The hosts secured a narrow 1-0 win over Cardiff City on Tuesday, while the Foxes are heading into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw away to Sheffield Wednesday in the mid-week.
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West Bromwich Albion will be bidding to secure their third successive EFL Championship victory when they play host to Leicester City at the Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon. The hosts secured a narrow 1-0 win over Cardiff City on Tuesday, while the Foxes are heading into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw away to Sheffield Wednesday in the mid-week. The victory helped the Tigers to move to fourth spot in the English second tier standings, having taken 32 points from 18 games, while the visitors are sitting at the summit of the table, with 43 points to their name, just a solitary point clear of second-placed Ipswich Town.
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— Leicester City (@LCFC) December 1, 2023
After taking just ten points from their first eight Championship games, West Brom have managed to turn the tables, recording seven wins from their last ten outings. The Baggies have won nine second tier fixtures this term and their latest success came away to Cardiff thanks to Jeremy Sarmiento’s lone goal five minutes into the second-half. Moreover, the Albion are unbeaten in their last six games at the Hawthorns, scoring eight goals and keeping five clean sheets in the process.
Leicester, on the other hand, headed to bottom side Sheffield Wednesday on Wednesday night hoping to take all three points, but the Owls came up with a spirited performance to earn point against the leaders. Enzo Marseca’s side took the lead through Abdul Fatwa’s 23rd-minute opener, and managed to hold on to the lead for a large part of the game, until Jeff Hendrick scored an added time eqauliser to share the spoils. Leicester have taken just four points from their last four outings and their latest success came against Watford at the King Power Stadium last weekend. Meanwhile, Leicester’s most recent encounter with West Brom was back in April 2021 with the Foxes winning 3-0 thanks to Jamie Vardy, Kelechi Iheanacho and Jonny Evans.
West Bromwich Albion probable starting lineup: Palmer, Kipre, Bartley, Townsend, Furlong, Yokuslu, Mowatt, Phillips, Sarmiento, Diangana, Thomas-Asante
Leicester City probable starting lineup: Hermansen, Pereira, Coady, Vestergaard, Justin, Ndidi, Dewsbury-Hall, Winks, Fatawu, Mavididi, Vardy
West Bromwich Albion
| Opponents | Score |
| Cardiff | 0-1 (W) |
| Ipswich | 2-0 (W) |
| Southampton | 2-1 (L) |
| Hull | 3-1 (W) |
| Coventry | 0-2 (W) |
Leicester City
| Opponents | Score |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 (D) |
| Watford | 2-0 (W) |
| Middlesbrough | 1-0 (L) |
| Leeds | 0-1 (L) |
| QPR | 1-2 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Leicester beat West Brom | 3-0 |
| Leicester beat West Brom | 0-3 |
| Leicester beat West Brom | 1-4 |
| Leicester draw West Brom | 1-1 |
| Leicester beat West Brom | 1-2 |
The EFL Championship fixture between West Brom and Leicester will take place at the Hawthorns on Saturday at 6:00 pm IST.
| West Brom vs Leicester | Key Details |
| Date | December 2 |
| Venue | The Hawthorns |
| Kickoff time in UK | 12:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 6:00 pm |
Football fans in UK can catch the live action via Sky Sports Main Event, sky Sports Football, Sky Go Extra and Sky Ultra HD.
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