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Cardiff City Vs West Brom Preview

Tournament: EFL Championship

Date: Saturday, 26 April

Kick-off time: 14:00 GMT

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff City are set to take on West Brom in a crunch clash at the Cardiff City stadium on Saturday in round 45 of the EFL Championship. It is a very crucial clash for the home side as they aim not to get relegated this season.

Cardiff City have performed very poorly this season as they find themselves in the relegation zone in 23rd position. This run of poor form saw Omer Riza getting sacked from his position, with legendary midfielder Aaron Ramsey given the responsibility to lead them to the remaining matches.

They are currently three points shy of the safe one and will need to start winning matches in order to secure their place for next season. Callum Robinson is their top scorer this season with 12 goals, and Rubin Colwill leads the assists chart with four.

West Brom, on the other hand, are set to finish in the mid-table this season and are very much out of the playoff places. They are currently languishing in the tenth position in the table, having accumulated 60 points from 44 matches.

However, their recent form hasn't been great as they have picked just one win in their last eight matches, courtesy of five losses, two draws, and one win. Josh Maja is their top scorer this season with 12 goals, and Tom Fellows leads the assists chart with 13.

Cardiff City Team News

While they have been relevant poorly this season, injuries haven't helped them either as they miss several players due to injury. The injury list includes Aaron Ramsey, Anwar El-Ghazi, Isaak Davies, Jak Alnwick, Joe Ralls and Sivert Heggheim Mannsverk. These players are some of the best they have in squad and if they would have been available, things could have turned out better for them.

West Brom Team News

The visitors will be the happier squad of the two as they have just two injury concerns in the squad. Josh Maja, who was impressive for them in the first half of the campaign, is dealing with a calf injury. He is joined on the sidelines by Semi Ajayi, who is expected to be out until early May due to an hamstring injury.

Cardiff City Vs West Brom Predicted Lineups

Cardiff City predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Horvath

Defenders: Ng, Fish, Chambers, O'Dowda

Midfielders: Rinomhota, Mannsverk

Attackers: Ashford, Robertson, Willock; Salech

West Brom predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Griffiths

Defenders: Furlong, Holgate, Bartley, Heggem

Midfielders: Diangana, Diakite

Attackers: Fellows, Price, Johnston, Armstrong

Cardiff City Vs West Brom H2H Record

These two sides have faced each other 12 times before this clash, in which the home team registered two wins against them while playing another three draws. They are overall unbeaten in the last seven matches against them, and played a goalless draw against them in the previous game.

Key players to watch in Cardiff City Vs West Brom

Yousef Salech (Cardiff City)

The young Danish striker is having a productive spell in his debut season at the club, having scored six goals for them this season while also providing one assist. He has shown glimpses of his potential, which the fans have already witnessed, with probably next season will be the decisive one for him. It was his goal in the last match that earned them a crucial point at home against Oxford United.

Tom Fellows (West Brom)

Tom Fellows has enjoyed a breakthrough campaign at the club, with the teenage midfielder emerging as one of the exciting talents in the Championship this season.

Although he has scored two goals thus far, his assist numbers are quite mind-blowing, having registered 13 assists already while also creating an astonishing 55 chances. Fellows has shown he has all the tools to become one of the best midfielders in the coming years.

Cardiff City Vs West Brom Prediction

Both teams have suffered a dip in form recently as we march towards the end of the season. It will be a crucial match for Cardiff City as they aim to avoid relegation this season. However, considering the form of both teams, we expect this match to end in a draw.

Predicted Score: Cardiff City 1-1 West Brom

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