Preston North End vs West Brom Prediction: Can Alexander Halt the Slide Against In-Form Baggies?
Preston North End welcome West Brom to Deepdale on 24 October 2026 in a Championship fixture that just about sums up where both clubs are right now. Preston are 24th with four points from 11 games, the worst defensive record…
Preston North End vs. West Bromwich Albion in week 12 of the 2026-2027 Championship kicks off at 15:00 GMT on 2026-10-24.
Expect 3-4 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 19 fouls this match from Referee E. Bell based on their last 10 games.
With the data available to us, Graham Alexander and E. Ramsay have not met as managers before.
Preston North End currently rank 24th (with 4 pts), versus West Bromwich Albion at 5th on 20 pts.
Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
We anticipate Preston North End lining up with five at the back (5-3-2), and West Bromwich Albion are expected to line up in 4-4-2.
Last time out, J. Thompson registered the best mark for Preston North End - 6.9 - and O. Diakite did likewise for West Bromwich Albion with an 6.7 score.
Both teams are coming from different results: Preston North End fell 1-4 against Wrexham, while West Bromwich Albion prevailed 3-2 over Blackburn Rovers.
Neither side is flying – Preston North End 0-1-4 and West Bromwich Albion 2-1-2 over the last 5 matches.
West Bromwich Albion hold the upper hand H2H: of 20 meetings, they've triumphed 13 times, conceded 4 times and shared 3 draws.
Expect West Bromwich Albion to edge a 1-2 win: their 3-0-2 record on the road and 1.50 goals per away match tip the balance.
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