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    17th October WEST BROMWICH - BLACKBURN

    PREVIEW

    • Sat 15:00 West Bromwich Vs Blackburn
    • Game for: 11th round of Championship
    • Last Game: Blackburn - West Bromwich: 0-0
    • History of Games: 1-2-1
    • Predicted Score: West Bromwich 1 - 1 Blackburn

    Standing

    PTeamWDLPtsForm
    6West Bromwich52317WLLDWW
    9Blackburn43315WWDWLL

    6th (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )

    • League : This is the 6th home game this season.
    • Home Record : 2W - 2D - 1L
    • Last Game : Wrexham - West Bromwich: 1-2
    • Next Game : 24 Oct Preston - West Bromwich

    9th (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )

    • League : This is the 6th away game this season.
    • Away Record : 1W - 3D - 1L
    • Last Game : Bristol City - Blackburn: 0-1
    • Next Game : 24 Oct Blackburn - Wrexham

    Probable Lineups

    ( 4-4-2 ) West Bromwich

    Blackburn ( 3-4-2-1 )

    • O'Leary
    • 6.9
    • Styles
    • 7.2
    • Mepham
    • 6.7
    • Phillips
    • 6.8
    • Pereira
    • 6.1
    • Price
    • 7.0
    • Molumby
    • 6.7
    • Collyer
    • 6.2
    • Whitwell
    • 6.8
    • Heggebø
    • 6.4
    • Morgan
    • 6.8
    • Tóth
    • 6.6
    • McLoughlin
    • 7.2
    • Carter
    • 6.5
    • Atcheson
    • 6.5
    • Pickering
    • 6.9
    • Montgomery
    • 6.8
    • Morsy
    • 6.5
    • Alebiosu
    • 6.5
    • Afolayan
    • 7.1
    • Cantwell
    • 6.8
    • Jørgensen
    • 6.2
    • Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    Injuries and Suspensions

    West BromwichVsBlackburn

    PlayerRatingStatus
    Nolan Galves6.58 Out - injured
    Mikey Johnston- Out - injured
    PlayerRatingStatus
    Yuri Ribeiro6.44 Out - injured
    Lewis Miller- Out - injured
    Matty Litherland- Out - injured
    Yuki Ohashi6.08 Out - injured
    Adam Forshaw6.10 Out - injured
    • Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.

    Team News

    • Both Jimmy-Jay Morgan and Aune Heggebø could be brought back into the starting lineup this Saturday.

    • In defense, James Morrison is likely to include Nat Phillips in his team selection.

    • Mikey Johnston and Nolan Galves are the only players definitively unavailable for the Baggies.

    • Mathias Jorgensen made his comeback during the Tuesday night match against Bristol City.

    • Lewis Miller and Yuri Ribeiro are part of Blackburn's five injury worries ahead of Saturday's fixture.

    Odds

    West Bromwich Win: 1.86

    DRAW: 3.50

    Blackburn Win: 4.00

    Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.

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    Game Analysis

    • Bookmakers are siding decisively with one team. West Bromwich is the shortest price on a book of 1.86 / 3.50 / 4.00 (1 / X / 2), an implied 50.1%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 50.1% / 26.6% / 23.3% on an overround of 7.3%.

    • In the league table West Bromwich sit 6th on 17 points (5W 2D 3L) with Blackburn 9th on 15 points (4W 3D 3L).

    • West Bromwich read W-L-L-D-W-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 1D 2L) — patchy.

    • Blackburn read W-W-D-W-L-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 1D 2L) — patchy.

    • Head to head the record reads 1-2-1 — West Bromwich wins, draws, then Blackburn wins. Their last meeting finished Blackburn - West Bromwich: 0-0.

    • West Bromwich team news: Both Jimmy-Jay Morgan and Aune Heggebø could be brought back into the starting lineup this Saturday.

    • West Bromwich team news: In defense, James Morrison is likely to include Nat Phillips in his team selection.

    • Blackburn team news: Mathias Jorgensen made his comeback during the Tuesday night match against Bristol City.

    • Blackburn team news: Lewis Miller and Yuri Ribeiro are part of Blackburn's five injury worries ahead of Saturday's fixture.

    • West Bromwich are without 2 — Nolan Galves (Out - injured), Mikey Johnston (Out - injured).

    • Blackburn are without 5 — Yuri Ribeiro (Out - injured), Lewis Miller (Out - injured), Matty Litherland (Out - injured), Yuki Ohashi (Out - injured), Adam Forshaw (Out - injured).

    • Early lineups are in: West Bromwich set up 4-4-2 against 3-4-2-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

    • West Bromwich lean hardest on Max O'Leary (6.8), Chris Mepham (6.8), Jayson Molumby (6.8) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    • Nolan Galves is out for West Bromwich — index 5.4, against 9.1 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • Blackburn lean hardest on Sam Morsy (9.5), Todd Cantwell (9.5), Oladapo Afolayan (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    • Yuri Ribeiro is out for Blackburn — index 7.9, against 9.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • Adam Forshaw is out for Blackburn — index 5.4, against 9.2 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • The projected score for this one is West Bromwich 1 - 1 Blackburn, a draw with 2 goals in it — short of the 2.5 line.

    • The read: West Bromwich at 1.86 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

    • This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 16th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.


    Category: Previews

    Written by: BTFNews

    Date: 06:50 16 Oct, 2026

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