Bristol City vs West Brom

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The Baggies, as a result, remain 16th, albeit in the knowledge that a return to the win column next time out could guide the club into the top half of the Championship table. Owing to a remarkable turnaround in both performance and results, the Baggies surged from legitimate contenders for the drop to the heights of 16th, owing to a perfect 15 points from 15. Our recommended bet for Monday’s clash at Ashton Gate comes in the form of a West Bromwich Albion victory and clean sheet against Bristol City.

Bristol City and West Brom do battle at Ashton Gate - but both are without several players.

Rob Atkinson has not been suffering with an injury or illness but was dropped from the 18-man squad against Stoke, with Pearson claiming it was a ‘matter of trust’. Both teams aren’t afforded the luxury of a fully fit squad, with both managers having to work their way around injury problems. West Brom’s five-game winning run was ended by Coventry City last week, and the Baggies are two places higher than City on 29 points. Advertisement The 32-year-old is the top scorer this season with all eight goals coming in the league. The Robins secured an unlikely win at The Hawthorn’s in October, winning there for the first time December 1993.

West Bromwich Albion swiftly put their temporary disappointment at Coventry City behind them to climb into the top half of the Championship table with a ...

Always ready to receive the ball and is old fashioned in his approach - he'll beat his man and deliver from the by-line. Crossing when he did get forwards needed to improve and generally speaking in a defensive sense Furlong was pretty sound here - although he made a hash of being in possession in the build up to his booking. Fortunate not to find his own net in the first half. Shepherded the ball out of play, kept his head in tight spots and won headers aplenty. At times O'Shea was a little hesitant in the first half. Body was on the line towards the end of the first half. They're back to winning ways in workmanlike fashion and now return to the comforts of home either side of the New Year. From the get go, you could tell Palmer's confidence levels are high when he was forced into action and made himself big to block Conway's effort. With two defenders for company and keeper O'Leary rushing out to close the space down, Thomas-Asante delicately lobbed the ball over his head and into the far corner. With fresh legs required at the top of the pitch, and Corberan's Midas touch as regards to tactical and personnel changes already well documented, you might've expected Rogic and Thomas-Asante to have played a hand by the end. Bristol City, who have won just once since claiming victory over Albion at The Hawthorns in October, were nervous and loose on the ball. Albion got off to the best possible start - and it came from the maligned left hand side.