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Watford against West Bromwich Albion is not really a match that makes you hot or cold. Still, the game is very important for West Bromwich Albion, because West Bromwich has to catch points quickly, otherwise the club will be active on the second level next season.
Watford :
For Watford there is a lot less pressure on the boiler than at West Bromwich Albion. Despite the resignation of Marco Silva more than a month ago, this season goes well with The Hornets. I have never understood the resignation and especially the reason for Silva’s dismissal, but Watford does not do much worse under Javi Gracia. The club is in a tenth place in the Premier League and would be able to raise its sights with a victory over West Bromwich Albion. Should there be lost from the last minute, they might have to look down at Watford, but Javi Gracia and his team seem almost certain of life retention with a six point lead on the line.
Watford got seven points from the last four league matches. The Hornets played scorelessly equal against Stoke City, won 4-1 against Chelsea, lost 2-0 to West Ham United, and last weekend got three runs when Everton came on a visit. Watford created enough chances against the Everton rival, but it was not until the 79th minute that the only goal of the game was made by The Hornets. With the 1-0 victory over Everton, Watford now has one point behind Everton and so the ninth position is within reach.
The good thing about Watford this season is that they continue to perform so well despite all injuries. Against Everton Gracia had to miss countless players and also against West Bromwich Albion there will be almost more Watford players on the stands than on or next to the field. At Watford they suffer from a lot of knee and hamstring injuries and the problem with those injuries is that you usually end up with a few weeks. Against Everton, Gerard Deulofeu, who had come over from FC Barcelona, with an ankle injury and Deulofeu, who in the past weeks immediately made his mark on the game of Watford, is the next player that Gracia will no longer have at his disposal for a while.
West Brom :
At West Bromwich Albion they need a true Houdini act to prevent relegation. The Baggies have not been in last place in the Premier League for a long time, but since West Bromwich Albion last state they do not take any points anymore and competitors do. The Baggies lost their last four Premier League-games and were eliminated by Southampton in the FA Cup two weeks ago, so the season 2017/2018 seems to turn out to be a deception. After the resignation of Tony Pulis and the hiring of Alan Pardew in November, things went a little better at West Bromwich Albion, but it has not been running lately and Pardew seems to be descending with this West Bromwich to the Championship.
West Bromwich Albion played last week on Hawthorns against Huddersfield Town and The Baggies were not allowed to lose, but they did. Huddersfield Town was in control of West Bromwich Albion and The Baggies also faced a 0-2 deficit against Huddersfield Town at the start of the second half. Craig Dawson made the goalkeeper from a corner of West Bromwich Albion after over an hour of playing football, but that was exactly what he said. West Bromwich completely lost with 1-2 from Huddersfield Town and if this weekend is lost at Watford, the season seems ready.
Compared to Watford, Pardew should not miss a handful of players at this encounter. However, with Nacer Chadli and Daniel Sturridge, the West Bromwich Albion manager has to miss two players that you can use well in a degradation battle. Sturridge’s transition from Liverpool is not too smooth, but the Englishman can score goals and that lacks this West Bromwich Albion. The Pardew team scores almost exclusively from standard situations and opponents have set themselves up in this way with the result that The Baggies barely catches points.
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