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West Brom v Newcastle – Match preview.

December 4th, 2010 | 34 Comments |

The Hawthorns - Home of The Baggies.
The Hawthorns - Home of The Baggies.
A battle of two promoted teams ensues tomorrow when Newcastle head to The Midlands to take on The Baggies of West Bromwich Albion.

It’s a relatively local match for me so I shall be in attendance along with a few others off of the ‘blog, and unless there is a sudden heavy snowfall overnight there is no risk of the match being called off.

Newcastle and West Brom were locked together at the top of The Championship table this time last season, and things haven’t changed this season as both sides find themselves again locked together on 19 points in the league, although the ultimate goal for both sides is undoubtedly survival rather that chasing the title this time around.

West Brom have a good few fitness doubts ahead of the 1pm Sunday lunchtime kick-off. Chris Brunt, Ismael Miller, Peter Odemwingie, James Morrison, Paul Scharner and Nicky Shorey are all rated as doubtful for tomorrow, although I expect that some of those players will feature for The Baggies. (more…)