The Hawthorns welcomes West Brom and Bristol City this Saturday in the Championship. West Brom are aiming to put some distance between themselves and the chasing pack for Play-off football whereas City look to make the climb into the top half of the table.
West Brom currently sit fifth in the Championship after 37 games. The Baggies have 18 wins, nine draws and ten losses, leaving them on 63 points, five points within the Play-offs.
In their last five games in all competitions, West Brom have three wins and two draws.
The visit to Plymouth Argyle saw a goalless first half. However, in the second half, Cedric Kipre, Michael Johnston and Tom Fellows all scored to give West Brom the 3 - 0 win, restricting Plymouth to zero shots on target. Fabio Carvalho opened the scoring for Hull, but West Brom equalised before halftime through Darnell Furlong. But with just 34% of the possession and four shots on target, West Brom failed to score again and had to settle for a 1 - 1 draw.
West Brom were back to winning ways against Coventry. Johnston gave West Brom the lead in the sixth minute and Grady Diangana doubled the lead before the halftime whistle. A penalty from Haji Wright did get Coventry on the scoresheet but it wasn’t enough as West Brom held on for the 2 - 1 win. Sam Field gave QPR the early lead, but more goals from Johnston and Diangana gave West Brom the 2 - 1 lead at halftime. However, another goal from Field in the 81st minute gave QPR the 2 - 2 draw.
The last time out for West Brom was against Huddersfield. A goal from Delano Burgzorg gave Huddersfield the lead in the first half but in the second half, a brace from Johnston and goals from Kyle Bartley and Okay Yokuslu gave West Brom the 4 - 1 win.
Bristol City, on the other hand, currently sit 13th in the Championship. In 37 games, The Robins have 13 losses, eight draws and 16 losses which leaves them on 47 points, only eight points from the relegation zone.
In their last five games in all competitions, Bristol City have one win and four losses.
Ilias Chair scored the only goal of the game in the 41st minute to give QPR the 1 - 0 with City only managing two shots on target. Ike Ugbo’s first half brace was enough to give Sheffield Wednesday the 2 - 1 win over Bristol City. Jason Knight did score for City, and even with the red card to Di’Shon Bernard, The Robins still slumped to the 2 - 1 loss.
In a big game against Cardiff, Perry Ng’s 66th minute goal gave Cardiff the 1 - 0 win and all three points. After a goalless first half, Anis Mehmeti opened the scoring for Bristol City but Ali Al-Hamadi equalised just after the hour mark. Tommy Conway regained the lead for City but late goals from Conor Chaplin and Leif Davis gave Ipswich the 3 - 2 win.
The most recent outing for The Robins was against Swansea. Robert Dickie scored the only goal of the game in the 73rd minute to give City the 1 - 0 win.
West Brom and Bristol City have met 58 times in their histories, the first coming all the way back in 1901. The Baggies have the better record in the fixture with 24 wins in comparison to Bristol City’s 17 wins, the other 17 games ending in a draw.