West Bromwich Albion will be looking to ensure they don’t lose ground on Leeds United this afternoon as they face a trip to St Andrew’s to face Birmingham City.
The Baggies slipped up in midweek by drawing to a struggling Wigan Athletic side, meaning they now sit second on goal difference.
Watch West Bromwich Albion Videos With StreamFootball.tv Below
Slaven Bilic rotated his side for the match with the likes of Grady Diangana and Matheus Pereira earning rests, but will the Croatian make any similar bold calls this time?
Here’s the predicted XI…
We expect Bilic to make four changes to the side that salvaged a draw at the DW Stadium.
In defence, Conor Townsend is dropped with Nathan Ferguson sliding across to left-back to allow Darnell Furlong to occupy his natural position.
Sam Johnstone, Semi Ajayi and Kyle Bartley keep their places, as do Romaine Sawyers and Jake Livermore in central midfield.
The Baggies need to get that creative spark back, so it makes sense to bring Pereira and Diangana back after a rest, the latter didn’t even feature in midweek.
Wigan had 14 shots compared to West Brom’s six with the home side also creating three big chances to the Baggies’ one, per SofaScore.
Matty Phillips keeps his place on the right-wing with the final change coming upfront as Hal Robson-Kanu comes back in for Charlie Austin despite the former Southampton striker scoring in four straight matches now.
What do you really know about the Premier League’s greatest managers? Find out below…
In other news, West Brom starlet showed why Slaven Bilic should ignore fans’ calls…
