Match Day Thread WBA v Watford

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WEST BROMWICH ALBION v WATFORD
Date: Saturday 3rd December 2016
Venue: The Hawthorns
Kick Off: 15.00 GMT

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Albion were one of the founding members of the Football League in 1888 and have spent the majority of their existence in the top tier of English football. They have been champions of England once, in 1919–20 and have been runners-up twice but they have had more success in the FA Cup, winning it five times.
WBA have a record attendance of 64,815 but today the all seater stadium holds 26,850.
At an altitude of 551 feet (168 m) above sea level, the Hawthorns is the highest of all the 20 Premier League Clubs.

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The West Bromwich manager Tony Pulis has had non-football matters on his mind recently as a High Court judge ordered him to pay his previous employer Crystal Palace the small sum of £3.7m.

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With Miguel Britos and Valon Behrami suspended, Craig Cathcart and Kenedy definitely out injured and doubts over Younes Kaboul, who limped off on Sunday, Walter Mazzarri will have to ring the changes and even tweak the formation at the Hawthorns. ​

Ben Watson, Adlene Guedioura Adrian Mariappa and even Abdoulaye Doucoure are all readying themselves to be involved in some capacity against West Bromwich Albion this weekend as the depth of Watford’s Premier League is put to the test.
Mazzarri has already used 20 players this season, a combination of increased options to the ones Quique Sanchez Flores had and because injuries continue to force his hand.

Current Form:

West Bromwich have won 2, lost 2 and drawn 2 of their last 6 matches.
Watford have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last six matches.

Current Table:
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1 Chelsea 13 +19 31
2 Liverpool 13 +18 30
3 Manchester City 13 +17 30
4 Arsenal 13 +15 28
5 Tottenham Hotspur 13 +9 24
6 Manchester United 13 +3 20
7 Everton 13 +1 19
8 Watford 13 -4 18
9 West Bromwich Albion 13 +1 17

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Wherever you are in the World-Enjoy the Game ​

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Looking forward to being there and meeting up with Hackney.... COYH!

 

Success is fit - that will be a boost.

Few issues in defence though.

 

Very good luck to the Golden Boys!

 

If what you say in the blurb is correct, it's going to be a long, long season.

92 clubs in the Premier League?

 

That will teach me to do things in a hurry. A quick trip to the edit button I think.

 

Great the thread OFH, great pics!

http://www.wdsport.co.uk/2016/12/injuries-and-suspensions-hit-watford-hard-ahead-of-wba-trip/

Seems those who rmight replace the injured are also doubts now...

Would be great to win this, especially with WBA just below us...

COYH

 

Is Lawro just on repeat?

"With Watford, people know Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo are a threat and there is the danger they might work out how to stop them!

"Etienne Capoue has weighed in with a few goals for the Hornets this season but I think they need more goals from elsewhere"

(Predicts us to lose 2-0...yes that its 2-1 win then!)

 

Kaboul definitely out now & Kenedy's gone back to Chelsea. With Mapps and Watson both doubtful, no Cathcart, Britos or Behrami WM will have a job picking a starting team. Could we see Doucoure on the bench?

 

Fear me might see Jaamaat filling in a defensive role again!

 

Hopefully Zuniga is fit...

 

I have a few aches and pains that rule me out.

 

.-----------------------------------Gomes,

.-------------------Janmaat ---- Prodl --- Kabasele -------------

.------ Amrabat ---- Zuñiga -- Pereyra --- Capoue ------ Holebas

.------------------------ Deeney -----------Ighalo --------------


Is my guess as to how WM will line them up, still a decent team out there....bench is going to be "thin" mind...

I hope Rondon is out for them, he´s looked good recently but has tonsilitis, Berahino isn´t match fit either well so the BBC says....

I assume Nyom will have a blinder for them too....

 

Given our current list of injuries/bans, this is bad news for the Golden Boys...

 

I think Janmaat and Amrabat will need a lot of support from Zuniga, as neither of them take defensive duties very seriously.

 

Our last visit - suggests we can't afford to not pick Watson.

 

Team: Gomes (GK); Zuniga, Prödl, Kabasele, Holebas; Guedioura; Amrabat, Capoue, Pereyra; Deeney (c), Okaka


subs: Pantilimon (GK), Eleftheriou, Watson, Doucoure, Sinclair, Success, Ighalo.

 

Hands up who´d forgotten about Nyom????

 

Deliberately?

Me...

 

4 at back?

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