-0 in the Championship on Thursday 29 December 2022. The half-time score was 1-0.

Okay Yokuslu opened the scoring in the 36th minute. West Bromwich Albion's goals came from Okay Yokuslu (36') and Okay Yokuslu (57'). Preston North End did not score.

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

Going into the game West Bromwich Albion were 14th on 32 points from 24 and Preston North End 13th on 34 points from 24. West Bromwich Albion went on to finish that season 9th with 66 points, and Preston North End 12th with 63.

West Bromwich Albion lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Preston North End in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Okay Yokuşlu of West Bromwich Albion (8.9), ahead of Jayson Molumby (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 West Bromwich Albion wins, 2 draws and 3 for Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Yellow card · Liam LindsayPreston North End
  • 36'Goal · Okay YokusluWest Bromwich Albion · 1-0
  • 45+1'Yellow card · G. DianganaWest Bromwich Albion
  • 57'Goal · Okay YokusluWest Bromwich Albion · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: West Bromwich Albion 5, draws 2, Preston North End 3.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Kean BryanWest Bromwich Albion · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
  • Troy ParrottPreston North End · injury (Knee Injury)

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

Alex Palmer, Darnell Furlong, Dara O'Shea, Erik Pieters, Conor Townsend, Jayson Molumby, Okay Yokuşlu, Jed Wallace, Tom Rogić, Grady Diangana, Brandon Thomas-Asante

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

Freddie Woodman, Jordan Storey, Patrick Bauer, Liam Lindsay, Brad Potts, Ryan Ledson, Alan Browne, Ben Whiteman, Álvaro Carreras, Ched Evans, Emil Riis