Our prediction for this Championship match:
All eyes will be on Bramall Lane when Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion face each other in the Championship round 13. The Blades aim to extend their winning run to four games, but the midweek clash will be anything but a walk in the park for the home side. Billy Sharp, who is not getting any older, will be the man to watch in the home team, while all Morgan Gibbs-White, Jack O’Connell, and Rhian Brewster are out of contention with injuries.
The Baggies, on the other hand, aim to make amends for back-to-back defeats to Preston (0-2) and Millwall (0-2). WBA are determined to stay in the playoffs berth, and seeing that they will go for a win in Wednesday’s clash as well, both teams to score betting option should be considered. The likes of Dara O’Shea, Daryl Dike, and Kean Bryan miss out with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Conor Hourihane):
Conor Hourihane is an Irish footballer who plays for Barnsley. The midfielder was born on 2 February, 1991 and he started his youth career at Premier League club Sunderland. In 2011 he joined Plymouth Argyle and he spent three years at Home Park.
After scoring 15 goals in 125 appearances for the Pilgrims in 2014 Hourihane decided to take next big step in his career. On 23 June he signed a three-year deal with Barnsley for a fee of £250,000. In August he won the League One Player of the Month award and, no doubt, he made a flying start to his Barnsley career. Hourihane made 46 appearances for the Tykes in the 2014/2015 League One campaign, scoring 15 goals and he certainly helped the team return to the Championship.
The Irish midfielder has eight caps for the U-21 team. His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of playing as defensive and left midfielder as well. Conor Hourihane is a right-footed footballer.
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.