Our prediction for this Premier League match:
There will be fireworks when Aston Villa and WBA face each other in the local derby on Sunday. The Villans suffered a 2-1 loss to Man City on Wednesday evening, and, no doubt, they are determined to give fans something to cheer about. Matty Cash, who was sent off in the midweek clash, is sidelined through suspension, while Grealish, Trezeguet, Wesley, and Sanson remain in the recovery room.
The Baggies, on the other hand, are fighting hard to avoid relegation to the Championship. Sam Allardyce’s men proved their worth in back-to-back wins over Chelsea and Southampton, and seeing that they want this victory more than the Villans, punters can definitely find value in betting on the relegation-threatened visitors. Bane Ivanovic remains on the sidelines through injury, while Robert Snodgrass is unlikely to be risked. Both Bartley and Maitland-Niles should be fit for the local derby.
Highlighted Player (Anwar el Ghazi):
Anwar El Ghazi is a product of famous Ajax football academy and it has to be noted that he scored 20 goals in 70 matches for the first team from 2014 to 2017. El Ghazi played for the likes of BVV Barendrecht, Feyenoord, Spartaan ’20 and Sparta Rotterdam during his youth career as well and, speaking of the first-team football, he moved to Ligue 1 side Lille in January 2017 for a fee of €8 million.
The pacey winger scored one goal in 12 appearances for les Dogues in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign, but, no doubt, there is a bright future ahead of the former Ajax starlet. Seeing that he has a dual citizenship, Anwar El Ghazi is eligible to represent both Netherlands and Morocco at senior level, but he made his debut for the Orange in a 2-1 win over Kazakhstan, with the Lille winger starting the match in a 4-3-3 formation alongside Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Memphis Depay.
Anwar El Ghazi is capable of playing as a centre-forward as well and his preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (West Bromwich):
West Bromwich Albion Football Club (shortly West Brom or WBA) is an English football club which was founded in 1878 by employees of Salter’s Spring Works in West Bromwich (a small city in the region of West Midlands). West Bromwhich Albion hosts it’s home games in the Hawthorns stadium which holds a capacity of 26 500 seats.
West Bromwich Albion is one of the founders of the English Football League and is currently for over 90 seasons active in the highest division. WBA managed to win the FA cup 5 times in their history and the English Premier League once.
The club colors of West Bromwich Albion are blue and white. Known players in the history of West Bromwich are Bobby Robson, Nwankwo Kanu and Cyrille Regis.