WBA v PNE - Sat 18 Oct 2025 match thread

[Grand Wazoo]

Still far too sloppy for me. Failing with simple balls too often. The two goals were excellent but you could write the script that Preston would get one back then its ar*es to the wall and a holding out job. We won so I suppose I sound churlish but we could have easily thrown this game away yet again. Junior had the perfect and relatively easy chance to make the last few minutes an enjoyable end but inexplicably missed the goal completely with a free header at the back post ensuring the a nervous end to the game

[Bombers right foot]

To be fair we played very well in patches, Preston came to play which resulted in an entertaining game, both teams rode their luck at times but our quality shone through, lots of good performances, credit to Campbell for a much improved outing, Johnston?s goal was a beauty, onwards and upwards

[Dubbag]

To be fair we played very well in patches, Preston came to play which resulted in an entertaining game, both teams rode their luck at times but our quality shone through, lots of good performances, credit to Campbell for a much improved outing, Johnston?s goal was a beauty, onwards and upwards

Johnson has scored quite a few coming in from the left wing like that. Almost identical to each other.

[baggieal]

Still far too sloppy for me. Failing with simple balls too often. The two goals were excellent but you could write the script that Preston would get one back then its ar*es to the wall and a holding out job. We won so I suppose I sound churlish but we could have easily thrown this game away yet again. Junior had the perfect and relatively easy chance to make the last few minutes an enjoyable end but inexplicably missed the goal completely with a free header at the back post ensuring the a nervous end to the game

I agree it was sloppy but I was pleased with the grit to win. If Junior is a Premier player then perhaps at 62 I will get my boots out again. Shame Bostock was not on the bench as I honestly believe if he was given more minutes he would show he?s better than Junior and Wallace.

Good three points though so pleased!

[Prando]

Obviously delighted with 3 points and witnessing 2 cracking goals. Certainly we played with more intent than recent games.
I was disappointed that Mason didn’t react more quickly with subs (maybe simultaneously with the timing of the Preston multi subs)
Campbell needed swapping and both Taylor and Gilchrist on the bench at that time … we were 2-0.
Anyway, great to leave the ground with a smile on our faces

[stargazer_1962]

Game seemed a little slow to start with, PNE seemed to be up the field more than us.
1st goal was a cracker and so was the 2nd.
Lots of jubilation from the smethwick end once 2 up.
Disappointing to concede but still came away with the victory.