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

Aiming to grounds their maiden location occurrence of November, West Bromwich Albion invited struggling Millwall to The Hawthorns for an all-important Championship clash connected Saturday afternoon.

The Baggies shared the spoils with promotion rivals Southampton earlier successful the week successful the Black Country, whilst the Lions were tamed by Max Bird and Birmingham City further East successful the West Midlands.

Match preview

Since a disappointing derby decision by Birmingham connected October 10, West Brom person strung unneurotic an awesome five-game unbeaten tally (W3 D2) successful the Championship, suggesting that the Baggies are genuine promotion contenders this campaign.

One of the pre-season rubric favourites were forced to divided the points astatine The Hawthorns connected Tuesday night, erstwhile Samuel Edozie's archetypal Southampton extremity since the 2023-24 word was not capable to decision the hosts.

Scoring the opener from the punishment spot against the Saints earlier successful the week, Isaac Price has joined summertime accomplishment Jimmy-Jay Morgan connected 5 second-tier goals astatine the opening of this campaign.

Despite a deficiency of prime wide attackers, James Morrison's broadside are competent successful guardant areas, scoring thrice successful a connection triumph astatine the basal of West Ham United past Saturday afternoon.

Tipped by pundits and supporters alike for a run of midtable mediocrity, the Baggies are presently occupying sixth spot successful the Championship rankings, conscionable 2 points down arch rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers successful second.

After being wrong a whisker of earning automatic promotion to the Premier League successful May, Millwall person endured a autumn from grace astatine the commencement of this campaign, with this weekend's visitors winning conscionable 2 of their past 8 matches (D3 L3).

The Lions were incapable to physique connected their Halloween battering of Derby astatine St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park connected Tuesday night, erstwhile first-half goals from Alex Cochrane, Bird and Jay Stansfield sealed a comfy triumph for in-form Birmingham.

Defeated successful 4 of their opening 7 league outings (W2 D1) successful 2026-27, Alex Neil's broadside person present mislaid arsenic galore distant matches arsenic they did crossed the full span of past season, erstwhile Millwall were the division's champion travellers. 

Only beating the league's basement boys successful Preston North End and Derby since the mediate of September, the Lions person slumped down to 13th spot successful the Championship table, 5 points down eighth-placed West Ham.

Despite the understandable doom and gloom astatine the moment, Millwall person origin for optimism up of Saturday's travel to the Black Country, with the Londoners unbeaten crossed their past 10 battles (W7 D3) against the Baggies.

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Team News

West Brom volition miss the beingness of skipper George Campbell this weekend, with the American forced disconnected against Southampton due to the fact that of a groin problem.

Nat Phillips is the evident campaigner to regenerate the 25-year-old successful defence alongside Wales planetary Chris Mepham.

Brayann Pereira volition proceed to play astatine right-back successful Noah Galves's semipermanent absence, whilst Tammer Bany is pushing for his first-ever Albion start.

Millwall are down to the bare bones astatine right-back, wherever Tristan Crama and Ryan Leonard stay sidelined.

As a result, summertime signing Jordi Osei-Tutu should support his spot, nevertheless the Lions are expected to marque changes further up the field.

Neil's men were much-improved astatine Birmingham pursuing the introductions of Romain Esse and Josh Coburn successful the 2nd half.

West Bromwich Albion imaginable starting lineup:

O'Leary; Pereira, Mepham, Phillips, Styles; Nzingoula, Molumby, Diakite, Price; Morgan, Heggebo

Millwall imaginable starting lineup:

Crocombe; Osei-Tutu, Taylor, Cooper, Sykes; Kelly, Mazou-Sacko; Lisbie, Cundle, Esse; Coburn

We say: West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Millwall

After collecting 4 points from matches with promotion favourites West Ham and Southampton, West Brom should beryllium assured of conquering Millwall this weekend.

The imaginable additions of Esse and Coburn into the Lions' XI should amended matters, however, the visitors are inactive apt to endure decision astatine The Hawthorns.

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