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TUE 25 Feb 2020Championship

West Brom2Preston0

* Robson-Kanu (6' minutes),

* Livermore (45' minutes)

FTHT 2-0

* Fisher (_Dismissed at _ 64' minutes)

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2-0 PRESTON NORTH END: DARNELL FISHER SEES RED AS

BAGGIES GO SEVEN CLEAR

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Midfielder Jake Livermore's goal was his

third of the season for the Baggies

West Bromwich Albion moved seven points clear at the top of the

Championship with a deserved victory that dented visitors Preston's

promotion bid.

North End were reduced to 10 men with 25 minutes to go when Darnell

Fisher was sent off for a reckless challenge, but the impressive

Baggies had already taken full control of the game in wintery

conditions.

Hal Robson-Kanu chested down Callum Robinson's left-wing cross and

clipped the ball under Declan Rudd to open the scoring early on with

his 10th goal of the campaign.

Moments before half-time, Jake Livermore fired in with a crisp

half-volley from Robson-Kanu's knock-down to double the lead and the

hosts could have added further goals after the break.

Victory was the Baggies' fifth in six games without a defeat and moved

them 10 points clear of third-placed Nottingham Forest.

* Relive Tuesday's EFL action

Preston stayed sixth but missed the chance to move within just three

points of second-placed Leeds United, who travel to Middlesbrough on

Wednesday.

But the Lilywhites did not lose ground on their two closest play-off

rivals, as fifth-placed Brentford lost at Luton Town and

seventh-placed Bristol City were beaten at Huddersfield Town - both by

2-1 scorelines.

Alex Neil's men were second best against the impressive league leaders

and failed to have an effort on target in the match.

Their hopes of mounting a second-half comeback were severely dampened

when Fisher was shown a straight red card for a poor challenge on the

lively Robinson.

They were then fortunate that the hosts did not add to the scoreline,

as Rekeem Harper struck the crossbar in the closing stages, after Rudd

had saved well from substitute Charlie Austin.

WEST BROMWICH ALBION BOSS SLAVEN BILIC TOLD BBC WM 95.6:

"We were playing against a team that is normally one of the top in the

league. We got the ball in good areas and showed our technique on the

ball. That was key.

"We were simply on another level today. Hal is a striker

where his game doesn't depend on whether he's going to score or not

because he's playing as a number 10.

"When he scores it's magnificent and the whole season he's been a top

performer for us."

PRESTON NORTH END MANAGER ALEX NEIL:

"I think the biggest disappointment is the cheapness of the goals that

we conceded but you have to give them credit as well, they are a

quality side.

"We were going to have to play extremely well, be clinical and defend

really well to get anything tonight. I didn't think we were clinical

enough and we didn't defend our box well enough.

"We need to put this one behind us now because we have some big games

coming up."

* Line-ups

* Match Stats

* Live Text

LINE-UPS

WEST BROM

* 1Johnstone

* 27O'Shea

* 6Ajayi

* 26Hegazi

* 14Townsend

* 16Harper

* 8Livermore

* 7Krovinovic

* 12Costa PereiraSubstituted forPhillipsat 72'minutes

* 4Robson-KanuSubstituted forAustinat 82'minutes

* 47RobinsonSubstituted forGrosickiat 79'minutes

SUBSTITUTES

* 2Furlong

* 5Bartley

* 10Phillips

* 13Grosicki

* 15Austin

* 18Barry

* 23Bond

PRESTON

* 1Rudd

* 2Fisher_Booked at 64mins_

* 21Bauer

* 6Davies

* 16Hughes

* 4Pearson

* 8Browne

* 29BarkhuizenSubstituted forStockleyat 84'minutes

* 11Johnson

* 24MaguireSubstituted forPottsat 85'minutes

* 35NugentSubstituted forSinclairat 78'minutes

SUBSTITUTES

* 5Clarke

* 12Gallagher

* 15Rafferty

* 20Stockley

* 25Ripley

* 31Sinclair

* 44Potts

* Referee: Kevin Friend

* Attendance: 22,150

MATCH STATS

Home TeamWest BromAway TeamPreston

* Possession Home52%

Away48%

* Shots Home21

Away5

* Shots on Target Home9

Away0

* Corners Home7

Away2

* Fouls Home8

Away11

LIVE TEXT

Posted at

Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Preston North End 0.

FULL TIME

Posted at 90'+4'

Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Preston North End 0.

Posted at 90'+2'

Attempt missed. Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) left footed

shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left

corner. Assisted by Rekeem Harper.

Posted at 89'

Rekeem Harper (West Bromwich Albion) hits the bar with a right footed

shot from outside the box. Assisted by Dara O'Shea.

Posted at 87'

Hand ball by Scott Sinclair (Preston North End).

Posted at 85'

Attempt missed. Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed

shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a

corner.

SUBSTITUTION

Posted at 85'

Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Sean Maguire.

SUBSTITUTION

Posted at 84'

Substitution, Preston North End. Jayden Stockley replaces Tom

Barkhuizen.

Posted at 84'

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Declan Rudd.

Posted at 84'

Attempt saved. Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot

from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Assisted by Kamil Grosicki.

Posted at 82'

Attempt missed. Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) header from the

centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with

a cross following a corner.

SUBSTITUTION

Posted at 82'

Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Charlie Austin replaces Hal

Robson-Kanu.

Posted at 81'

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.

SUBSTITUTION

Posted at 79'

Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kamil Grosicki replaces Callum

Robinson.

SUBSTITUTION

Posted at 78'

Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces David Nugent.

Posted at 77'

Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed

shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted

by Filip Krovinovic.

Posted at 77'

Attempt blocked. Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) left footed

shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Townsend.

Posted at 74'

Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking

half.

Posted at 74'

Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).

SUBSTITUTION

Posted at 72'

Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips replaces Matheus

Pereira.

Posted at 68'

Attempt blocked. Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) right footed

shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 68'

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.

DISMISSAL

Posted at 64'

Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) is shown the red card.

Posted at 64'

Foul by Darnell Fisher (Preston North End).

Posted at 64'

Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left

wing.

Posted at 59'

Offside, Preston North End. Ben Pearson tries a through ball, but Sean

Maguire is caught offside.

Posted at 59'

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Rekeem Harper.

Posted at 58'

Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 58'

Foul by Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion).

Posted at 54'

Attempt missed. Ahmed Hegazi (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot

from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted

by Matheus Pereira with a cross following a corner.

Posted at 54'

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Darnell Fisher.

Posted at 52'

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.

Posted at 52'

Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) left footed

shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 52'

Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed

shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Townsend

with a cross.

Posted at 51'

Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Robinson tries a through ball,

but Hal Robson-Kanu is caught offside.

Posted at 51'

Foul by Ben Davies (Preston North End).

Posted at 51'

Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the

attacking half.

Posted at 50'

Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 50'

Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).

Posted at 48'

Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).

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15

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12

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45

16

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READING

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41

38

3

42

17

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44

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