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West Brom v Swans

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keith margam

Vital Football Legend
West Brom v Swans, Mon 28 Feb, 20:00
Sky Sports Football 19:30, Sky Sports Main Event 19:30

Next up is an away match at the Hawthorns, home of West Bromwich Albion since 1900.
Surprisingly West Brom are bottom but one of the form table over 10 matches with 7 defeats after being the high fliers for most of the season, compared to the Swans 5 defeats in 10.
Here’s a form guide over 6 matches:
WBA home: W2 D3 L1 F5 A3
Swans away: W0 D2 L4 F1 A11
Swans are in shocking away form lately and we need the week’s break to try and sort it out, but to be honest I don’t hold out much hope.
Our ineptitude in the system we play will be on show to the world, with the Sky cameras there to witness it.
West Brom manager Valerian Ismael has gone and Steve Bruce took over on 3 Feb on an 18 month contract, with the Baggies in 6th place.
In his 4 matches in charge since then, they’ve lost 3 and drawn 1, and they are down to 11th in the table:
9/2 Sheff Utd 2 - WBA 0
14/2 WBA 0 - Blackburn 0
19/2 Luton 2 - WBA 0
22/2 M’boro 2 - WBA 1
 
Swans: Andy Fisher, Ben Cabango, Kyle Naughton, Ryan Manning, Hannes Wolf, Flynn Downes, Matt Grimes (c), Cyrus Christie, Joel Piroe, Jamie Paterson, Michael Obafemi.
Subs: Ben Hamer, Jay Fulton, Korey Smith, Olivier Ntcham, Kyle Joseph, Joel Latibeaudiere, Finley Burns.
 
Ex-Swan Kyle Bartley is captain, Andy Carroll plays and so likes scoring against us.
WBA: Sam Johnstone, Conor Townsend, Dara O'Shea, Kyle Bartley (c), Semi Ajayi, Callum Robinson, Grady Diangana, Jayson Molumby, Andy Carroll, Adam Reach, Alex Mowatt.
Subs: Darnell Furlong, Matt Clarke, Karlan Grant, Cedric Kipre, David Button, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Quevin Castro.
 
HT: 0-0
Both teams blunt up front, no surprise with their recent goal records. Obafemi poor ball control, and wasting energy chasing lost balls.
Robinson hit the post for the Baggies after our left side was exposed again for the cross, Grimes left footed shot outside the box went wide, Christie header straight at the goalkeeper. Paterson weak shot saved, slipped as he shot.
We have 62% possession, but no goals.
 
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A pleasant surprise, our first away win since Barnsley last November, and a double over West Brom, who lost only their second game at home this season.
West Brom were unlucky at times, with Robinson hitting the post twice.
Obafemi had a free header which he looped over the bar, should have scored.
Super sub Ntcham comes on and turns the game, races up the left, beats Castro’s challenge and crosses to Piroe who fires home.
The second goal comes again from the left, Ntcham to Wolf, crosses to to Smith, ball rolls to Christie, a powerful shot, game over.
 
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So Andy Carroll didn’t manage to score, well done to the team for keeping him out. He’s been a thorn in our side every time he’s played against us, as far back as 2010 at Newcastle, through to West Ham.
In fact he scored for Reading against us recently with a breakaway goal, beating Rhys Williams for pace, but looked suspiciously offside
 
No goals from 138 free kicks and 124 corners, and no penalties awarded to us in 32 matches this season, some record there.
 
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