West Bromwich Albion vs Preston North End prediction and preview

Championship · Tuesday 29 December 2026, 19:45 UTC

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West Bromwich Albion vs Preston North End

Championship · Tuesday 29 December 2026, 19:45 UTC · The Hawthorns, West Bromwich

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West Bromwich Albion vs Preston North End preview

West Bromwich Albion welcome Preston North End at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich on Tuesday 29 December 2026 (19:45 UTC) in the Championship. West Bromwich Albion are 6th in the table with 25 points from 14, while Preston North End go into the round 24th, on 5 points from 14 games.

Recent form: West Bromwich Albion D-W-D-W-W, Preston North End L-L-D-L-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, West Bromwich Albion have scored 1.7 and conceded 1.2 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Preston North End average 0.7 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: West Bromwich Albion won 6, 2 games were drawn and Preston North End won 2. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 24 Oct 2026, ended Preston North End 1-1 West Bromwich Albion.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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6West Bromwich Albion147432015+525WWDWD
24Preston North End1412111230-185LLDLL

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Head-to-head

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

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West Bromwich Albion expected line-up (4-4-2)

Max O'Leary, Callum Styles, Brayann Pereira, Chris Mepham, George Campbell, Isaac Price, Jayson Molumby, Rabby Nzingoula, Ousmane Diakité, Jimmy-Jay Morgan, Felix Horn Myhre

Preston North End expected line-up (3-4-1-2)

Daniel Iversen, O. Offiah, Andrew Hughes, Jordan Storey, Léo Leroy, Jordan Thompson, Andrija Vukcevic, Stanley Mills, Johnny Kenny

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