In this week 25 match, on Wed Jan 26th, West Bromwich Albion will play host to Preston North End in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 5th placed West Bromwich Albion, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Peterborough United. Cedric Kipre struck first for West Bromwich Albion in the 78th minute on a feed from Darnell Furlong, then Karlan Grant added another in the 85th minute on a feed from Callum Robinson At the end of 90 a dissapointed Peterborough United couldn’t manage to score, and West Bromwich Albion took the shutout win. West Bromwich Albion is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Preston North End recorded a 0-1 loss against Swansea City. Ryan Manning scored the first goal for Swansea City in the 51st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Preston North End couldn’t manage to score, and Swansea City took the shutout win. Preston North End is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 18th, Preston North End hosted West Bromwich Albion at the Deepdale in their last match together. Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion battled to a 1-1 draw. Benjamin Whiteman struck first for Preston North End in the 26th minute on a feed from Emil Riis, but Matt Phillips got the equalizer for West Bromwich Albion in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time earning West Bromwich Albion a comeback draw.
Preston North End is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Andrew Hughes and Brad Potts each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Callum Robinson has been the most prolific scorer on West Bromwich Albion in his last five matches with two goals.