West Bromwich Albion will play hosts to table-topping Fulham at The Hawthorns this Tuesday night with the two clubs sitting in entirely different positions since their last meeting back in October where the Cottagers were once again victorious.
It was Aleksandar Mitrovic who netted all three goals that day in a 3-0 demolition by Fulham, and the Serbian now sits with a stunning 35 goals from 34 league games in the Championship and has already broken the record for most goals in a single Championship season.
Midweek preparations. 👊 pic.twitter.com/cNmL6yMkU2— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) March 14, 2022
Midweek preparations. 👊 pic.twitter.com/cNmL6yMkU2
As long as he is fit and raring to go, Fulham will be the favourites to win and drawing with Barnsley last time out, the club have moved onto 77 points from 36 games this season, winning 23 times, as they now sit 12 points clear of second-placed Bournemouth.
It should be just a matter of time until Fulham see themselves promoted back into the Premier League, and following the club’s draw last time out, their unbeaten run has extended to five games since their loss to Huddersfield Town in mid-February, as Fulham have beaten Peterborough United, Cardiff City, Swansea City, and Blackburn Rovers within the past five games.
Marco Silva’s men have been sensational all season long, and with 31 goals conceded and 90 goals scored from 36 outings, nobody in the second tier of English football has been able to get close to them all campaign.
As for West Brom they failed to kick on from Steve Bruce's first win as manager two weeks ago when they beat Hull City 2-0, with the Baggies drawing at home to the in-form Huddersfield Town where they had to come back from two goals down.
In fairness to Bruce and his men, the performance showed great resilience and mental strength, but it was once again another match of dropped points to now make it four losses, two draws and only one win for the former Newcastle United manager since taking the helm with the West Midlands outfit.
Worse yet for West Brom, the club now sit 14th in the table and are an alarming seven points adrift of the play-off spots, which although obtainable, the insanely competitive nature of the Championship this season will not work in their favour, with especially as they are only four points ahead of 15th-placed Stoke City.
Fulham, once again, are just too good for everyone in the Championship this year, and Forebet predicts a win for the Cottagers here and for the game to see under 2.5 goals.