West Bromwich Albion vs Burnley - prediction, team news, lineups

West Bromwich Albion volition beryllium looking to widen their 100% grounds successful 2026-27 erstwhile they play big to Burnley successful the Championship connected Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Clarets marque the travel to The Hawthorns inactive looking for their archetypal triumph successful mean clip nether caller caput manager Nicky Hayen.

Match preview

West Brom recovered themselves embroiled successful contention connected Thursday evening erstwhile the Football Association announced that Aune Heggebo had been suspended for 2 matches for 'successfully deceiving' the lucifer officials successful past week's Championship opener astatine Norwich City.

The Norway planetary converted - arguably unintentionally - a transverse into the backmost of the nett with his arm, helping West Brom station a 2-1 triumph astatine Carrow Road.

Not for the archetypal clip successful 2026, the cognition is that the Baggies person received harsh punishments from the FA, and it has taken the radiance disconnected what has been an outstanding commencement to the campaign.

A 4-1 triumph implicit Rotherham United successful the EFL Cup archetypal circular had preceded the occurrence successful East Anglia, with the determination to beforehand James Morrison to caput manager from his erstwhile relation connected the backroom unit continuing to look inspired.

Morrison present boasts a grounds of six wins, six draws and 2 defeats from his 14 matches successful charge, that instrumentality helped by caller signing Jimmy-Jay Morgan netting 3 goals successful his archetypal 2 appearances since joining from Chelsea.

Meanwhile, Nicky Hayen volition consciousness optimistic astir the progression of his Burnley squad, contempt the information that 2 draws person been posted astatine Turf Moor.

Burnley overcame Notts County connected penalties successful the EFL Cup archetypal circular aft initially being held to a 1-1 stalemate, earlier the Clarets staged a precocious two-goal comeback to unafraid a stock of the spoils with Championship rubric favourites West Ham United past weekend.

Zian Flemming's treble has lone accrued the involvement successful his signature, and retaining the Dutchman's services could marque oregon interruption a rubric bid.

Not since February 11 person Burnley tasted a competitory triumph crossed 90 minutes successful immoderate competition, the past triumph coming successful a 3-2 triumph astatine Crystal Palace.

Five of the past six matches betwixt these teams person ended successful draws, portion Burnley are unbeaten successful the astir caller 7 specified encounters.

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Team News

As a effect of Heggebo's suspension, summertime signing Barney Stewart is successful enactment to beryllium introduced to the onslaught arsenic a consecutive replacement.

Ousmane Diakite volition beryllium assessed aft helium picked up an contented astatine Norwich, with Jayson Molumby connected manus to regenerate him.

Although Mikey Johnston is backmost from injury, helium volition stay connected the substitutes' seat for this contest, portion Tammer Bany remains retired with a hamstring issue.

Meanwhile, Josh Laurent whitethorn instrumentality to the Burnley midfield arsenic an alternate to Ugo Raghouber.

The make-up of the backline is babelike connected whether Kyle Walker remains astatine centre-back. The erstwhile England planetary could plausibly power to right-back, Bashir Humphreys travel into the centre and Lucas Pires instrumentality astatine left-back if Hayen has doubts implicit the show versus West Ham.

Josh Cullen remains sidelined for the Clarets, portion Connor Roberts is simply a large doubt.

West Bromwich Albion imaginable starting lineup:

O'Leary; Galves, Phillips, Campbell, Styles; Whitwell, Diakite, Myhre, Price; Stewart, Morgan

Burnley imaginable starting lineup:

Weiss; Sonne, Walker, Alleyne, Humphreys; Hannibal, Laurent; Edwards, Ramsey, Bruun Larsen; Flemming

We say: West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Burnley

With Heggebo missing, it remains to beryllium seen however West Brom volition header successful attack, the presumption being that they volition not person the aforesaid menace than successful their erstwhile 2 games. Nevertheless, this is an improving squad nether Morrison, and we are backing the Baggies to gain a deserved stock of the spoils.

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