Tony Pulis' West Bromwich Albion are on fire and moving upwards in the table, with struggling Aston Villa coming up next; can the Baggies keep going?


Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion
Premier League
Villa Park
03-04-2015 @ 19.45 UK









How are the two sites current form?

Sacking Paul Lambert and hiring Tim Sherwood haven't changed anything for Aston Villa, hopelessly struggling at the bottom of the table. The Lions haven't won a Premier League match in 12 tries and need to change the statistic on Tuesday if they want to stay in the Premier League. 

Tony Pulis can do magic with the smaller Premier League teams; first Stoke and now West Bromwich Albion. The Baggies are unbeaten in four consecutive Premier League matches and are still taking part in the FA Cup after a 4-0 win against West Ham United. 

What are the probable line ups?

Nathan Baker, Aly Cissokho and Philipp Senderos are rated doubtful for the match against West Brom while Chris Herd, Libor Kozak and Kieran Richardson are out with injuries. Victor Anichebe, Saido Berahino and Brown Ideye are doubtful for The Baggies.

Guzan

Hutton - Vlaar - Clark - Richardson

Gil - Sánchez - Delph

Agbonlahor - Benteke - Sinclair

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Ideye

McManaman - Berahino - Gardner

Fletcher - Yacob

Brunt - Lescott - McAuley - Dawson

Foster

Worth keeping an eye on

Aston Villa - Ron Vlaar: The Dutch defender is the key player for the Lions' defend, and he will be crucial against the West Bromwich attack with Ideye and Berahino as the biggest threat.



West Bromwich Albion - Saido Berahino: The English U21 International shines for West Bromwich Albion this season and is currently 7th on the top scorer list in the Premier League. Great Dane Football Blog is not the only one keeping an eye on this talent.



What to expect from this match?

Things have to change for Aston Villa at some point; but not against West Bromwich. Tony Pulis' men are flying sky high at the moment, and it is hard to see the Lions taking them down from the clouds. Villa are playing without confidence while the Baggies are full of it; a safe victory to West Bromwich.

What are the odds?

 Aston Villa: 7/4 (Spreadex)

Draw: 11/5 (Betfred)

West Bromwich Albion: 21/10 (Bet365)