Wednesday, January 31, 2007

WEST BROMWICH ALBION - PLYMOUTH ARGYLE


Albion are favourites of the blog and our outright selection for the Championship.


They have so many attacking options, that they look likely to score almost at will, in the 3-0 away win at Wolverhampton on Sunday, the score could have been almost anything, the home team were very lucky to avoid further humiliation. No fun to be a Wolves supporter this week.


Diomansy Kamara and Kevin Phillips are competing with each other to get on the score sheet, having both scored 3 in their last 3 starts. Albion are 11-2-1 at the Hawthorns, where they have notched 35 goals, an average of 2.5 per game, they have won 6 from 7, including the last 4 and scored 26 goals in the last 9 games.


Those are pretty formidable stats and the team just oozes class, a win tonight will take them to within one point of an automatic promotion spot and I believe they are on their way back to the Premiership.


Plymouth are in good form, unbeaten in 6, winning the last 4. However, those have come against teams a little below Albion's level and in the recent win over Coventry, which was shown live on Sky, I thought their defence looked decidedly suspect. Only Sheffield Wednesday, in the top half of the table, have conceded more goals, than the West Countrymen and I just cannot see them keeping out the division's top scorers.


This could easily go "over", 5 of the visitors last 7 in the league, have produced 3+ and WBA are "over" in 8 from 9. However, it is the home win for me.


4 points WBA -3/4 ball asian line 1.81.


Good Luck.

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