West Bromwich Albion will be looking for their first win of the Championship season when they face Hull City home on Saturday at the Hawthorns, with kickoff at 5 pm.
West Bromwich Albion began the season with a trip to Middlesbrough and left with a point thanks to John Swift’s second-half equaliser. The Baggies would then play out another creditable draw, with Karlan Grant’s leveller seeing their contest with newly-relegated Watford finish 1-1 before Grant was again on the scoresheet in a 1-0 EFL Cup win over Sheffield United.
Hoping to build on those results and post a first league triumph, Bruce’s side took on Blackburn Rovers away from home at the weekend but left empty-handed, with Grady Diangana’s second-half goal not enough to spark a turnaround after Ben Brereton Diaz, and Sam Gallagher had put their hosts 2-0 up.
Hull City will be another difficult test for Watford, who have begun the season well. Hull avoided relegation last year under Shota Arveladze, who has since stepped down but has started the new campaign well with eight points from their first four games. They won 2-1 away to Bristol City on the season’s opening day before drawing 0-0 with Preston North End.
West Brom vs Hull City Head to Head
Both sides have 19 games against each other, with hosts taking eleven wins while visitors with four wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- West Brom 0-0 Cardiff City
- Blackburn 2-1 West Brom
- West Brom 1-0 Sheffield United
- West Brom 1-1 Watford
Away
- Burnley 1-1 Hull City
- Hull City 2-1 Norwich City
- Bradford City 2-1 Hull City
- Preston North End 0-0 Hull City
West Brom Team News
With striker Daryl Dike out injured, Karlan Grant should continue to lead the line, while Grady Diangana scored against Blackburn and should complete the attack. Manager Steve Bruce hopes to see more from summer signings Jed Wallace and John Swift, who combined for the equalising goal in their opening game against Middlesbrough.
Hull City Team News
Hull could continue with an unchanged starting XI after picking up a valuable point at home to Burnley. New signing Ryan Woods might have to settle for a place on the bench after arriving from Brentford on Thursday, though, with Ozan Tufan likely to play behind a lone striker again following his double against Newcastle.
Prediction and Odds
The Hawthorns is set to be a hotbed of excitement on Saturday as West Bromwich Albion, winless in the Premier League after three games, takes on Hull City.
- Draw
- Double Chance
- Goals Over 1.5
