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West Brom v Southampton: match preview


If one result might kick West Brom into some high-flying, season-saving mania it is walloping Chelsea 5-2. Ignore Thiago Silva’s red card and focus on the task at hand – stacking up wins, starting with Southampton. Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side may have picked up a win of their own against Burnley but showed the brittleness that has plagued them all campaign by quickly going 2-0 down. The flipside, of course, was the marvellous comeback spearheaded by the returning Theo Walcott and Danny Ings. The pair could profit in the second half once again should Sam Allardyce resort to throwing the kitchen sink at a vital set of three points. Graham Searles

Sunday 6pm Sky Sports Premier League

Venue The Hawthorns

Last season n/a

Referee Simon Hooper

This season G9 Y24 R0 2.66 cards/game

Odds H 13-5 A 13-10 D 12-5

WEST BROM

Subs from Lonergan, Button, Grosicki, Harper, Edwards, Kipré, Livermore, Grant, Peltier, Gibbs, Ajayi, Diangana, Diagne, Yokuslu

Doubtful O’Shea (ankle)

Injured Ivanovic (thigh, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y40 R4

Form DWLDLW

Leading scorer Pereira 7

SOUTHAMPTON

Subs from Forster, Lewis, Nlundulu, Finnigan, Ferry, Chauke, Watts, Tchaptchet, Tella, Jankewitz, Stephens, Ramsay, Salisu, Adams, Minamino

Doubtful Walker-Peters (leg)

Injured Obafemi (match fitness, unknown), Romeu (ankle, next season), Smallbone (knee, next season)

Suspended None

Discipline Y43 R2

Form LLWLLW

Leading scorer Ings 9



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