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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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SCORES, RESULTS & FIXTURES
TUESDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2020
*
CardiffCardiff City0Nottm ForestNottingham Forest1FT
*
HuddersfieldHuddersfield Town2Bristol CityBristol City1FT
*
LutonLuton Town2BrentfordBrentford1FT
*
QPRQueens Park Rangers2DerbyDerby County1FT
*
West BromWest Bromwich Albion2PrestonPreston North End0FT
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AS IT STOOD
TEAM
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
PTS
1
__
WEST BROM
35
19
12
4
64
36
28
69
2
__
LEEDS
34
18
8
8
49
30
19
62
3
__
NOTTM FOREST
35
16
11
8
46
33
13
59
4
__
FULHAM
34
16
9
9
48
37
11
57
5
__
BRENTFORD
35
16
8
11
57
31
26
56
6
__
PRESTON
35
16
8
11
49
40
9
56
7
__
BRISTOL CITY
35
15
8
12
49
51
-2
53
8
__
BLACKBURN
34
14
9
11
50
40
10
51
9
__
SWANSEA
34
13
12
9
44
42
2
51
10
__
CARDIFF
35
12
14
9
48
48
0
50
11
__
MILLWALL
34
12
13
9
40
39
1
49
12
__
QPR
35
13
7
15
53
59
-6
46
13
__
SHEFF WED
34
12
9
13
44
41
3
45
14
__
DERBY
35
11
12
12
43
48
-5
45
15
__
BIRMINGHAM
34
12
9
13
45
52
-7
45
16
__
READING
34
11
9
14
41
38
3
42
17
__
HULL
34
11
8
15
48
53
-5
41
18
__
CHARLTON
34
10
9
15
44
48
-4
39
19
__
HUDDERSFIELD
35
10
9
16
41
56
-15
39
20
__
STOKE
34
11
4
19
43
53
-10
37
21
__
MIDDLESBROUGH
34
8
13
13
34
44
-10
37
22
__
WIGAN
34
8
10
16
34
50
-16
34
23
__
LUTON
35
10
3
22
42
70
-28
33
24
__
BARNSLEY
34
7
10
17
41
58
-17
31
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