Our prediction for this Championship match:
All eyes will be on Vicarage Road when Watford and WBA face each other in the Championship derby. The Hornets failed to win the previous five league fixtures, but despite their poor form, they are still sitting in the playoffs berth. Both Gosling and Hause remain in the recovery room, while fit-again defender Christian Kabasele is pushing for a start.
The Baggies, on the other hand, are only two points behind the playoffs berth. Since West Brom will go for a win in Monday’s clash as well, we are tempted to put our money on both teams to score. Jayson Molumby is pushing for a start after coming as a substitute in the 1-1 draw with Blackburn Rovers, while all Alex Palmer, Matt Phillips, and Kyle Bartley are out of contention through injuries. In the first half of the season the two teams played out a 1-1 draw at the Hawthorns.
Highlighted Player (Joao Pedro):
Joao Pedro played for Atletico Mineiro during his youth career and he made no less than 11 appearances for the club at senior level. The Brazilian footballer, who was born on 9 March, 1992 in Ipatinga, signed a deal with Palermo on 30 August, 2010 and he made his debut for the Sicilian outfit in the Serie A on 17 January, 2011.
He came as a substitute to replace Josip Ilicic in a 3-1 defeat to Cagliari. On 29 January, 2011 he joined Vitoria Guimaraes on loan and on 19 August he was loaned to Penarol of Uruguay. After ending his loan spell with the Uruguayan team, the Brazilian midfielder joined Santos and he played 10 games for the Brazilian team.
On 1 July he signed a contract with Estoril and he moved to Cagliari at the end of the season. Joao Pedro has 11 caps for Brazil U17 and he scored one goal for the national team.
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.