Our prediction for this Championship match:
After suffering a heavy 3-0 loss at Fulham, West Bromwich Albion will be aiming to get back on course when they host Hull City to the Hawthorns on Wednesday evening. The Baggies are a real force to be reckoned with at home, and you should know that they are eyeing their fourth consecutive win at the Hawthorns. Furlong is banned for the match, while all Mowatt, O’Shea, and Tulloch should miss out with injuries.
The Tigers, on the other hand, extended their losing run to four games at the weekend, with the team suffering a 1-0 loss to Coventry at home. The relegation strugglers are low on spirits ahead of the trip to West Bromwich, and we do not believe that they are capable of upsetting the promotion-chasing hosts. Important midfielder Tom Huddlestone remains on the sidelines for the visitors, as well as defender Brandon Fleming.
Highlighted Player (Callum Robinson):
Born in Northampton, Callum Robinson started his career at Aston Villa. Having gone through the youth ranks with the Villans, Robinson was given his first-team debut in 2013. As a product of the Aston Villa academy, Robinson unfortunately never got a chance to prove his worth at the club and ended up playing no less than 4 league appearances during his three-year stay at Villa Park.
Various loan spells – at Preston North End on two occasions and Bristol City – brought mixed fortunes for the striker up until 2016 when he sealed a permanent move with the Lillywhites. Robinson represented England at U16, U17, U19 and U20 levels but raised plenty of eyebrows when he declared for the Republic of Ireland in March 2018 through his late grandmother who was from Monaghan.
The striker made his senior team breakthrough in Republic of Ireland’s 2-2 draw with Celtic in Scott Brown’s testimonial match and will be hoping to prove doubters wrong and prove his motive is bigger than career opportunism.
Highlighted Team (Hull City):
Hull City are a professional football club that was founded back in 1904. The Tigers used to play their home games at Boothferry Park, but they moved to the KC Stadium in 2002. The stadium capacity is 24,450.
Hull impressed in the 2015/2016 Championship campaign and, as a result, they returned to the English Premier League. Hull City fans consider Leeds United their main rivals, but Sheffield United are regarded as Hull’s fierce rivals as well. Steve Bruce took over the reins at the club in 2012 and the experienced tactician helped the team book a place in the 2013/2014 FA Cup final, but Arsenal proved to be a big catch for the Tigers in the title decider.
Hull City finished the 2013/2014 Premier League campaign in 16th place in the standings to achieve their highest ever top flight finish. It has to be noted that Curtis Davies was named the team’s player of the year in the 2013/2014 season.