West Brom vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction: Tight contest at The Hawthorns

After losing to bottom-of-the-table Plymouth Argyle last weekend, West Bromwich Albion have had to go back to the drawing board. Tony Mowbray will demand a response from his players when they return to The Hawthorns on Saturday (12:30, Sky Sports+) as they entertain Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship.

The Owls were left frustrated with a draw against Luton Town last time out, a game which they will feel they should've won. Read on for my West Brom vs Sheffield Wednesday prediction, aided by the latest match odds and team news.

West Brom vs Sheffield Wednesday Odds

West Brom have won four of their last five home games in the second tier, and they are 23/20 (which has an implied probability of 46.5%) to come out on top on Saturday.

Three of their past seven outings in the league have ended in a stalemate, and the draw is on offer at 23/10 (30.3%). Wednesday triumphed on their most recent away trip in the Championship - a 2-0 victory at Queens Park Rangers - and they are 5/2 to take the three points at The Hawthorns.

Both teams to score was a winning selection when the two teams met at Hillsborough back in September, while it has also struck in each of the Baggies' last three home appearances in the league. BTTS is marketed at 4/5 for this clash, which offers great value.

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Team News

West Brom secured one of the most exciting transfers on deadline day as Adam Armstrong joined the club on loan from Premier League outfit Southampton, reuniting with his former Blackburn Rovers boss Mowbray. The forward netted 21 goals and provided 13 assists for the Saints in the second tier in 2023/24, and he is expected to go straight into the lineup on Saturday.

Albion lost a key player that day, though, as goalkeeper Alex Palmer joined Ipswich Town in the top flight for around £5m. This led to Josh Griffiths being recalled from a loan spell at Bristol Rovers in League 1, so he is now likely to be thrust in between the sticks for a side chasing promotion to the Premier League.

Jayson Molumby scored after coming on from the bench at Plymouth last week, and he could be promoted to the starting XI for the visit of Wednesday, potentially at the expense of John Swift.

Josh Maja, who has bagged 12 goals in the league this term, remains sidelined with a leg injury following surgery. Fellow forward Daryl Dike is working his way back up to full fitness following an Achilles rupture in February 2024.

Defender Semi Ajayi is being closely monitored following a hamstring issue he picked up in October. Kyle Bartley is back in the squad but had to settle for a place on the bench at Plymouth with Mason Holgate and Torbjorn Heggem the favoured centre-back pairing.

For Sheffield Wednesday, Dominic Iorfa and Akin Famewo are still recovering from injury problems, although the former has returned to training. Di'Shon Bernard and Barry Bannan picked up knocks in the stalemate with Luton, and both will be assessed ahead of the weekend.

The Owls revealed the worst-kept secret in Sheffield on Thursday as they announced the signing of Japanese defender Ryo Hatsuse, who has been training with the club for the past couple of weeks.

Fellow new recruit Stuart Armstrong is likely to come into the team for the trip to the West Midlands, probably in place of Callum Paterson, while Michael Smith, who has scored from the bench in the last two games, may be Danny Rohl's choice to lead the line in B71.

Draw @ 23/10

The reverse fixture at Hillsborough was not the best performance from West Brom, as Wednesday were the better side for most of the contest. The Baggies have improved since then, with just five defeats from their last 23 appearances in the Championship.

However, there haven't been a great deal of wins either (five), with 13 draws during that period. No team in the second tier has drawn more games than Albion this term (14), and more often than not, you are expecting this to be the outcome when they play.

Mowbray's men will be looking to bounce back from the disappointment in Devon but Wednesday are a team who cannot be underestimated, having lost just two of their past seven away clashes in the league.

After coming away from the Luton game with just a point, the Owls will also be looking to convert more draws into wins as they sit two points behind their hosts, who currently occupy the final play-off spot.

No team has won more points from losing positions in the Championship this campaign than Wednesday (17), with 13 of them coming away from home. They have regularly shown resilience to respond to setbacks on their travels, and if they were to go behind at West Brom, I'd be confident in them coming back.

Both teams to score @ 4/5

With that in mind I think BTTS is worth backing in B71. This selection has landed in half (seven) of Sheffield Wednesday's away fixtures in the Championship this campaign, including four of their last six.

As well as this, there were goals at both ends when the two teams met in S6 earlier in the season, which the Owls won 3-2. Then there is also the fact that The Hawthorns has played host to BTTS clashes on the past three occasions. If that doesn't convince you there will be goals on offer in this game, I don't know what will.

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