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WBA vs Preston & Watford - Match Thread - Ska'dForLife-WBA - 17-10-2025
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If points on the board are what matters, then the three we bagged in the last week before the break were a welcome boost, but the quality of the two performances - especially the dismal capitulation at Millwall - left a lot to be desired and a lot to be rectified in the remainder of this month, beginning with Saturday's match against Preston: a clash of two sides almost poles apart in form, just three sides bettering PNE since the beginning of September and only two out-bumbling Albion in the same period. Preston's rise up the table has been built on solid defence, encompassing four clean sheets in the last seven games; however, squandering a 2-0 lead at Hull on their last awayday suggests they're still not invulnerable on the road, and the absence of Robbie Brady and Will Keane further hampers them in this encounter. We're certainly not runaway favourites to win this one by any means, but as victory has now eluded us in B71 since the opening game of the season, it increasingly feels like there's a monkey on our back we need rid of, and it'll only get bigger the longer that winless home run continues.
Failure to pick up three points on Saturday will pile a lot more pressure on our visit to Vicarage Road on Wednesday night, a tough venue where Watford have been reasonably solid so far this season. All things being equal, a draw would suffice there, but our aim may require adjustment if the weekend doesn't go according to plan.
RE: WBA vs Preston & Watford - Match Thread - themaclad - 17-10-2025
Keane and Brady have not played at all this season
RE: WBA vs Preston & Watford - Match Thread - Ska'dForLife-WBA - 17-10-2025
Ah, fair enough. Thierry Small the one to watch out for?
RE: WBA vs Preston & Watford - Match Thread - themaclad - 17-10-2025
Raw with potential, Armstrong on loan from Everton going to be top notch
RE: WBA vs Preston & Watford - Match Thread - talkSAFT - 18-10-2025
1-0 (40 mins) Great goal by Mikey!!!!!!!!
Isaac makes it 2-0 (62') .....another beauty!
RE: WBA vs Preston & Watford - Match Thread - 4evaabaggie - 18-10-2025
2-0 Isaac Price
RE: WBA vs Preston & Watford - Match Thread - talkSAFT - 18-10-2025
Oh-oh!! 2-1 80'
RE: WBA vs Preston & Watford - Match Thread - Ska'dForLife-WBA - 18-10-2025
We do seem to like making things needlessly hard for ourselves in the last quarter of matches, but that aside, a solid and much-needed result against a form team who put in a damn good showing. A step back in the right direction.
RE: WBA vs Preston & Watford - Match Thread - drewks - 18-10-2025
Looks like a thriller..... and 2 lovely goals too.
Good to see our much criticised keeper getting praise at last..... hopefully a confidence booster for him
RE: WBA vs Preston & Watford - Match Thread - themaclad - 19-10-2025
My match thing now on, probably just about the right result, didn't mention in my bit, think we could possibly have been down to 10 may have got away with one