Football Match Preview: West Brom vs Leeds United - Analysis & Insights

Match Preview: West Brom vs Leeds United - Expert Analysis

West Brom welcome Leeds United to the Hawthorns in a fixture which could be pivotal in deciding both teams' fates come the end of the season, with the two sides both sides narrowly missing out on promotion last season.

West Brom come in off the back of an opening day win with all the credit going to Baggies striker Josh Maja, who took the match ball home after scoring past QPR three times. However, West Brom did lose in midweek as Fleetwood came away with a 2-1 win to progress to the second round of the Carabao Cup.

Leeds nearly fell apart again as in their opening match after seeminly dominating the early stages a one goal lead suddenly turned into a 2-1 lead for Championship newcomers Portsmouth. In the end a Brendan Aaronson late equaliser was needed with the final score being 3-3. Leeds were also on the wrong end of a 3-0 scoreline at home to Middlesbrough in midweek and will be desperate for their first win of the season, with pressure already mounting on Daniel Farke.

West Brom vs Leeds United Standings

West Brom are now 4th in the Championship table thanks to Maja's goals on matchday one, with three points and a goal difference of +2.

Leeds United are perfectly mid-table in the Championship, sitting in 12th after their opening day draw, with just one point and a goal difference of 0.

West Brom vs Leeds United head to head

01/01/2020 - West Brom 1-1 Leeds United

29/12/2020 - West Brom 0-5 Leeds United

23/05/2021 - Leeds United 3-1 West Brom

18/08/2023 - Leeds United 1-1 West Brom

29/12/2023 - West Brom 1-0 Leeds United

West Brom vs Leeds United top scorers

West Brom

1. Josh Maja - 3 goals
2. Mo Faal - 1 goal

Leeds United

1. Pascal Struijk - 1 goal
2. Wilfried Gnonto - 1 goal
3. Brenden Aaronson - 1 goal

West Brom vs Leeds United Team News

The West Brom skipper Jed Wallace is set to miss this match as he is still recovering from a Calf injury. Diangana is also still in recovery, having not featured at all in pre-season for the Baggies. Striker Daryl Dike will miss another match for West Brom with Josh Maja leading the line again.

Georginio Rutter is likely to miss this match after Brighton reportedly activated his £40 million release clause, with the forward now on his way to play Premier League football on the south coast.

West Brom vs Leeds United Predicted Line-ups

West Brom: A. Palmer, D. Furlong, S. Ajayi, K. Bartley, T. Heggem, J. Molumby, A. Mowatt, L. Dobbin, J. Swift, K. Ahearne-Grant, J. Maja.

Leeds United: I. Meslier, J. Bogle, J. Rodon, P. Struijk, J. Firpo, E. Ampadu, J. Rothwell, D. James, B. Aaronson, W. Gnonto, J. Piroe.

West Brom vs Leeds United Player to Watch

No matter the result, all the eyes are going to be on Josh Maja after his hat-trick performance in last week's 3-1 win at Loftus Road.

Where can I watch West Brom vs Leeds United?

This match is available to watch in the UK on SkySports Football.