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West Brom. play host to Sheffield Wednesday at The Hawthorns on Friday evening, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 19 of the 53 previous games, with the The Baggies winning just 17.
The last time the two teams met at West Brom. was back in December 2001, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 28 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | West Brom. | 1-1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 25 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Mar | West Brom. | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 08 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 09 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 24 Nov | West Brom. | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While The Baggies have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Sheff. Wed.'s away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The The Owls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
West Brom. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 70 points from 42 games. Sheff. Wed.'s 62 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at The Hawthorns for the The Baggies and the Madmen are unable to see past Sheff. Wed. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Sheff. Wed. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |