West Brom Match Thread

[LoftusRoadLad]

Heres somthing to start us off

Lived in west London for years and there is local rivalry between Chelsea, Fulham Qpr and Brentford but not to exstent of Baggies, Vile, Dingles and blues. Clubs have for majority of existing been in different leagues, Chelsea and Qpr would be main Derby.


One of my best mates is a proper QPR fan and for him it's Brentford all day long! If fans were allowed in he says he would have bought a Baggies top!
Everything has finally turned in our favour, it really is ours to lose. I don't believe we will.


West Brom Forum

http://westbrom.com/forum/index.php?topic=24741.275

[LoftusRoadLad]

QPR’s final fixture of the 2019/20 campaign at West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday 22nd July will be shown live on Sky Sports.

The match at the Hawthorns kicks off at 7.30pm and the Baggies know that victory for them will secure automatic promotion to the Premier League.

[LoftusRoadLad]

Kieran Gibbs remains West Brom’s only injury absentee ahead of what Albion will hope is their final game of the season on Wednesday.

Left-back Gibbs hasn’t featured since the 4-2 win over Hull City earlier this month, when he was forced off with a recurrence of his hamstring injury.

It was hoped that Slaven Bilic might have been able to call on Gibbs before the end of the regular schedule, but the Croat confirmed he won’t make it.

Elsewhere, Albion have a clean bill of health.

[Stainrod]

I fully expect us to roll over but if we knock it about like we did Saturday and they are a bag of nerves , who knows.

[Abseits]

Baggies have looked nervous. 2 draws and a defeat in last 3 games says it all. That said, we have had some diabolical results during this lockdown football so it's impossible to call. I don't actually care what the result is to be honest, happy to just see a free-flowing open game with some goals at both ends. I'd like someone to rake their studs down Matt Philips' achilles though - that'd make me very content.

[LoftusRoadLad]

Think their nerves are gonna let em down. They will only up gear last 10 mins when we are 2 up then its gonna be too late for em.

[loftbalcony]

We win, Brentford lose at home. Its a funny old game.

[LoftusRoadLad]

https://www.footballinsider247.com/5...ghton-hijacks/

Bright Osayi-Samuel In Squad

He opted against heading to the Continent for the medical and will be in the QPR squad for their final match of the season against West Brom.

The Rangers mainstay had withdrawn from the team for Saturday’s Championship clash versus Millwall, which they won 4-3.

But he is now set to finish the season at Loftus Road before deciding his future.

That has opened the door for his other suitors, who include Premier League duo Leicester and Brighton and Championship promotion chasers Fulham.


Sorry Brom

[LoftusRoadLad]

“That shows you how hard it is. Now we are in a better position than we were in before Huddersfield and before Fulham.

“We are 90 minutes, a difficult 90 minutes - it’s going to be a nervy game - but we are 90 minutes away from the thing we have been living for all season.

He needs to

1967 and the semi final comes to mind.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/west-brom-qpr-promotion-bilic-18637083

[QPRDave]

I hope the players and management realise it's our duty along with other championship clubs, to make sure only the best teams reach and compete in the premier league.
These teams need to be thoroughly tested in all aspects of their game, skills, tenacity, and one forgotten attribute that is needed in abundance...... Bottle.
For this reason we must as a club this evening make sure at all costs WBA win this game.
So that the waspy fingys, and the fools get tested in the playoff nightmare.
It's the right thing to do.

[LoftusRoadLad]

Reasons for Brentford fans to believe QPR can do them a favour

The pressure is on West Brom

It’s a cliche, but it’s true. Albion are under immense pressure – and we know from their recent results that they can slip up in big games.

Rangers on the other hand can play with a freedom that might just give rise to a decent performance tonight. It’s not an absolute certainty that they just won’t turn up. Not an absolute, total, complete and utter certainty by any means. QPR have some good players

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Rangers have been mostly terrible since the restart and have lost players along the way. But they’ve still got some talent. Ebere Eze, obviously, as well as the likes of Ilias Chair. Let’s not pretend there’s nothing for Albion to worry about.

https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/brentford-qpr-west-brom-favour-promotion-220720

[Abseits]

This game will come with crowd noise you can't switch off on Sky won't it? I wonder what pre-recorded chants they have cued up? When there's been a choice I've opted to not have fake singing on TV games I've seen during lockdown - I find it distracting.

[Acton Stations]

I'd like to see us perform tonight regardless of who the beneficiaries happen to be. Head-to-head stats count in my mind even if division status doesn't and we still owe the Baggies for that 7-1 drubbing and I don't think we've had points from them since.

[LoftusRoadLad]

Queens Park Rangers manager Mark Warburton has delivered a warning to West Brom ahead of their meeting on Wednesday evening.

The Baggies go into the clash at the Hawthorns knowing that if they better Brentford’s result, they seal a return to the Premier League.

Warburton claimed his focus is solely on his side, and he will be fielding his strongest possible line-up to get a result in the Midlands.

“The focus has to be QPR,” he said in his press conference.

“I know all about the various permutations and what it means for West Brom, Slaven and his team.

“Likewise Brentford, likewise Fulham. It’s QPR, for us. We’ve prepared for the game, it’s the last game of the season. We owe it to ourselves to put in a good performance.

“Our desire is to field the strongest team we can, give our strongest display and absolutely try and win the game of football. That’s our aim.”


Yeah do em. No favours to anyone.

[LoftusRoadLad]

Head to head

West Brom wins: 21

Draws: 10

QPR wins: 16