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Swans v West Brom

keith margam

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Founded in 1888 they have spent 82 seasons in the top tier. They moved to the Hawthorns in 1900 and it is still their home. The record attendance there was set in 1937 at 64,815, presently its 26,656 all seated. They will have had two more days than us to rest up and prepare.
Yes it’s West Brom we’re talking about and they are next up this Wednesday night. Last Friday they beat Birmingham 1-0 at home to win the local derby.
Fresh from Premier League relegation after one season, but £160m richer, they shifted on 9 players (only three for a transfer fee) and brought in two free transfers and three loanees this summer and are looking to bounce straight back up.
So far, after 12 games they are on course in second place with 25 points and only one defeat, a 1-0 reverse at Stoke a few weeks ago.
Sam Allardyce departed after relegation and its Frenchman Valerian Ismael who returns to the Swansea.com stadium as The Baggies new head coach. He left Barnsley for West Brom in the summer after The Tykes lost to us in the play-off semi-final last season.
Ex-Swan Kyle Bartley will be a familiar face in the West Brom team.
The Swans will be going into this match full of confidence after putting three goals past Cardiff on Sunday.