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Whenever West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End meet there is quite a lot to unpack.
This is, after all, a fixture which goes back to the very first EFL season in 1888-89 with two FA Cup meetings in the years preceding, including a final which is one of two won by the Baggies against the Lancastrians.
Oh, it’s also seventh against fourth if we wind forward to the present day.
For the record, this will be the 123rd time these two have met with Albion holding the advantage, 53 victories to Preston’s 41, but Paul Heckingbottom’s side will rock up to The Hawthorns as the Championship’s surprise package so far.
A final-day relegation scrap last term hardly had Deepdale fans skipping into this…
