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WEST BROMWICH ALBION v SWANSEA CITY
Barclays Premier League
Tuesday 2nd February
2016, 8:00pm
The Hawthorns
MATCH
NOTES
The game will be the 37th competitive meeting of
the two clubs. Swansea lead the way terms of victories with 16 compared to
Albion's 13. There have been nine previous Premier League clashes with Albion
winning three and Swansea six.
Albion's last game on this date took place in 2014,
the Baggies drawing 1-1 with Liverpool in a Premier League clash at The
Hawthorns, Victor Anichebe the goalscorer. The club's last win on February 2
came in 2008 when they recorded a 2-1 victory at home over Burnley in a League
Championship fixture, Bostjan Cesar and Roman Bednar the scorers.
Swansea's last game on this date took place in
2013, the Swans suffering a 1-0 defeat against West Ham United in a Premier
League game at Upton Park.
Only Aston Villa (18) have
scored fewer than the 22 Premier League goals scored by both Albion and Swansea
this season.
If he plays a part in the game,
Ben Foster will make his 200th Premier League appearance.
Albion's
last six games:
Peterborough United (H, FAC)
2-2; Aston Villa (H) 0-0; Bristol City (A, FAC) 1-0;
Southampton (A) 0-3; Chelsea (A)
2-2; Bristol City (H, FAC) 2-2.
Swansea City's last six games: Everton (A) 2-1;
Watford (H) 1-0; Sunderland (H) 2-4; Oxford United (A, FAC) 2-3; Manchester
United (A) 1-2; Crystal Palace (A) 0-0.
TEAM
NEWS
Albion
New loan signings Sandro and Alex Pritchard could
both make their debuts whilst Baggies' boss Tony Pulis is hopeful captain Darren
Fletcher, and goalkeeper Ben Foster, are fit to return after missing last
weekend's game with Peterborough through injury. Saido Berahino is also expected
to be available despite reportedly suffering a 'dead-leg' in training.
James Morrison (hamstring) and Callum McManaman
(ankle) are both out whilst Chris Brunt (hamstring) is a doubt.
Swansea City
Italian striker
Alberto Paloschi looks likely to make his Swans' debut after joining in an £8m
deal from Chievo last week.
MATCH
ODDS
Result
Albion Win: 17/10, Swansea City Win:
19/10, Draw: 19/10.
First Goalscorer Albion:
Rondon 11/2, Lambert 6/1, Berahino 6/1, Anichebe 6/1, Sessegnon 15/2, Pritchard
8/1, Gardner 10/1, McClean 10/1, Fletcher 16/1, Sandro 16/1, Brunt 20/1, Dawson
20/1, McAuley 25/1, Evans 25/1, Chester 28/1, Yacob 33/1, Olsson 33/1.
Swansea City: Paloschi 11/2, Gomis 13/2, Ayew 7/1,
Emnes 15/2, Eder 8/1, Sigurdsson 8/1, Barrow 9/1, Routledge 9/1, Ki Sung-yeung
10/1, Montero 12/1, Cork 16/1, Bartley 25/1, Britton 25/1, Rangel 33/1,
Fernandez 33/1, Amat 33/1, Naughton 33/1.
No goalscorer: 11/2.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neil Swarbrick (Lancashire)
Assistant Referees: Scott Ledger (South Yorkshire) & Michael Salisbury
(Lancashire)
Fourth Official: Tony Harrington (Cleveland)
Swarbrick last took charge of an Albion game
in March of last year - the Baggies' 3-0 defeat at Manchester City - a game that
saw Gareth McAuley sent-off in a case of mistaken identity with Craig Dawson.
The Lancashire official has taken charge of three
Swansea City games so far this season - the Swans' 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace in
December, their 2-1 win at Aston Villa in October and the 1-1 draw at Sunderland
in August.
Swarbrick has issued 66 yellow cards and four red
in the 21 games he has officiated so far this season.
A full run-down of Swarbrick's history refereeing the
Baggies can be found
here
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets are currently on general
sale to home supporters priced at £27/£25 adults, £21/£20 seniors (over 60s),
£16/£15 under-21s/students and £10 juniors.
WEATHER FORECAST
Light rain showers, 4°C
FIXTURE HISTORY
 The first competitive meeting of the two sides came in
October 1927 at The Hawthorns. Two goals from Joe Carter, along with efforts
from Arthur Fitton, Jimmy Cookson and Charlie Wilson helped the Baggies to a 5-2
victory. The return game at Vetch Field in March saw the Swans gain revenge with
a 3-2 victory, two goals from Cookson for Albion in vain.
The first five meetings between Albion and Swansea saw 33 goals scored,
the Baggies scoring 19 of those.
Albion's
best league victory over the Swans is a 6-2 win at The Hawthorns in
October 1929, Tommy Glidden scoring four of the goals. The Baggies also strolled
to an 8-2 win during October 1941 in a Football League South wartime game at The
Hawthorns, William 'G' Richardson hitting five of the Albion goals.
Other big wins for the Baggies
include a 5-1 victory at The Hawthorns in September 1928 and the aforementioned
5-2 victory in the first meeting of the sides in October 1927.
Swansea's best victory over
Albion came at the Vetch in February 1929 when goals from Gunn (2), Cheetham,
Ranson, Hole and McPherson saw the hosts hand out a 6-1 thrashing of the
Baggies.
Probably the most important
games between the two clubs came during the 1992/93 season when they met in the
League Division Two play-off semi-finals. In the first leg at Vetch Field Albion
trailed 2-0 and looked to be heading out of the tie until a late Andy McFarlane
own goal gave Ossie Ardiles' men a vital lifeline. The return game at The
Hawthorns saw the Baggies clinch a place at Wembley with a 2-0 victory thanks to
goals from Andy Hunt and Ian Hamilton in front of a crowd of just over 26,000 who produced
one of the best ever atmospheres the old ground has ever seen.
Swansea have held the upper hand
in the nine Premier League meetings so far between the clubs, winning six of them.
A full fixture history between the two teams can be found here
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
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Tuesday 16 March 2010 - Swansea City 0-2 Albion - League Championship - Liberty Stadium
Wednesday 19 May 1993 - Albion 2-0 Swansea City - League Division Two play-off
semi final 2nd leg - The Hawthorns
Saturday 25 January 1992 - Albion 2-3 Swansea City - Third Division - The Hawthorns
Saturday 5 September 1981 - Albion 4-1 Swansea City - First Division - The Hawthorns
LAST MEETING AT THE HAWTHORNS
 Albion
2-0 Swansea City
Barclays Premier League
Wednesday 11 February 2015,
8:00pm
Albion:
Foster, Dawson, Lescott,
McAuley, Brunt, McManaman (Sessegnon 57), Yacob, Fletcher, Morrison (Gardner
85), Ideye, Berahino. Subs not used: Myhill, Wisdom, Pocognoli,
Olsson, Baird.
Goalscorers: Ideye 60, Berahino 74
Booked: McManaman 23 (foul), Ideye 41 (foul)
Swansea City:
Fabianski, Naughton,
Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Ki, Cork, Shelvey (Oliveira 62), Dyer (Routledge
63), Montero, Gomis. Subs not used: Tremmel, Amat, Rangel,
Carroll, Fulton.
Booked: Taylor 34 (foul)
Attendance: 23,516
Referee: Robert Madley (West Yorkshire)
Brown Ideye and Saido Berahino
eased West Brom's relegation worries as the Baggies cruised to a 2-0 win over
Swansea.
Revitalised Ideye - the Baggies' £10million record signing - was on the verge of
joining Qatari side Al Gharafa on deadline day for just five million Euros but
has now doubled his tally for the season in his last two games. He netted his
fourth goal of the campaign against
Swansea before Berahino bagged his 15th to lift the Baggies up to
14th and four points clear of the Barclays Premier League drop zone. Bafetimbi
Gomis spurned the Swans' best chance in a spiky first half but they rarely
threatened in a dour second period. Ideye returned, with Berahino, after netting
the equaliser as the Baggies rescued a point in Sunday's 2-2 draw at
Burnley. James Morrison replaced
Chris Baird while Swansea brought in Jefferson Montero for Modou Barrow, out with a
foot problem.
After the wretched first half display on Sunday, which saw
them go 2-0 down at Turf Moor,
Albion came out of the blocks firing. Lukasz Fabianski's smart save
from Craig Dawson's glancing header produced a goalmouth scramble after 12
minutes which saw Swansea
hack away Ideye's follow up. Callum McManaman arrowed a shot wide as the Baggies
pressed again in their best 45 minutes since head coach Tony Pulis took charge
in January. Swansea, despite some typical neat interplay, failed to conjure a
chance until the 26th minutes when Gomis slashed a shot well wide. Albion and
Berahino continued to threaten though, with the lively striker forcing the
visitors' defence into last-ditch challenges. But six minutes before the break
Gomis fired Swansea's best chance straight at Ben Foster after West Brom's
initial threat waned.
McManaman curled well over
immediately after the re-start during a subdued start to the second half. Both
sides cancelled each other out, though, until the hosts broke the deadlock on
the hour. McManaman was forced off injured after 57 minutes, to be replaced by
Stephane Sessegnon, and the substitute had an instant hand in the Baggies'
opener. He found Berahino who scampered towards the area and slipped in Ideye,
who wriggled free of Ashley Williams. The defender recovered to block Ideye's
first effort only for the striker to clinically fire the loose ball into the
bottom corner. And Ideye repaid the favour 14 minutes later when Berahino made
it 2-0. The England Under-21 international received the ball in midfield,
swapped passes with his strike partner and rifled into the top corner from 15
yards. Swansea never recovered and Gomis nodded well wide with four minutes
left to sum up their evening.
Sporting Life
CURRENT CONNECTIONS
Baggies' coach Gerry Francis had a short
spell as a Swansea player back in 1984.
Swans' defender Ashley Williams was in the
youth system at The Hawthorns during the late 1990s before being released at the
age of 16.
PAST
CONNECTIONS
Amongst the players to have turned out at various levels for
both clubs are: Paul Agnew, Kwame Ampadu, Paul Anderson,
Craig Beattie,
Harry Boston, Walter Boyd, Fred Buck, Adam Chambers, Arthur Cook, Ted Crowe,
Neil Cutler, Robbie Dennison, Bob Finch, Roy Finch, Jack Haines, Carl Heggs, Ivor Jones,
Des Lyttle,
Amos Lloyd, Tudor Martin, Tony Millington, Luke Moore, Frank
Nouble, Stewart Phillips,
Ronnie Rees, David Rushbury, Scott Sinclair, David Smith, David Stewart, James Thomas, Kim Wassell and
Colin West.
Former Swans' boss Colin Addison had two spells as Albion's
assistant manager under Ron Atkinson; Frank Burrows, another former
City manager, was assistant manager during Gary Megson's time at The
Hawthorns; Walter Robbins, an Albion forward during the 1930s, was
later part of Swansea's coaching staff.
ALL-TIME LEAGUE & CUP RECORD VS SWANSEA CITY
|
VENUE |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
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Home |
17 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
39 |
20 |
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Away |
19 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
19 |
37 |
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Total |
36 |
13 |
7 |
16 |
58 |
57 |
LAST
TEN MATCHES AGAINST SWANSEA CITY
|
DATE |
COMPETITION |
H/A |
F-A |
SCORERS |
GATE |
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Sat
26 Dec 2015 |
Premier
League |
A |
0-1 |
Ki Sung-yeung |
20,789 |
|
Wed
11 Feb 2015 |
Premier
League |
H |
2-0 |
Ideye, Berahino |
23,516 |
|
Sat
30 Aug 2014 |
Premier
League |
A |
0-3 |
Dyer 2, Routledge |
20,318 |
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Sat
15 Mar 2014 |
Premier
League |
A |
2-1 |
Sessègnon, Mulumbu - Lamah |
20,703 |
|
Sun
01 Sep 2013 |
Premier
League |
H |
0-2 |
Davies, Hernandez |
23,395 |
|
Sat
09 Mar 2013 |
Premier
League |
H |
2-1 |
Lukaku,
de Guzman (og) - Moore |
24,832 |
|
Wed 28 Nov 2012 |
Premier League |
A |
1-3 |
Lukaku - Michu, Routledge 2 |
20,377 |
|
Sat 04 Feb 2012 |
Premier League |
H |
1-2 |
Fortuné - Sigurdsson, Graham |
24,274 |
|
Sat 17 Sep 2011 |
Premier League |
A |
0-3 |
Sinclair (pen), Lita, Dyer |
20,341 |
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Tue 16 Mar 2010 |
Championship |
A |
2-0 |
Dorrans
(pen), Miller |
17,774 |
PREMIER LEAGUE
FIXTURES
Tuesday 2nd February
7:45pm - Arsenal v Southampton; Leicester
City v Liverpool; Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur; Sunderland v Manchester
City; West Ham United v Aston Villa.
8:00pm - Crystal Palace v Bournemouth; Manchester
United v Stoke City; Albion v Swansea City.
Wednesday
3rd February
7:45pm - Everton v Newcastle United; Watford v
Chelsea.
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