Both sides are heading into the match on the back defeats, with the hosts losing 2-0 away to an already promoted Sheffield United, while the Canaries were thrashed 3-0 by Swansea City.
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West Bromwich Albion will be looking to keep their EFL Championship playoff hopes alive when they host Norwich City at the Hawthorns on Saturday evening. The hosts are currently occupying ninth spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 63 points from 44 games, just three points adrift of the top six. The visitors, meanwhile, are sitting two places behind the Baggies, separated by just one point. Both sides are heading into the match on the back defeats, with the hosts losing 2-0 away to an already promoted Sheffield United, while the Canaries were thrashed 3-0 by Swansea City. Meanwhile, the reverse fixture in January ended in a 1-1 draw after Norwich striker Jordan Rhodes canceled out Dwight Gayle’s opener.
A strike we could watch all day. đź’«
The great Cyrille Regis lighting up the 1982 edition of West Bromwich Albion 🆚 @NorwichCityFC. pic.twitter.com/mHSXkMdX9N
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) April 28, 2023
West Brom suffered their 15th league-defeat of the season against Sheffield United on Wednesday night courtesy of second-half goals from Sander Berge and Anel Ahmedhodzic. The Baggies have won 17 second tier games this term and their last success came against relegation-threatened Blackpool on April 18 thanks to two unanswered goals from Brandon Thomas-Asante and Taylor Gardner-Hickman at Bloomfield Road. Meanwhile, the Albion have been pretty good in front of their home supporters, taking 37 points from a possible 66 at the Hawthorns. The Baggies are currently trailing the playoff spot by three points and Taking a maximum of six points from their remaining two games could still take Carlos Corberan’s side over the line.
Norwich, on the other hand, are four points adrift of the top six and their faint chances of earning a promotion to the top tier of English football are still alive. The Canaries lost out to in-form side Swansea last Saturday courtesy of goals from Joel Latibeaudiere, Liam Cullen and Olivier Ntcham. The result extended their winless streak to four games , conceding nine goals and scoring only two in the period. On a positive note, David Wagner’s side have the sixth-best away-record in the Championship this season, having collected 33 points from 22 matches on the road.
West Bromwich Albion probable starting lineup: Palmer, Furlong, Ajayi, Pieters, Townsend, Yokuslu, Molumby, Wallace, Swift, Grant, Thomas-Asante
Norwich City probable starting lineup: Gunn, Aarons, Omobamidele, Sorensen, Byram, Gibbs, Nunez, Sara, Hernandez, Idah, Sargent
West Bromwich Albion
| Opponents | Score |
| Sheffield United | 2-0 (L) |
| Sunderland | 1-2 (L) |
| Blackpool | 0-2 (W) |
| Stoke City | 1-2 (W) |
| QPR | 2-2 (D) |
Norwich
| Opponents | Score |
| Swansea | 0-3 (L) |
| QPR | 1-1 (D) |
| Middlesbrough | 5-1 (L) |
| Rotherham | 0-0 (D) |
| Blackburn | 0-2 (W) |
| Last 5 matcgh-results | Score |
| Norwich draw West Brom | 1-1 |
| West Brom beat Norwich | 1-1 |
| West Brom beat Norwich | 3-4 |
| Norwich beat West Brom | 0-1 |
| West Brom beat Norwich | 0-1 |
The EFL championship match between West Brom and Norwich will take place at the Hawthorns on Saturday at 10:00 pm.
| West Brom vs Norwich | Key Details |
| Date | April 29 |
| Venue | The Hawthorns |
| Kickoff time in UK | 5:30 pm |
| kickoff time in India | 10:00 pm |
Football fans in the UK can catch the live action via Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Main event, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Go Extra and Talk Sport 2 Radio UK.
