Relegated West Bromwich Albion welcomes Liverpool for a Premier League match on Sunday afternoon. The battle for the fourth and final Champions League spot still very much alive. After a dramatic 4-2 victory at Manchester United in midweek the Reds visit The Hawthorns, while West Brom’s relegation was confirmed last weekend with a 3-1 loss to Arsenal. Know everything about West Brom vs Liverpool Premier League match prediction and lineup.
WBA lineup: Johnstone; Ajayi, Bartley, O’Shea; Furlong, Yokuslu, Maitland-Niles, Gallagher, Townsend; Pereira; Diagne
After missing the previous match against his parent club Arsenal, Ainsley Maitland-Niles has returned to West Brom.
Robert Snodrass and Branislav Ivanovic will be absent for the Baggies, with the latter unlikely to return after the club’s relegation.
For the visit of Liverpool, Sam Allardyce will revert to a back five, with Dara O’Shea taking his place
Liverpool lineup: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Williams, Robertson; Fabinho, Thiago, Jones; Salah, Firmino, Mane
Jurgen Klopp is thinking of making changes in his squad that defeated Manchester United 4-2 on Thursday night.
Sadio Mane would almost certainly return after he was unexpectedly dropped last time out
Curtis Jones will also make a bid to start in midfield for the visitors.
West Brom vs Liverpool Prediction
West Brom are already down with three games remaining. Sam Allardyce couldn’t keep them out of the relegation zone although he made the Baggies more difficult to beat. In last five home matches against Liverpool, WBA have won four games and held them to a draw in the reverse fixture earlier in Allardyce’s reign.
Liverpool has a real chance to finish in the top four now, but they must win their remaining games. Even though Williams and Phillips have been outstanding, the two inexperienced centre-backs lack the same aura as Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, which West Brom will expect to exploit as they play without fear.
Klopp will be desperate to build on his bad record against Allardyce, however, an in-form Liverpool has found their groove so we can only back the Reds to win and close in on a top-four spot.
Our Prediction: WBA vs. Liverpool 1 – 3
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