West Bromwich vs Tottenham

 
West Bromwich vs. Tottenham / Premier League – In the 23rd round of the English Premiership we have another duel of teams that are currently in very good form, but the sixth Tottenham is much better ranked on the table before this match they have even 15 points over the 14-ranked West Bromwich. But on the other hand, their autumnal duel on White Hart Lane has ended totally unexpectedly because the guests from Birmingham celebrated with 1.0, while they last year played a draw on both occasions. Begins: 31.01.2015 – 16:00 CET

West Bromwich
All this just speaks that West Bromwich recently represents one of the most awkward opponents for Spurs and therefore they now have a right to hope for one good result. Especially because after the arrival of their experienced coach Pulis, they managed to make a great series of three wins and one defeat, while they received only one goal, and this was past weekend in the FA Cup against their city rivals from Birmingham.

However, the match has eventually ended with a 2-1 victory for West Bromwich and they both qualified for the next round of this prestigious competition, while before that in the championship they celebrated at home against Hull with 1-0 and away against Everton played a match without goals. All this has in fact led to their breakthrough on the 14th place in the Premiership, while they are only three points away from the relegation zone, so they must not in any case relax in the rest of the season. As for absences due to injuries, only defender Olsson and reserve goalkeeper Myhill are out of action, while defender Davidson is at the Asian Cup and midfielder Mulumbu at the African Cup of Nations.

Probable lineups West Bromwich: Foster – Wisdom, McAuley, Lescott, Baird – Brunt, Yacob, Gardner, Morrison – Berahino, Anichebe

Tottenham
As for Tottenham, they have lately somehow dedicated the most attention to the English Cup, where they are otherwise made a half-hearted effect, because in the League Cup they qualified for the grand final after two matches with Sheffield, while yet in the FA Cup they suffered a defeat at home by Leicester. On the other hand, in the championship in the last round they celebrated at home with 2-1 against Sunderland, and thus retained only two points behind the fifth Arsenal, but it is much more important for them that were very quickly able to recover after the away defeat by their city rivals Crystal Palace.

And to make sure that something similar does not happen again now against West Bromwich, coach Pochettino said that they will perform a lot more cautious and more patient, and it is also evident that the exhaustion of individual players after some very demanding obligations in the English Cups also represents the additional problem for him. However, there should not be too many changes in the starting line-up as compared to the last game against Sunderland, provided that the only midfielder Bentaleb is currently at the African Cup of Nations, while striker Chadli is currently in Belgium due to some private commitments.

Probable lineups Tottenham: Lloris – Walker, Fazio, Vertonghen, Rose – Stambouli, Mason – Townsend, Eriksen, Lamela – Kane

West Bromwich vs. Tottenham PICK
The arrival of Pulis on the bench of West Bromwich has obviously brought additional security to this team in defencse and therefore in their match with the favoured Spurs we expect that they will primarily limited themselves to this goal, while in the attack, they will mostly look for a chance from the fast counter-attacks or fouls.

Pick: under 2.5 goals

Stake: 5/10

Odds: 1.80