Di Championship match wey go hold for The Hawthorns dis Friday na serious wahala. West Bromwich Albion dey fight to escape relegation, while Millwall dey push for automatic promotion to Premier League. Na 8PM UK time di match go kick off, and Sky Sports Football go show am live.
Make we yarn about di teams. West Brom, wey dem dey call Baggies, dey 20th position for table with 45 points. Dem just draw 0-0 with Blackburn Rovers for Easter Monday. Di good news be say dem no lose any match for six games straight since James Morrison become interim manager. Morrison, wey be former West Brom player, don steady di ship well well.
But di problem still dey. West Brom only get four points above relegation zone. Leicester City dey 22nd with 41 points. If West Brom win dis match, dem go move seven points clear. But if dem lose, wahala go dey. Dem no beat Millwall for The Hawthorns since 2018. Last three times dem host Millwall, all end 0-0 draw.
Now make we talk about Millwall. Di Lions dey fourth position with 72 points. Dem dey level with Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough for automatic promotion spot. If dem win dis match, dem go jump to second place. Alex Neil, di Millwall manager, don do eye-catching work since December 2024.
Millwall just lose 2-1 to Norwich City for Easter Monday. Before dat match, dem get four points from six against Ipswich and Middlesbrough. Di team get strong players like Serbian striker Mihailo Ivanovic, Femi Azeez, and Josh Coburn. Azeez even get nomination for Championship Player of di Season.
David Prutton, former EFL player, don predict say Millwall go win 2-1. Him talk say, “West Brom, with di squad dem get, na underperforming squad for dis division down at di bottom. Dem no suppose dey dere.” Prutton play for Southampton, Swindon Town, and Sheffield Wednesday before.
For team news, West Brom still no get Jed Wallace because of calf injury. Millwall no get new injury concerns. Lukas Jensen and Massimo Luongo no fit play for Millwall.
Di match go affect other teams too. Coventry City manager Frank Lampard talk say if Millwall no win at West Brom, den Coventry go know say if dem win against Sheffield Wednesday, Middlesbrough must beat Portsmouth to stop Coventry from celebrating automatic promotion dis weekend. Lampard tell BBC CWR, “Just worry about us.”
For head-to-head, dis two teams don meet 16 times. West Brom win three, Millwall win five, and eight matches end draw. Last meeting, Millwall win 3-0.
James Morrison statistics as West Brom manager show seven games, two wins, four draws, one loss. Alex Neil don manage Norwich City, Preston North End, Sunderland, and Stoke City before Millwall.
Di match na big one for Black Country. West Brom fans dey hope say dem go escape relegation. Millwall fans dey dream of Premier League return. All eyes dey The Hawthorns for Friday night.
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