Our prediction for this Championship match:
West Bromwich Albion will be aiming to extend their winning run to three games when they take on Barnsley at Oakwell. The Baggies are eager to stay in the race for automatic promotion, and the bookies see them as favourites to win Friday’s clash. However, away win should not be considered this time out as the visitors are hit by coronavirus.
All Semi Ayayi, Conor Townsend, Matt Clarke, and Cedric Kipre have been tested positive for COVID-19, with all Kenneth Zohore, Robert Snodgrass, Matthew Phillips, Kean Bryan, and Dara O’Shea missing out with injuries. The Tykes, on the other hand, are on a six-game winless run in the English second tier. Barnsley are eager to escape the relegation zone, and they should take advantage of the absentees in the away team. Both Cameron Thompson and Aapo Halme are out of contention with injuries for the home side.
Highlighted Player (Patrick Schmidt):
Patrick Schmidt is an Austria international who plays for Championship club Barnsley as a forward. Born in Eisenstadt, Austria on July 22, 1998 Schmidt began his senior career at Admira Wacker. After making 46 appearances for Admira Wacker II, the 179-cm tall striker started playing for the first-team in the 2016/2017 Austrian Bundesliga season.
Three years later Patrick Schmidt decided to take a step forward in his football career as he signed a four-year deal with Barnsley. The full-of-pace forward scored eight goals in the 2018/2019 season for Admira and he is widely expected to shine with the Tykes in the 2019/2020 Championship campaign. It has to be noted that Schmidt played for Austria U16, U17, U18 and U19 teams.
The Barnsley attacker currently represents Austria U21 team in international matches. His main position is centre-forward, but he is used as both left and right winger as well.
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.