West Bromwich Albion vs. Sheffield Wednesday – prediction, team news, lineups
A key battle in the fight for top-six spots in the Championship table will take place at the Hawthorns Stadium on Saturday, as West Bromwich Albion welcome Sheffield Wednesday.
The hosts currently occupy the final playoff place but only lead seventh-placed Middlesbrough on goal difference and their 10th-placed visitors by two points.
West Bromwich Albion return to the Hawthorns Stadium on Saturday aiming to strengthen their standing in the Championship’s top six following a disappointing setback last weekend.
When Carlos Corberan departed the Baggies before Christmas, they sat in the top six on 35 points from 22 outings, but the Midlands outfit have since added just nine more points to that tally in nine further attempts, firstly producing one victory, three draws and two defeats in a six-game spell under the temporary stewardship of Chris Brunt.
Tony Mowbray then returned to the Hawthorns, where he previously led between 2006 and 2009, and oversaw a losing start away at Middlesbrough, before the Baggies ended a four-match winless streak by thrashing Portsmouth 5-1 thanks to Grady Diangana’s brace and goals from Alex Mowatt, Jed Wallace and John Swift.
A trip to basement side Plymouth Argyle then followed at the weekend, and despite taking a lead through Jayson Molumby in the 74th minute, they left Home Park empty-handed as Ryan Hardie quickly levelled from the spot before scoring the decisive goal two minutes from time.
With their lead over the chasing the pack in the playoff race having been eroded during their recent slump, now only sitting ahead of Middlesbrough on goal difference, three sides by two points and three sides by three points, West Bromwich Albion will be keen to put a stronger run together and strengthen their top-six claim starting at the weekend.
