Championship 25/26 · 29 Dec 2025

West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Queens Park Rangers

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made West Bromwich Albion favourites at 47%.

West Bromwich Albion won and made the better chances: 1.5 xG to 0.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Liam Morrison, 54.9 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Charlie Taylor +12.3, Liam Morrison +8.7.

Well below it: Esquerdinha −12.6, Alex Mowatt −11.7, Aune Selland Heggebø −11.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

26 Dec 2025	L 1–2	v Bristol City Championship
20 Dec 2025	L 0–1	at Hull City Championship
12 Dec 2025	W 2–0	v Sheffield United Championship
9 Dec 2025	L 2–3	at Southampton Championship
6 Dec 2025	L 1–3	at Queens Park Rangers Championship

26 Dec 2025	D 1–1	at Portsmouth Championship
20 Dec 2025	W 4–1	v Leicester City Championship
13 Dec 2025	L 1–3	at Middlesbrough Championship
9 Dec 2025	W 2–1	v Birmingham City Championship
6 Dec 2025	W 3–1	v West Bromwich Albion Championship

6 Dec 2025	Queens Park Rangers 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Nathaniel Phillips Defender	90	1	0	0.04	53.2	+5.4
Charlie Taylor Defender	90	0	0	–	50.1	+12.3
Joe Wildsmith Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	48.0	+7.5
Josh Maja Forward	23	0	0	–	46.8	–
Isaac Price Midfielder	23	0	0	–	42.5	–
Callum Styles Defender	90	0	1	–	37.8	+3.2
Aune Selland Heggebø Forward	67	0	0	–	34.3	−11.3
Alex Mowatt Midfielder	74	0	0	–	34.3	−11.7
George Campbell Defender	90	1	0	0.57	33.0	−4.2
Mikey Johnston Midfielder	67	0	1	0.10	32.6	−7.6
Chris Mepham Defender	12	0	0	–	32.0	–
Ousmane Diakité Midfielder	90	0	0	0.17	31.0	−10.5
Karlan Grant Midfielder	90	0	0	0.58	30.9	−4.2
Samuel Iling Junior Midfielder	84	0	0	0.01	30.3	−8.0
Jayson Molumby Midfielder	16	0	0	–	22.5	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Isaac Hayden Midfielder	17	–	71.4	–
Liam Morrison Defender	90	–	54.9	+8.7
Jimmy Dunne Defender	90	0.02	47.0	−1.0
Ben Hamer Goalkeeper	90	–	44.0	−4.6
Koki Saito Midfielder	90	0.04	39.2	+2.3
Sam Field Midfielder	90	–	37.7	−3.3
Richard Kone Forward	90	–	37.3	−2.2
Kieran Morgan Midfielder	73	–	35.7	−2.3
Jonathan Varane Midfielder	73	–	34.6	−5.9
Rumarn Burrell Forward	17	–	34.3	–
Kwame Poku Midfielder	73	0.08	33.3	–
Nicolas Madsen Midfielder	83	–	32.3	−11.2
Karamoko Dembélé Midfielder	17	–	29.5	–
Rhys Norrington-Davies Defender	17	–	27.1	–
Esquerdinha Defender	73	–	24.9	−12.6
Harvey Vale Midfielder	13	–	9.9	–