EFL Championship will return to the fold this Friday when West Bromwich Albion welcomes Burnley to in the eighth round of the competition. Kickoffs schedules for September 2 at 22:00 EAT.
The hosts are placed in the middle of the table after collecting five draws from seven league outings to sit 12th with eight points. No team in the division has won more than four times in seven matches, and a couple of victories on the bounce will catapult West Brom into the top six. As well as being on a four-match unbeaten streak in the second tier, West Brom have collected four of their five draws from losing positions, a clear sign that these players are performing for Bruce
West Bromwich Albion shared the spoils 1-1 Championship with Wigan Athletic in their most recent encounter. In that match, West Bromwich Albion had 67% possession, eight shots with three of them on target and a goal scored by Karlan Ahearne-Grant (22′). Wigan Athletic got eight shots with three of them on target and a goal by Josh Magennis (6′).
Meanwhile, Burnley is third with 12 points to their name after recording two three wins against a loss and three draws in their opening seven fixtures. With West Brom and Norwich City to come in successive outings, the fixtures get no easier for Burnley, but Kompany knows that productive results from both can help create a gap between the automatic promotion spots and the playoffs.
Burnley comes into this meeting after 2-0 Championship success to beat Millwall in previous fixture. In that match, Burnley had 69% possession, 22 shots with 10 of them on target and goals scored by Vitinho (62′) and Jay Rodriguez (72′). Millwall got 12 shots with five of them on target.
West Bromwich Albion vs. Burnley head to head
- Burnley 0-0 West Bromwich 20/02/21
- West Bromwich 0-0 Burnley 19/10/20
- West Bromwich 1-2 Burnley 31/03/18
- Burnley 0-1 West Bromwich 19/08/17
- Burnley 2-2 West Bromwich 06/05/17
Home
- Wigan 1-1 West Bromwich
- Huddersfield 2-2 West Bromwich
- Derby County 1-0 West Bromwich
- West Bromwich 5-2 Hull
- West Bromwich 0-0 Cardiff
Away
- Burnley 2-0 Millwall
- Wigan 1-5 Burnley
- Shrewsbury 0-1 Burnley
- Burnley 3-3 Blackpool
- Burnley 1-1 Hull
West Bromwich Albion team news
Semi Ajayi and Bruce will be unavailable for this game through injuries for the home side.
Burnley team news
Ashley Westwood and Jay Rodríguez will miss out Vincent Kompany’s selection through injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Burnley Win
- Draw
- Both teams to score
