West Bromwich Albion vs Fulham

14th March

Albion play their second home match in quick succession on Tuesday night when the Sky Bet Championship leaders Fulham head for The Hawthorns (ko 8pm).

The Baggies fought back from two goals down inside the final ten minutes to steal a point against high-flying Huddersfield Town on Friday, a game which saw forward Andy Carroll open up his goalscoring account.

Fulham were held to a 1-1 draw at relegation-threatened Barnsley on Saturday lunchtime, with Wales international Harry Wilson firing in an 86th-minute leveller.

The Cottagers arrive in B71 with the Premier League in touching distance, sitting 12 points clear of AFC Bournemouth in second and 14 ahead of Huddersfield in third.

The Baggies are back in B71 on Tuesday night

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Opposition

Fulham are set for an instant return to the Premier League having been the standout side in the Sky Bet Championship this season.

The Cottagers are comfortably clear of the chasing pack with ten fixtures to go and boast an impressive 77 points from their 36 matches, averaging more than two every game.

Tuesday's guests have scored 90 league goals so far in 2021/22, which is 35 more than the second-highest scoring team in the division (AFC Bournemouth).

One man who has played an instrumental part in their campaign is Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrović. The 27-year-old has bagged an astonishing 35 goals and seven assists in the second tier.

His 32nd of the season, a strike against Peterborough United in February, broke the previous record for most goals in a Championship term (Ivan Toney, 31) with 14 games still to be played.

Marco Silva is the man in charge at the Cottage. The Portuguese boss took over last summer having also managed Everton, Watford and Hull in England, as well as Sporting of Portugal and Olympiakos of Greece.

The Cottagers have been in scintillating form in 2021/22

Classic clash

Albion beat Fulham 2-1 at The Hawthorns in a Premier League clash in October 2010.

An unfortunate bounce off Scott Carson gave the visitors the lead, but two goals from Youssouf Mulumbu and Marc-Antoine Fortune secured three points for the Baggies.

Did you know?

Steve Bruce will manage his 32nd match against Fulham on Tuesday night - a joint record number of games for the boss alongside Arsenal.

Bruce has won nine, drawn 12 and lost 10 of his previous 31 clashes with the Cottagers.

Bruce will be targeting his tenth win over Fulham as a manager

LV BET's latest odds

Albion come in at 23/9 (3.55) to secure all three points against Fulham.

West Bromwich Albion have found the back of the net twice in both of their last two games. LV BET have Bruce’s men priced at 19/10 (2.90) to score over 1.5 goals at The Hawthorns and at 18/1 (19.00) to secure a 2-0 victory.

Karlan Grant measures up at 39/20 (2.95) to find the back of the net for the fourth time in three games, with Andy Carroll at 27/4 (7.75) to have the final say this Tuesday and score the last goal of the match.

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15th March

Callum Robinson's second-half strike was enough to help Albion defeat league leaders Fulham at The Hawthorns on Tuesday night.

The Baggies couldn't find an opener despite a dominant first-half showing, but a cool finish from the Republic of Ireland international after the break ensured the hosts earned all three points in B71.

Steve Bruce named the same starting XI for a third game running for the visit of the Cottagers, and after a late resurgent effort during their last game against Huddersfield, Albion began their clash with Fulham on the front foot.

Robinson’s movement in behind after just three minutes was the first of many attacking moves to come during the half and it was the confident forward who created the first opportunity of the evening.

Fulham midfielder Harrison Reed took a heavy touch deep inside his half, allowing Alex Mowatt to find Robinson who, in turn, played the ball perfectly into Grant inside the area. But the side netting came to Fulham’s rescue, as Bruce’s men began their assault on the away side’s defence.

Albion’s leading talisman had two glorious opportunities to put them in front. Firstly, Karlan lashed a bouncing ball straight at Marek Rodák in the away goal, before Robinson slipped in his attacking partner clean through on goal.

However, the Cottagers No.1 stood strong to parry the striker's goal-bound effort. It wasn’t the last of the chances, though, as the home side continued to dictate play.

Skipper Jake Livermore couldn’t have put a better ball into the feet of an onrushing Robinson with the half drawing to a close.

And although a neat cut inside onto his left foot placed him in a perfect position to find the target, Rodak was there again to save from close range and keep the score goalless at the break, with the Baggies going off to rapturous applause from the home faithful.

It wasn’t one-way traffic after the interval, with Fulham beginning the half brightly and nearly finding the breakthrough early on - Fabio Carvalho curling just wide of the mark.

However, their bright start wouldn’t last and the goal Albion fully deserved finally came courtesy of some great anticipation and pressure.

Antonee Robinson’s poor pass into the centre was seized on by Grant and the in-form forward fed his attacking team-mate perfectly into the area before Robinson did the necessary - firing past Rodak to send the crowd into raptures.

The visitors piled on pressure, with Aleksandar Mitrović going agonisingly close to an equaliser. But he smashed his golden chance over, as Baggies boss Bruce claimed his second win in charge as his team extended their unbeaten run to three games.

Albion: Johnstone; Ajayi, Bartley, Clarke; Furlong, Gardner-Hickman, Livermore, Mowatt (Molumby 87), Townsend; Grant (Diangana 84), Robinson (Carroll 77).

Substitutes: Palmer, Kipré, O’Shea, Reach.

Attendance: 20,079

Tuesday 15th March 2022 - 20:00