sport news Preston 1-0 West Brom: Bruce on the brink after Riis' seventh minute strike ... trends now Preston 1-0 West Brom: Steve Bruce on the brink after Emil Riis' seventh minute strike leaves visitors languishing in the Championship relegation zone By Richard Tanner For The Daily Mail Published: 22:56 BST, 5 October 2022 | Updated: 22:56 BST, 5 October 2022 Viewcomments West Brom paid a heavy price for starting yet another game slowly as defeat by Preston at Deepdale left them languishing in the Championship relegation zone, with just one win all season. Before the game, under-pressure boss Steve Bruce described their unwanted record of going a goal down within the opening 15 minutes in eight of their last 11 games this season as ‘ludicrous’. His words went unheeded however with Albion falling behind after only seven minutes — this time when the unmarked Emil Riis swept home Alvaro Fernandez’s low cross. West Brom boss Steve Bruce shows his frustration during the defeat at Preston MATCH FACTS Preston North End: Woodman, Storey, Lindsay, Cunningham, Browne (Potts 68),Brady (Ledson 73), Whiteman, McCann, Fernandez, Jakobsen (Parrott 85), Maguire (Woodburn 74). Subs Not Used: Johnson, Hughes, Cornell. Booked: Whiteman, Storey. Goals: Jakobsen 7. West Brom: Palmer, Gardner-Hickman, Kelly, O'Shea, Townsend, Molumby (Rogic 58), Yokuslu (Livermore 58), Wallace, Swift (Phillips 74), Diangana, Ahearne-Grant (Thomas-Asante 72). Subs Not Used: Button, Pieters, Reach. Booked: Diangana. Att: 13,924 Ref: Josh Smith (Lincolnshire Advertisement Staggeringly, it was only Preston’s fourth goal of the season — and second at Deepdale — but they had also gone close in the third minute when West Brom goalkeeper Alex Palmer made a double save from Sean Maguire and Ali McCann. Albion worked their way into the game but nearly went 2-0 down when McCann’s shot hit the post just before half-time. Baggies winger Grady Diangana was a constant threat but Albion largely found it difficult to penetrate the best defence in the Championship — Ryan Lowe’s side have conceded only four goals so far this season. Jed Wallace forced Preston keeper Freddie Woodman into a fine save just before halftime while Karlan Grant — anxious to make amends for his penalty miss in West Brom’s home defeat by Swansea on Saturday — went close on three occasions as the pressure mounted on Bruce. Preston went ahead when unmarked Emil Riis swept home Alvaro Fernandez’s low cross Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility