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West Bromwich Albion v Southampton
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West Brom captain Jonny Evans could return after a hamstring injury, while loan signing Daniel Sturridge may make his first start for the club.
Fellow new recruit Ali Gabr is also under consideration to play.
Southampton’s record signing Guido Carrillo could be given his first start after making his Premier League debut as a substitute against Brighton.
Manolo Gabbiadini is doubtful with a hip injury, whilst fellow striker Charlie Austin remains out.
Martin Fisher: "Two of the bottom three go toe-to-toe, each hoping they can produce that moment of magic to earn victory and ease their relegation woes. The form guide offers little hope for either side.
"Under Alan Pardew, West Brom have managed one win in 11 Premier League games. Southampton are winless in 12!
"The signing of Daniel Sturridge should boost Albion’s firepower but ex-Saint Jay Rodriguez is their man of the moment.
“You can almost see the headlines now as he fires the winner against his former club. Mind you, Shane Long might have designs on writing that script as well.”
West Brom head coach Alan Pardew: "There’s a lot of pressure on this game. We have to keep the pressure up on the teams above us.
"Winning on Saturday would create more momentum for us. It’s all very tight. All the clubs down the bottom will be looking at our game.
“We have to try and win the game in Cyrille’s (Regis) honour on Saturday.”
Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino: "Obviously the most difficult thing in modern football is how you can create more action to convert.
"This is the most difficult thing in modern football. Why? Because the level of organisation is really high and the information that every single opponent has got about you, it’s really high.
“I’ve never seen a league like right now where from the bottom to the middle are five, six points. It’s nice but it’s difficult at the same time.”
Both of these teams are in the bottom three, which is something I did not expect at the start of the season.
From what I have seen, Southampton look better equipped to get out of trouble, even if they have gone 12 league games without a win.
SAM (Sports Analytics Machine) is a super-computer created by @ProfIanMcHale at the University of Liverpool that is used to predict the outcome of football matches.
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