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West Brom v Coventry
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Kick Off: Wednesday 11th December at 20:00
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Competition: Championship
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Watch Live: Sky Sports Main Event
Division draw specialist West Brom host fellow Midlanders Coventry at The Hawthorns on Wednesday night.
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West Brom have lost just once in 9 home league fixtures this season. Their problem is that they’ve only won twice.
Matches at The Hawthorns average just 1.22 goals per game with 4 matches ending goalless.
Frank Lampard has started his Coventry managerial career with a draw and a win as he gets to grips with life back in the dugout.
Coventry average 1 point per game away from home this season with 2 wins and 4 draws from 10 away fixtures. They come into the match with some confidence behind them after beating Millwall at The Den at the weekend.
This looks likely to be a closely contested matchup where any winner may come late in the game.
🟡 West Brom v Coventry #OddsOnThat Tip
Throw a dart at both teams having 6+ corners.
West Brom have managed it on 5 occasions this season and average 5.11 corners per game.
West Brom have conceded 6+ corners in 7 matches in this season’s Championship and concede on average 5.37 corners per game.
Whereas, Coventry have forced 6+ corners in the Championship this season on 7 occasions whilst boasting their own average of 6.95 corners per game.
Coventry have conceded 6 corners on 10 occasions this season. They conceded on average 5 corners per game.
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👕 West Brom v Coventry Predicted XI
🔍 West Brom v Coventry Players to Watch
⚪ Jayson Molumby
This might not be the fiercest of West Midlands rivalry matches but it should still have some bite. There’s no more combative midfielder in the league than West Brom’s Jayson Molumby.
Molumby is the tone setter in West Brom’s midfield. His aggression can be both a positive and negative to West Brom and he goes into the game on the cusp of his 5th booking of the season. He’s been walking a suspension tight rope for the last 5 fixtures but an amnesty after 19 matches means he won’t be suspended if he gets booked tonight.
Molumby’s foul numbers in the Championship this season read 1-2-1-1-0-1-0-0-1-0-2-3-1-2-1-0.
🔵 Ephron Mason-Clark
Ephron Mason-Clark was signed by Coventry last January from Peterborough but was allowed to spend the remainder of the season with Posh. He’s been in and around the Coventry squad all season but never seemed to really gain the trust of the departed Mark Robins. Robins changed Coventry’s shape to a winger-less 3 at the back which saw Mason-Clark’s minutes diminish.
Mason-Clark is probably the player that will most positively benefit from the appointment of Frank Lampard as Coventry’s manager. It’s a fresh start in a setup that draws upon his strength as wide forward inverting from the left.
Mason-Clark has scored in both of Coventry’s last two matches – his only 2 Coventry goals so far. He took 4 shots against Cardiff and a further 3 against Millwall. He’s looking rejuvenated.
📂 West Brom v Coventry Cheat Sheet
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💻 West Brom v Coventry Form and Tactics
Frank Lampard has taken charge of two matches as Coventry’s manager. In both, they have played a 4-2-3-1. The back 4 is pretty standard with both full-backs allowed to support play. Ben Sheaf has been playing an anchoring role in midfield, dropping in between the 2 centre-backs at times. Jack Rudoni has been starting as the #10 but he has licence to roam left and right as he looks to create overloads with the two wide forwards.
Coventry are 15th in the 5-game form table with 1 win, 3 draws, and a defeat, securing 6 points from a possible 15.
West Brom are 11th in the 5-game form table. They have 7 points from a possible 15 and have drawn their last 4 games.
Draws have been the story of Albion’s season, 11/19 matches. Their inability to turn 1 point into 3 has seen them slip outside the playoff places. The glass-half-empty people will read their form as just 1 win in their last 11. The glass-half-full brigade will say they are unbeaten in their last 11.
West Brom boss, Carlos Corberan is known for his pragmatism. The countless 0-0 and 1-1 draws draw further attention to it and his detractors complain about his negative approach. However, there has been a glimmer of a change of tact in recent matches and the 2-2 draws with Norwich and Sheffield United were much more open affairs.
West Brom are most often 4-2-3-1 but, depending on personnel, they can shift into a 3-man back line. Left-footed Torbjorn Heggem, who signed in the summer from Brommapojkarna, is having a stellar season whether deployed at centre-back or left-back. Karlan Grant, operating either in the #10 or from the left depending on setup, is having a Baggies renaissance after spending last season on loan at Cardiff. West Brom’s forward threat comes from Tom Fellows and Josh Maja. The pair have combined time after time this season. Fellows has 1G,7A. Maja has 10G,2A.
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🏁 West Brom v Coventry Ref Watch
- Referee – John Busby
- Averages 3.69 yellow cards per game in matches officiated this season
- Has given 2 red cards this season (Rob Dickie, Bristol City v Sheffield United, and Thomas Kaminski, Portsmouth v Luton)
- Has given 2 penalties in 13 matches he’s refereed this season
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