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Preview
- As week 43 of the 2025-2026 Championship arrives, Preston North End take on West Bromwich Albion at Deepdale on 2026-04-18 (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
- On average in 10 games, Referee J. Smith registers 4-5 yellows and 0-1 reds, and 18 fouls.
- With the data available to us, P. Heckingbottom and E. Ramsay have not met as managers before.
- Current league positions have Preston North End 13th on 57 points and West Bromwich Albion 21st on 46 points.
- Preston North End report 4 missing players: C. Lang (Hamstring Injury), J. Lewis (Knee Injury), A. McCann (Injury), A. Hughes (Injury) but West Bromwich Albion report 6 missing players: T. Bany (Muscle Injury), K. Grant (Hamstring Injury), M. Johnston (Broken Leg), C. Mepham (Hamstring Injury), J. Wallace (Inactive), K. Bielik (Injury).
- Forecasting a back five for Preston North End (5-3-2), while West Bromwich Albion are anticipated to line up in 4-4-2.
- The previous match saw D. Jebbison lead Preston North End with a 7.2 TheyScored rating, and I. Price top-rating for West Bromwich Albion at 6.5.
- Mixed fortunes: Preston North End prevailed 2-1 against Charlton Athletic, whereas West Bromwich Albion were held to a 0-0 draw vs. Millwall.
- Both teams have been in great form: Preston North End 2-2-1 and West Bromwich Albion 2-3-0 over their last 5 matches.
- West Bromwich Albion lead this rivalry - 12 wins from 19 matches versus Preston North End (who've won just 4 games), alongside 3 draws.
- With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (8-7-6 vs 4-4-13) and scoring roughly 1.29-1.19 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
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Match Info
Team Kits
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Preston is going head to head with West Brom on 18/4/2026 14:00 GMT at Deepdale for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Preston v West Brom H2H statistics!