da doce： West Bromwich Albion return to Championship action tonight as they host promotion-hunting Bristol City at the Hawthorns.
da imperador bet： It kickstarts a rapid double-header in the division, and the Baggies will want to ease into December still sitting top of the Championship table.
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Last time out, Slaven Bilic’s men defeated Sheffield Wednesday 2-1, thanks to a late 88th-minute penalty from substitute Charlie Austin – but did he or any other player do enough to stake a claim this evening?
Filip Krovinovic partnered Semi Ajayi in midfield on Saturday as Bilic tried to deal with the absence of regular midfield duo Jake Livermore and Romaine Sawyers, and with both players available again following suspension, the Croatian is likely to throw them straight back into action.
In attack, Hal Robson-Kanu should be given another opportunity to lead the line after he slotted home the Baggies’ opener with aplomb against the Owls, that was his first goal when starting this season, meaning Austin reverts back to the bench.
Ajayi should drop back into defence to continue his partnership with Kyle Bartley, before the enforced move at the weekend, the pair had recorded back-to-back clean sheets for the first time this campaign.
Bilic will be faced with a tough decision at left-back as Nathan Ferguson also returns from suspension, but he should be bold and keep Conor Townsend there despite a slight blip last time out – other than that, he’s been more than worthy of his starting spot.
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Kieran Gibbs is also a shout, but he’s hardly featured in recent months.
That means the Baggies will line up with just two changes from the side that defeated Wednesday.
In other news… Should Ferguson depart in January, Bilic may already have his replacement right under his nose.