Our prediction for this Championship match:
All eyes will be on Cardiff City Stadium when Cardiff City and WBA face each other in the Championship round 10. The Bluebirds aim to put an end to their three-game losing run, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against WBA. The Welsh outfit experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 5-1 loss at Blackburn, which is probably the main reason why home win should not be considered.
Joe Ralls is a major doubt, and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off, while important forward Lee Tomlin remains in the recovery room. The Baggies, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers. West Brom are eager to regain top position in the standings, and they should take advantage of Cardiff City’s shaky defence. Both Dara O’Shea and Matthew Clarke miss out with injuries for the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Sol Bamba):
Souleymane “Sol” Bamba is an Ivory Coast international who plays for Leeds United in the Championship. The defender spent five years in PSG youth school (1999-2004) and he made no more than one league appearance for the first team.
In July 2006 he signed for Scottish team Dunfermline and after spending two years at East End Park, he moved to fellow Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in 2008. Sol Bamba played as a centre back for the Hibs and he was producing brilliant performances with the Easter Road outfit.
The Ivory Coast defender used to play for the likes of Leicester City, Trabzonspor and Palermo in the past as well and on 24 June, 2015 he signed a permanent deal with Leeds United. Bamba made his Ivory Coast debut in 2008 in a friendly game against Israel. Over the years he has established himself as Ivory Coast first-team regular, but he was surprisingly omitted from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Ivory Coast squad. Bamba is a 190-cm-tall centre back and he is well known for his aerial skills and brilliant tackles.
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.