West Brom midfielder James Morrison. (Photo : Getty Images)
Contending team West Bromwich Albion FC (9-8-6, 33 points) will look to extend a two-game unbeaten run as they host middling squad Stoke City FC (7-8-8, 29 points) at the Hawthorns on Saturday, Feb. 4 in a 2016-2017 Premier League season match.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 10:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
West Brom has been unbeaten in four of their last five matches, which includes three wins and a draw, to maintain their grasp in the eighth spot in the overall standings. The team is now 14 points above the bottom three relegation area but is still 13 points below the final Europa League qualifying berth presently held by Manchester City.
The Baggies were held to a 1-1 draw by newly-promoted side Middlesbrough in their most recent Premier League fixture last Tuesday on the road at the Riverside Stadium, as per SkySports.
Scottish midfielder James Morrison opened the scoring for head coach Tony Pulis' squad in the sixth minute with a low shot from the edge of the box off a pass by team captain Darren Fletcher.
However, the Smoggies was able to level the count just 11 minutes later after Alvaro Negredo converted a penalty kick following a hard foul by Gareth McAuley on the Middlesbrough forward.
Meanwhile, Stoke City is also coming off a 1-1 tie, this time with contending team Everton at their home ground of Bet365 Stadium last Wednesday, Goal reported.
It was the Potters who struck first in this match as 36-year-old striker Peter Crouch broke the deadlock in the seventh minute, scoring the 100th Premier League goal of his career.
However, an own goal by team captain Ryan Shawcross equalized the contest in the 39th minute as head coach Mark Hughes' men settled for the tie and a share of a point in the overall standings.
Stoke City is currently ninth in the league table, four points behind West Brom.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 1-0 win by West Bromwich Albion.
West Bromwich Albion starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Foster; Nyom, Dawson, McAuley, Brunt; Fletcher, Yacob; Chadli, Morrison, Phillips; Rondon
Stoke City starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Grant; Bardsley, Shawcross, Martins Indi, Pieters; Whelan, Adam; Afellay, Allen, Arnautovic; Crouch
