Summary

  • Sixth placed Watford face West Brom at the Hawthorns

  • Baggies won one of past four PL matches against Hornets

Live Reporting

Kris Holland

  1. Pre-match stats

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 BST)

    Head-to-head

    • West Brom have failed to score in three of the four previous Premier League meetings (W1, D1, L2).
    • Watford have had a player sent off in each of the past two matches between these two sides.

    West Bromwich Albion

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    West Brom have gone 39 league games without being awarded a penalty, the longest current run in the top flight

    • West Brom won their opening two games but have only taken two points from the last four fixtures.
    • However, the Baggies are unbeaten at home in the Premier League this season (W1, D2).
    • Albion have scored 100 goals in Tony Pulis' 100 Premier League games in charge.

    Watford

    • Watford have won all three of their Premier League away matches this season. A fourth victory would equal their longest away winning streak from the beginning of a league season, set in the third tier in 1978 and 1996.
    • The Hornets have earned 11 points from six games in 2017-18, their best start to a top-flight season since 1982.
    • Watford have used 23 players this season, more than any other team in the division.
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    Watford's Richarlison has been fouled 20 times this season; only Tottenham's Dele Alli has been fouled more

  2. Lawro's prediction

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 BST)

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    I have been very impressed by the Hornets but this is one of those games where West Brom will just find a way to win it.

    Prediction: 1-0

  3. How they line up...

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 BST)

    West Brom make three changes to the team that lost 2-0 at Arsenal on Monday night, with Salomon Rondon, Chris Brunt and Matt Phillips in for Nyom, Hal Robson-Kanu and Jake Livermore.

    Nacer Chadli is fit enough to start on the bench following a muscle strain.

    West Brom XI: Foster, Gibbs, Evans, Hegazi, Dawson; Barry, Krychowiak, Phillips, Rodriguez, Brunt; Rondon.

    Subs: Myhill, Nyom, Robson-Kanu, Morrison, Livermore, McClean, Chadli.

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    Meanwhile, Watford make one change to the side that won 2-1 at Swansea last weekend, with Troy Deeney replacing Andre Gray, who is on the bench.

    Also named as a substitute for the Hornets is Miguel Britos, who returns after serving a three-match ban.

    Etienne Capoue continues to deputise for Nathaniel Chalobah, who needs surgery on a knee injury suffered in training.

    Watford XI: Gomes, Femenia, Mariappa, Kabasele, Holebas, Doucoure, Capoue, Carrillo, Cleverley, Richarlison, Deeney.

    Subs: Karnezis, Janmaat, Britos, Gray, Hughes, Watson, Pereyra.

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  4. Good afternoon

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 BST)

    Hello and welcome to our live text coverage as West Bromwich Albion host Watford.

    After a reasonably strong start to the season, September has been less fruitful for the Baggies, who have taken just one point from a possible nine so far this month.

    The Hornets start this game in sixth position, having won all of their Premier League away games to date in 2017-18.

    Now we've established that, shall we get on with looking at today's teams?