West Brom vs Preston result and stats
Win probability: home 50%, draw 27%, away 23%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersWest Brom beat Preston 2–1 at home in the Championship on Saturday 18 October 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave West Brom 50%, the draw 27% and Preston 23%, so a home win had a 50% chance. The favourite result came in.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
WBPR
16Shots17
6On target5
8Corners4
10Fouls9
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Half-time goals0
Referee: A Kitchen
Recent form
West Brom
L @ Millwall0–3 · 4 Oct
W @ Norwich1–0 · 1 Oct
D v Leicester1–1 · 26 Sep
L @ Middlesbrough1–2 · 19 Sep
L v Derby0–1 · 13 Sep
Preston
W v Charlton2–0 · 4 Oct
D @ Hull2–2 · 30 Sep
D v Bristol City0–0 · 27 Sep
W @ Derby1–0 · 20 Sep
D v Middlesbrough2–2 · 13 Sep
Head to head
In 8 league meetings since 2021, West Brom won 4, Preston won 2 and 2 were drawn; the most recent, on 1 Jan 2025, finished West Brom 3–1 Preston, a win for West Brom.
West Brom 3–1 Preston1 Jan 2025
Preston 1–1 West Brom30 Nov 2024
West Brom 3–0 Preston4 May 2024
Preston 0–4 West Brom30 Sep 2023
West Brom 2–0 Preston29 Dec 2022
Preston 1–0 West Brom5 Oct 2022