Match Preview: West Bromwich Albion vs Swansea City - Expert Analysis

The EFL Championship season continues into game week 4 this weekend and Saturday 31st August 2024 sees an intriguing fixture between two high flying clubs as West Bromwich Albion take on Swansea City. This, in what could be a must win fixture come the end of the season.

West Bromwich Albion vs Swansea City Standings

Both teams have started their Championship campaigns incredibly well.

West Brom in particular are performing very well haven’t not lost yet this campaign. Thus far they have picked up 7 points in their opening 3 games - placing them 4th in the table. A win could be huge for their potential promotion push this year.

Swansea have started the season in similar fashion however have taken a loss - an opening day defeat to Middlesbrough. However since then they have played well picking up 4 points. As it stands they currently sit 8th in the table with this game appearing to be a must win.

West Bromwich Albion vs Swansea City Head To Head

These two teams have faced one another in competitive matches on 53 occasions throughout their histories.

Swansea are the team with the advantage having won 23 of those games to West Brom’s 18 wins. 10 of the games have ended in draws.

Swansea have in fact won 5 of the last 6 matches between the two sides including the most recent match on the 1st January 2024 - a 1-0 Swansea win thanks to a goal from Liam Cullen.

West Bromwich Albion vs Swansea City Top Scorers

West Bromwich Albion

Josh Maja - 4 Goals (Top goalscorer in the EFL Championship) Modou Faal - 1 Goal Karlan Grant - 1 Goal

Swansea City

Azeem Abdulai - 2 Goals Liam Cullen - 2 Goals Ronald - 1 Goal Zan Vipotnik - 1 Goal Matt Grimes - 1 Goal

West Bromwich Albion vs Swansea City Predicted Lineups

West Bromwich Albion - Alex Palmer, Darnell Furlong, Semi Ajayi, Kyle Bartley, Torbjørn Heggem, Jayson Molumby, Alex Mowatt, Tom Fellows, John Swift, Karlan Grant, Josh Maja

Swansea City - Lawrence Vigouroux, Joshua Key, Ben Cabango, Harry Darling, Josh Tymon, Gonçalo Franco, Matt Grimes, Ji-sung Eom, Oli Cooper, Ronald, Liam Cullen

West Bromwich Albion vs Swansea City Player To Watch - Josh Maja

The player to watch in this game has to be West Brom’s clinical striker Josh Maja.

Maja, as previously mentioned, is the top scorer in the Championship so far this season having scored 4 goals in the league. He is on fire.

If he can continue that scoring form he will surely be unstoppable in this game as well.

Where To Watch West Bromwich Albion vs Swansea City

This game gets underway at 15:00 pm on Saturday 31st August 2024. Due to the time of this fixture being in the UK blackout this game is unavailable to watch.