West Bromwich – Brighton / Premier League – Under British Premier League’s 23rd day of play, Table West will face West Bromwich and Table 12. Brighton, who currently has seven points ahead of each other. Both teams made it to the fourth round of the FA Cup last weekend. The first leg of those rivals ended in Brighton’s 3-1 victory.
West Bromwich
Of course, today’s hosts from the suburbs of Birmingham will be highly motivated by this duel to retaliate and come to the full point, especially as they are currently four points behind the safe zone. However, it was to be expected that West Bromwich will fall behind after the last series of three defeats and two draws in the table and it is interesting that they have scored the only two championship victories at the start of the season.
That’s why the new coach, Pardew, was signed in late November, but under his leadership, they only managed to draw some draws in the championship, while they won in the FA Cup only last weekend, in the distance against the low-lying Exeter (2: 0). This should definitely have a positive influence on the mood in the team before this important match against Brighton. By the way, injured defenders Evans and Gibbs, midfielder Morrison and strikers Phillips and Chadli will be eliminated.
Brighton
Contrary to West Bromwich, today’s guests can play this Saturday game a bit more relaxed and unencumbered because they occupy the 12th place in the table and have three points ahead of the relegation-endangered teams. In addition, they are currently in a series of three games without matches. First they drew away against Newcastle in the Premier League and against Bournemouth at home, while in the third round of the FA Cup they were fortunate enough to score in the 2-1 triumph over Crystal Palace after scoring the game.
Coach Hughton recovered most regulars in the FA Cup match, so they should have recovered for this match against West Bromwich. Today’s hosts are under much greater pressure given the current standings, but Brighton’s big problem this season is their guest appearances, so they’d be happy to draw at Hawthorn Stadium. Only the injured midfielder Sidwell fails.
PREDICTION:West Bromwich win @ 2.15