West Bromwich Albion are unbeaten in each of their last five league matches against Preston North End (W4 D1), netting 3+ goals in three of the previous four meetings.
Preston North End have lost 15 of their last 17 away league games against West Bromwich Albion, with their only victories coming in September 1973 (2-0) and January 2022 (2-0).
Since the start of September, only Sheffield United (3) and Norwich (2) have won fewer Championship points than West Bromwich Albion (4), while in that time Preston have won the fourth-most points in the division (9).
Only Coventry (5) have more Championship clean sheets this season than Preston (4) – the Lilywhites have four clean sheets in their last seven games, having gone 13 without one beforehand.
Thierry Small has netted in each of Preston’s last two Championship matches. He could be the first player aged 21 or younger to score in three Championship appearances in a row for the Lilywhites since Tom Cannon in April 2023.