Championship 26/27 · 12 Sep 2026

West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Queens Park Rangers

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made West Bromwich Albion favourites at 57%.

West Bromwich Albion deserved more from the draw, creating 1.3 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Chris Mepham, 66.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Chris Mepham +23.5, Callum Styles +15.3, Kwame Poku +13.2.

Well below it: Toby Collyer −13.1.

Each side's last five results before this match.

9 Sep 2026	W 1–0	at Derby County Championship
5 Sep 2026	W 1–0	v Watford Championship
2 Sep 2026	D 1–1	v Charlton Athletic Championship
29 Aug 2026	L 1–3	at Middlesbrough Championship
26 Aug 2026	L 2–3	at Newcastle United EFL Cup

9 Sep 2026	D 0–0	at Charlton Athletic Championship
5 Sep 2026	L 0–1	v Middlesbrough Championship
2 Sep 2026	W 2–1	v Cardiff City Championship
29 Aug 2026	W 2–1	at Blackburn Rovers Championship
22 Aug 2026	D 0–0	v Bolton Wanderers Championship

29 Dec 2025	West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Championship
6 Dec 2025	Queens Park Rangers 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Chris Mepham Defender	90	0	0	0.15	66.8	+23.5
Max O'Leary Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	60.0	+5.4
Ousmane Diakité Midfielder	15	0	0	0.12	55.9	–
Nathaniel Phillips Defender	89	0	0	–	50.1	+5.0
Callum Styles Defender	90	1	0	0.09	48.1	+15.3
Jimmy-Jay Morgan Midfielder	16	0	0	0.15	44.1	–
Jayson Molumby Midfielder	90	0	0	0.10	42.6	+3.6
Isaac Price Midfielder	90	0	0	0.07	38.4	+0.1
Aune Selland Heggebø Forward	74	0	0	0.59	38.0	−1.0
Felix Horn Myhre Midfielder	74	0	1	–	36.7	−2.3
Rabby Nzingoula Midfielder	75	0	0	0.02	35.9	−0.9
Conor Townsend Defender	90	0	0	–	34.7	–
Barney Stewart Forward	16	0	0	–	34.5	–
Kareem Tunde Midfielder	22	0	0	–	34.3	–
Toby Collyer Midfielder	68	0	0	–	32.1	−13.1
George Campbell Defender	1	0	0	–	0.0	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Pierce Charles Goalkeeper	90	–	57.1	+6.0
Glen Kamara Midfielder	45	–	55.5	+5.4
Nicolas Madsen Midfielder	45	–	46.3	+2.4
Dennis Cirkin Defender	71	–	46.1	−1.0
Kwame Poku Midfielder	81	0.16	43.2	+13.2
Rumarn Burrell Forward	90	0.61	42.5	+5.3
Ronnie Edwards Defender	90	–	42.0	−0.4
Leon Scarlett Forward	47	–	41.2	–
Alfie Lloyd Forward	8	–	40.5	–
Amadou Salif Mbengue Defender	90	–	40.4	+9.5
Jake Clarke-Salter Defender	90	–	39.3	+0.8
Jonathan Varane Midfielder	90	–	38.5	+4.2
Harvey Vale Midfielder	90	–	37.0	+3.2
Kealey Adamson Defender	19	–	36.3	–
Paul Smyth Midfielder	35	–	34.7	–
Koki Saito Midfielder	9	–	32.0	–