Match Preview: Plymouth Argyle v West Bromwich Albion (Tuesday, 7.45pm)

West Bromwich Albion travel to Plymouth Argyle on late Tuesday in the Championship.

The visitors come into the game on the back of a defeat in their last match, having lost to Southampton 2-0 at home.

The Pilgrims also lost their last match, 2-0 against Leeds United.

In Alex Palmer, West Bromwich can rely on one of the league’s safest pair of hands. He has kept 14 clean sheets in his 32 appearances this season, and no ‘keeper has prevented the opposition scoring more often in the Championship.

In Plymouth’s net, Conor Hazard has four clean sheets in 23 games. He has conceded a goal every 59 minutes, 70% more often than the 103 minutes between goals for Palmer.

With 51 goals in 32 games so far this season, Argyle are scoring more than average in the league with 1.6 goals per game. But they are conceding more than average too, letting in 54 goals at a rate of 1.7 per game.

Albion, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.4 goals per game. They have conceded 1.0 goal per game.

The Baggies are fifth in the table after 32 games, of which they have won 15 and drawn seven, earning 52 points.

The Pilgrims are 11 places behind the visitors in 16th, with nine wins and 10 draws putting them on 37 points.

The home team are in mixed form in the Championship, with two wins and two draws from their last six games.

With three wins and a draw over that period, West Bromwich’s form is slightly better – they have taken 10 points from 18, compared to Plymouth’s eight.

Tuesday’s match will be refereed by Tom Nield, who has taken charge of seven Championship games so far this season, issuing no red cards and booking 27 players. He has awarded one penalty.

The last Plymouth game Nield refereed was a 1-1 away draw with Huddersfield Town on January 13. His last West Bromwich match was their 2-1 loss away at Southampton on November 11.

Plymouth Argyle v West Bromwich Albion
Championship | Home Park
Tuesday, 20 February 2024 @ 7.45pm

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