Sky Sports pundit David Prutton issues exciting West Brom prediction
Sky Sports EFL pundit David Prutton believes Tony Mowbray can get his West Bromwich Albion side into the Championship play-offs this season, with Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Leeds United testament to their ability.
Darnell Furlong’s equaliser cancelled out Junior Firpo’s opener in the draw at Elland Road at the weekend, leaving Albion clinging on to the fourth and final spot in the top six with eleven league games remaining of the season.
A superior goal difference sees the Baggies oust Blackburn Rovers into seventh as it stands, while a whole host of clubs will fancy their chances of elongating their season come May, with seven teams separated by five points as things begin to hot up in the second tier.
Despite that, Prutton believes Albion have what it takes to keep themselves in to the top six for the second successive season, with Mowbray’s return to the fold helping them steady the ship after Carlos Corberan’s departure.
Tony Mowbray backed for West Bromwich Albion play-off push
The draw with Leeds showed a resilience in the Baggies side that will be needed over the next couple of months, as the target on their back shows no signs of going away in the battle for the play-off spots.
A run of just four league wins in the 13 matches since Corberan’s departure has seen a comfortable spot within the top six become increasingly unstable as the season has progressed, although Mowbray has lost just three of his nine matches in charge since returning to the Hawthorns in January.
