West Bromwich Albion might well see this to begin with leg stalemate against Southampton as a missed opportunity on the full, with the Hawthorns acting as a post within the customary Championship season.
Bragging 15 domestic wins beneath Carlos Corberan amid the bread and butter of alliance action before the tense playoffs got underway, the Baggies will presently have to be go to St. Mary’s and choose up a result in a clash that will suit Russell Martin’s men more back on their claim turf.
Carlos-Corberan-West-Brom
As it were having two shots on target all diversion will be the upsetting measurement from a West Brom viewpoint, be that as it may, knowing that solitary centre-forward Brandon Thomas-Asante floundered once more on the huge event.
Brandon Thomas-Asante’s execution in numbers
Touch-and-go over whether he’d be kept in his manager’s first-team contemplations for the opening playoff tie owing to a later drop-off in shape, Thomas-Asante’s battles as the solitary striker were clear for all to see in his mysterious appearing against the Holy people.
As it were hoarding 15 touches of the ball, which saw fair four precise passes be played, the likes of Jan Bednarek and Taylor Harwood-Bellis at the back had a schedule evening within the West Midlands managing with the ex-Salford City striker who was powerless and modest in his attacking play.
The best chance of the diversion would drop to Thomas-Asante’s brighter accomplice up best in Grady Diangana, who was denied by Alex McCarthy impulses from point-blank extend, with the lacklustre 25-year-old as it were enlisting one shot in add up to himself which was blocked.
Birmingham World’s Charlie Haffenden dished out a moo 4/10 rating to the inefficient assailant thus, expressing that the striker – who has presently stowed fair two times in his final ten Baggies appearances – ‘struggled’ all through.
Brandon-Thomas-Asante-West-Brom
The out-of-form number 21 may presently at last be dropped from Corberan’s XI for the moment leg to come on the South Coast, therefore, with the Spaniard within the West Brom dug-out scrambling in his intellect presently as to who can lead the line to initiate the advancement hopefuls to victory on their voyages absent from Thomas-Asante.
The players that seem supplant Thomas-Asante
West Brom supporters would have been perplexed with the total nonattendance of Josh Maja for this goalless first-leg draw, with the injury-prone assailant edging closer to more action after fighting back from being stuck within the treatment room recently.
There’s a plausibility that Corberan tosses the ex-Sunderland man in at the profound conclusion for the moment clash at St. Mary’s on Friday night presently, endeavoring to spring a astonish on Martin’s hosts within the prepare.
Jed-Wallace-West-Brom
Absent from this wildcard choice, the Baggies boss seem pick to play Jed Wallace in this solitary striker spot having got gentle victory out of the ex-Millwall man playing him here amid the normal campaign – the experienced and flexible West Brom man does have six objective commitments when chosen here from 12 diversions.
The versatile 30-year-old was as it were managed an eight-minute cameo against the Holy people at the Hawthorns, with as it were three touches enrolled, but Corberan wouldn’t falter to chuck him in from the start in such a significant challenge in spite of not beginning him within the to begin with leg.
West Brom’s record at St. Mary’s – final five matches
Looking at West Brom’s record on their voyages to St. Mary’s in the past, the Baggies will go into the clash as slight underdogs which seem result in a change from the director in assault possibly being seen as a masterstroke on the off chance that it pays off with Andreas Weimann indeed in dispute to begin after making up the numbers on the substitutes seat within the domestic clash.
Pointing to channel the side of December 2016 when they make the long trip to confront the Holy people this coming Friday, Corberan will trust anything striker is chosen can be a saint on the night.
