The Baggies go into another away day on Sunday lunchtime as they travel to Huddersfield Town in another game in the Championship. On Wednesday The Baggies earnt a point against Queens Park Rangers meanwhile our opposition Huddersfield lost 1-0 to Cardiff City.
Back in early September the last time we played The Terriers we lost the game at home 2-1 following a last minute goal by Jack Rudoni. I don’t expect Huddersfield to be pushovers on Sunday at the John Smith’s Stadium on Sunday as no game is easy in the Sky Bet Championship at this stage in the season.
The Baggies are 5 points ahead of 7th place Norwich City with 10 games to go and this is the first of many games as we try to go over the line come May to be in one of those play off places. Huddersfield are also in the opposite end of the table as they are in a relegation battle and sit 21st in the Championship as they sit on 38 points with Stoke City and Sheffield Wednesday.
This game I said won’t be easy where I have mentioned this in every match preview I have done so far but as I said that we drew 2-2 against QPR and I think it be a close-edge game with one winner.
Player To Watch – Huddersfield Town
The Player To Watch for Huddersfield on Sunday afternoon would be Jack Rudoni who cannot forget his 96th minute goal against us back in September at The Hawthorns? I cannot and this is why he be my player to watch out for Sunday.
The 22 year old Terriers midfielder has scored 5 goals so far this season but is still one of Huddersfield’s top goalscorers. I say Rudoni could produce something special against us come Sunday and might add a goal to his tally against The Baggies but I am sure we can cope with the threat of Jack Rudoni but will he give us problems?
If Huddersfield do get relegated to League One come end of the season I would put Jack Rudoni in my shortlist of players to sign for The Baggies in the summer transfer window.
Player To Watch – West Brom
The Player to watch for the Baggies will be Alex Mowatt, with his great performances to date I say Mowatt should be my player to watch on Sunday.
He was rewarded Man of the Match in games against Coventry City last Friday and Plymouth Argyle a fortnight ago and had a 97.1% Passing accuracy against Coventry, with him winning the ball back and his great accuracy on the ball I feel he can get our attacking players to flow by helping the likes of Tom Fellows, Mikey Johnston and Grady Diangana to get a goal.
Mowatt did get an assist for Mikey Johnston’s wonderful strike against QPR on Wednesday night and will cause Huddersfield a few problems or two?
Will Alex Mowatt be your player to watch on Sunday?
My Line Up V Huddersfield Town
My Line up against Huddersfield Town will be Adam Reach in for the injured Conor Townsend, I was thinking of us playing in the back three but there is no cover in left back.
Andreas Weimann comes in for Jed Wallace as I feel he has not been playing much lately and would start him where he can add to his goal tally.
Predictions
We are up against a team fighting relegation, we played another team who are also fighting relegation the other night and we drew 2-2 and could of easily lost that game. This is going to be a tough game for the Baggies coming to Huddersfield with us winning 1 out of the last 7 away games and that is something to improve on if we want to be playing in the Premier League next season.
I said in the preview earlier I think there be one winner in this encounter and I feel we would scrap it in the second half like Huddersfield did to us in September. I am going for a 2-1 Baggies win with Huddersfield scoring first in the first half and The Baggies will come back in the second half with Grady Diangana scoring a penalty and a late header from a corner by Cedric Kipre to seal all three points for us.
Prediction: Huddersfield Town 1-2 West Brom
Goalscorer for West Brom: Grady Diangana and Cedric Kipre
I think every West Brom fan would take the 2-1 win come Sunday and will be a good three points for us but our away form is holding us back and a win here would certainly increase our gap to the teams below us that are chasing a play off place.
Wait and find out what happens on Sunday afternoon, I am at Huddersfield on Sunday and will be posting a match review on the evening after I come back from Huddersfield. Lets enjoy our weekend and come on you Baggies!