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Brentford v West Brom (1945 BST, Sky Sports Football)

West Brom returned to the top of the Sky Bet Championship table last weekend despite being held to a 0-0 draw at home by Birmingham. Leeds' loss to Cardiff on Sunday and the point they gained was enough for Slaven Bilic's side.

Crucially, Brentford's victory over Fulham ensured that the top-two finished the weekend in a better position than they started in. The gap to third virtually remained the same yet there is one less game to play.

With eight games to go, Brentford will target automatic promotion but they have to secure victory here to make that a possibility. Defeat would see West Brom move ten points clear of third, while a Fulham victory over Leeds would still need them to find seven points more from seven final fixtures.

The Bees are fancied by some to be the side that sneaks into the top-two at West Brom or Leeds' expense. The problem for Brentford has been consistency and that is something they will need if they are to secure promotion.

A 3-1 away victory over QPR was followed by a 1-0 home defeat to Huddersfield; a 2-1 loss to Sheffield Wednesday happened a week after a 7-0 demolition of Luton. Eight goals in two games against Hull and Middlesbrough preceded a five-game winless run.

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Opta facts

  • Brentford are winless in seven league games against West Brom (D3 L4) since a 1-0 win back in February 1948.
  • West Bromwich Albion have won their last two away league visits to Brentford, though those games were separated by just over 27 years (October 1991 and March 2019).
  • Brentford have taken 26 points from their last 11 home Championship matches (W8 D2 L1).
  • West Brom have won four of their last seven away league matches in London (D2 L1), as many as in their previous 41 visits to the capital.
  • West Brom have kept eight away league sheets this season, last keeping nine in a season back in 2003-04 when they won promotion to the Premier League.

Odds correct at 1100 BST (25/06/20)

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