West Bromwich Albion will travel to Hertfordshire to take on Watford at the Vicarage Road after suffering a demoralising 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Huddersfield Town in their last league outing. Alan Pardew’s side are looking for a miracle as they are currently rock bottom of the Premier League with just 10 games remaining in this campaign. The Baggies are seven points from safety and are in dire need of some favourable results in the coming weeks to try and make a late push to ensure their lives in the top tier of English football for another season.
Meanwhile, the Hornets are in a rich vein of form following the arrival of their new manager Javi Gracia who has managed to secure two home victories in a row against Chelsea and Everton respectively. The recent history of the fixture has seen mixed results with both teams securing two wins each in their last five league meetings. Alan Pardew is expected to stick with his favoured 4-4-2 formation and may start with the duo of Salomon Rondon and Jay Rodriguez up top in the absence of Daniel Sturridge, who will miss out on this contest due to a hamstring injury.
4-4-2 West Bromwich Albion Predicted Lineup Vs Watford
Defence
Ben Foster will start in goal for the Baggies and might be shielded by a backline of Jonny Evans and Ahmed Hegazi in central defence along with Kieran Gibbs taking his place at left-back while Craig Dawson starts on the right side of the back four.
Alan Pardew will be hoping that his side can keep a rare clean sheet away at Vicarage Road in Saturday’s clash against the Hornets.
Midfield
The duo of Gareth Barry and Jake Livermore will take their place as holding midfielders with James McClean hugging the left touchline while Matt Phillips looks to cause damage from the right. The Baggies midfielders will be tasked to create some chances for their forwards to feed on and their performance on the day could decide the fate of the contest.
Attack
The striking duo of Salomon Rondon and Jay Rodriguez will be expected to start up top for the Baggies. Alan Pardew will hope that the duo can strike a partnership and score the goals which would make the difference in the contest. The pair has just scored 8 goals in between them this season and would look to better that record when they lace up to face the Hornets defence on Saturday.
