The Baggies are playing for the third Sunday in a row as they face Bristol City, looking to bounce back from a disappointing 2-1 away defeat to Watford last Sunday.
Last time out West Brom lost 2-1 to Watford and have now gone two games without a draw depsite being draw specialists in the Championship and Bristol City seem to become more specialists with draws in the last two games with 1-1 draws in both games.
Baggies are now 8th in the Championship with a two point gap between 6th and 7th place Middlesbrough and Watford. With us facing Bristol City most would expect a easy victory at The Hawthorns but after defeat to Watford and all those draws we keep getting throughout October and November I think this would be another tough fixture as no game is easy in this league.
Player To Watch – Bristol City
Fally Mayulu is my player to watch against us on Sunday with his ability to lead the line effectively, he causes a constant threat in attack and would capitalize on defensive lapses. Having joined from Rapid Wein in the summer I think he could be beneficial in this fixture to show the Robins what he is about and still only 22 years of age he could still be one of their key players this season or in the league.
Furthermore with his ability to link up with the Bristol Midfield by making him a key figure in Bristol City’s attack, capable of creating or finishing scoring opportunities in critical moments.
Player To Watch – West Brom
Tom Fellows would be mine to watch in this clash against Bristol City, he added a goal in this fixture last season with an opening goal to give us a 2-0 win.
Fellows is starting to pick up form and did so when scoring against Sheffield United a few weeks ago with his first goal of the season. It be soon until he starts picking up goals and some assists and could help the likes of Mikey Johnston, Karlan Grant and Josh Maja to start firing and help us get the wins needed to get us into the top six and in promotion contention.
My Line Up V Bristol City
A new line-up builder I am using a few changes where I would play Racic instead of Molumby and put Mowatt back on the side, after last week we did not start him and have done in two games where we both lost so he should be back in the starting 11.
I would play Tom Fellows, Mikey Johnston and Karlan Grant behind Josh Maja in attack.
Prediction V Bristol City
Lets start with the prediction section of the post, last time I predicted a 2-2 draw over Watford but was one goal short as Watford won 2-1, I was sensing a defeat in that match but we did. I only predicted us to lose only once this season. However I think we could do the job here against Bristol City.
In this first 20 minutes The Baggies would have a corner with Tom Fellows taking who would swing it in and hit Kyle Bartley’s head to give us the opening goal to make it 1-0. It would stay 1-0 till half time with Bristol City trying to create chances but Palmer and Heggem would stop their threats and keep Baggies leading at the break.
Second half, Alex Palmer would make a excellent save to stop Mayulu’s strike that could of been 1-1 but Palmer would keep out those saves to keep us leading in the second half. Around the 75th minute mark West Brom would double their advantage and Tom Fellows would score from 22 yards to make it 2-0 and it would be an excellent day for the Baggies as they end the day with a great 3-0 win with Josh Maja scoring on added time to make us get over the Watford defeat last weekend and give us hope of been back in the promotion mix.
Prediction: West Brom 3-0 Bristol City
Goalscorers for West Brom: Kyle Bartley, Tom Fellows, Josh Maja
Predicting another win for us if it did pay off we would be top of the lot in the Championship but I’m being hopeful we have enough quality to beat Bristol City, having beaten Coventry at home last time out I think the players are starting to become more confident after that result but hoping to turn The Hawthorns back into a fortress again like season.
I do feel we would get the results at home but somehow wouldn’t be confident if we played at Bristol City on Sunday. If we did I would of gone for a draw but having been the home side the players normally fare better with playing in front of our home fans and we need get behind them on Sunday and hopefully help them get the needed 3 points we need to get back into the promotion running.