Goals by Alex Mowatt, Kyle Bartley and Darnell Furlong ended West Bromwich Albion's losing streak as they overcame Preston to rubber-stamp their play-off place.
Mowatt netted a penalty in first-half injury time to put the Baggies ahead after Furlong was brought down by Preston’s Liam Lindsay.
Albion centre-back Bartley then headed in Furlong’s long throw after the break to double his side’s advantage.
Furlong added his name to the scoresheet, tapping in Conor Townsend’s cross to score West Brom’s third and confirm a fifth-place finish.
Albion, who went into the game on the back of three straight defeats, were on top from the first whistle as they piled pressure on the Preston goal.