Preston North End vs West Bromwich Albion 18/04/2026

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

18 Apr 2026, 16:00

0:2

Finished

West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Josh Maja(A. Heggebø)

Goal

11'

13'

Injured

Ben Whiteman

13'

J. Thompson

Ben Whiteman

2ND HALF

46'

Thierry Small

46'

Andy Moran

61'

M. Osmajić

Daniel Jebbison

A. Heggebø

Daryl Dike

70'

72'

Michael Smith

Brad Potts

Daryl Dike(Jayson Molumby)

Goal

77'

Josh Maja

Karlan Grant

86'

Ollie Bostock

92'

Isaac Price

92'

Match statistics

52%Possession48%

386Passes Attempted351

283Completed Passes273

8Corners6

24Throw-ins27

9Shots On Target8

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

4-4-2

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Andrew

#16Hughes

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Andrew

#23Moran

Bradley Michael

#44Potts

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Daniel David

#9Jebbison

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
Jordan Storey #14
A. Hughes #16
Oddel Offiah #42
Ben Whiteman #4	13' 13'
Alfie Devine #21
Andy Moran #23	46'
Brad Potts #44	72'
Lewis Dobbin #17
Daniel Jebbison #9	61'

Substitutes

David Cornell #13
L. Lindsay #6
Thierry Small #26	46'
Pol Valentín #2
Andrija Vukcevic #3
J. Thompson #15	13'
Milos Lukovic #22
M. Osmajić #28	61'
Michael Smith #24	72'

Will not play

No injuries reported

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

Formation

4-4-2

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Andrew

#16Hughes

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Andrew

#23Moran

Bradley Michael

#44Potts

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Daniel David

#9Jebbison

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
Jordan Storey #14
A. Hughes #16
Oddel Offiah #42
Ben Whiteman #4	13' 13'
Alfie Devine #21
Andy Moran #23	46'
Brad Potts #44	72'
Lewis Dobbin #17
Daniel Jebbison #9	61'

Substitutes

David Cornell #13
L. Lindsay #6
Thierry Small #26	46'
Pol Valentín #2
Andrija Vukcevic #3
J. Thompson #15	13'
Milos Lukovic #22
M. Osmajić #28	61'
Michael Smith #24	72'

Will not play

No injuries reported

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

West Bromwich Albion

Formation

4-4-2

Max Edward

#1O’Leary

George

#6Campbell

Nathaniel Harry

#3Phillips

Callum John

#4Styles

Daniel Edward Peter

#30Imray

Alex James

#27Mowatt

Ousmane

#17Diakite

Isaac Jude

#21Price

Jayson Patrick

#8Molumby

Joshua Erowoli Orisunmihare

#9Oluwaseun Maja

Aune Selland

#19Heggebø

Starting XI

Max O'Leary #1
G. Campbell #6
Nat Phillips #3
Callum Styles #4
Danny Imray #30
Alex Mowatt #27
O. Diakite #17
Isaac Price #21	92'
Jayson Molumby #8	🎯77'
Josh Maja #9	86' ⚽11'
A. Heggebø #19	70' 🎯11'

Substitutes

Josh Griffiths #20
Alfie Gilchrist #14
Chris Mepham #2
C. Taylor #29
Ollie Bostock #37	92'
Karlan Grant #10	86'
Tammer Bany #26
Daryl Dike #12	⚽77' 70'
E. Sule #49

Will not play

Michael Andrew

Michael Andrew Johnston

Forward

Broken leg

Return: Late July 2026

Manager

West Bromwich Albion

James Morrison

Head-to-head

26 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

18

Wins

3

Draws

5

Wins

West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion

Championship2025 • 2 matches

West Brom

Preston North End

Preston North End

West Brom

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

West Brom

West Brom

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2023 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

West Brom

Championship2022 • 3 matches

West Brom

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

West Brom

West Brom

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2021 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

West Brom

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Smith

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

Preston North End vs West Bromwich Albion match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.