MATCH PREVIEW: WEST BROM V BURNLEY

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Clarets head to the Hawthorns for Thursday night football

2024-11-06T19:00:00.000Z

MATCH PREVIEW: WEST BROM V BURNLEY

Clarets head to the Hawthorns for Thursday night football

2024-11-06T19:00:00.000Z

Clarets head to the Hawthorns for Thursday night football

Burnley are back in action on Thursday evening (8pm) as Scott Parker's side travel to the Hawthorns to face West Bromwich Albion in the Sky Bet Championship live on Sky Sports.

The Clarets will be aiming to bounce back from Sunday's defeat with three points against the Baggies, as Burnley's nine-match unbeaten run came to an end last weekend.

Parker's men sit 4th in the league table before this week's midweek fixtures, six points off Sunderland at the top and five points off Sheffield United in 2nd place.

Thursday's opposition are currently in 6th place two points behind the Clarets, with Albion's last win coming in September and the hosts head into this clash on the back of five consecutive draws.

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How to watch

There are a limited amount of tickets left for the trip to the Hawthorns, that can be purchased here.

The game will be shown live on Sky Sports Football & Sky Sports Main Event and to find out the official EFL rights-holders countries showing the game live, click here.

Live audio commentary will also be available as usual via Clarets+ from 7:45pm on the day.

Full match highlights, goals and interviews will be available to view after the match on Clarets+ and across all social media channels.

Click here to view all our Clarets+ packages.

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The opposition

Albion have spent the majority of their recent years across the Premier League and Championship, after five promotions to and five relegations from the top-flight since the year 2000.

Prior to being relegated in 2018, West Brom enjoyed an eight-year spell in the Premier League after being promoted in 2010, which included three top-10 finishes and an EFL Cup quarter-final place.

It only took the Baggies two seasons to return to the big time, after a second place finish in the 2019/20 season saw Albion back in the top-flight, but an immediate relegation in the first season back, which was behind-closed-doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic, saw West Brom return to the Championship the following year.

The Midlands side are now in their fourth consecutive campaign in the Sky Bet Championship since relegation in 2021, but there has been progress year on year, as a 10th placed finish in the first season back was followed up by a 9th place and 5th place finish respectively.

Carlos Corberan's side started the current season strongly with five wins from the opening six league games, but that run came to an end with defeat at Sheffield Wednesday at the end of September, followed by a loss at Middlesbrough and then five consecutive draws with only two goals scored in those five games.

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In the dugout

After retiring from a playing career early, Carlos Corberan's first coaching role came in 2013, as the Spaniard was appointed manager of Alcoron reserves.

Following a brief spell with the Spanish 'B' team, Corberan spent time with Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr as an assistant manager and Cyprus club Doxa, before being appointed Head Coach of fellow Cypriot First Divison side Emis in January 2017.

Six months after joining Emis, Corberan departed and moved to England, as the former Valencia academy player arrived at Leeds United as U23s manager.

Marcelo Bielsa's arrival in June 2018 saw Corberan promoted to the first team set-up and the assistant coach became an integral figure within the coaching department, as the Whites were promoted to the Premier League in 2020.

Despite reaching the top-flight with Leeds, Corberan was offered the role of Head Coach at Championship side Huddersfield Town and he went on to guide the Terriers to the play-off final in the 2021/22 campaign, but eventually fell to defeat at Wembley against Nottingham Forest.

August of 2022 saw the Spanish boss move on and join Greek side Olympiakos as Head Coach, but he returned to England and the Championship just three months later, joining West Brom.

A 9th place finish in his first season at the Hawthorns was followed by a 5th place finish last year, which saw the Baggies secure a play-off spot, however they lost over two legs to eventual winners Southampton.

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Last time we met

20/01/2023 - Burnley 2 - 1 West Bromwich Albion

Burnley: Muric, Roberts, Beyer, Taylor, Maatsen, Bastien (Benson '63 - Vitinho '89), Brownhill, Cullen, Tella (Twine '83), Zaroury, Barnes (Rodriguez '63)

Unused Subs: Peacock-Farrell, Al-Dakhil, Churlinov

West Bromwich Albion: Palmer, Furlong, O'Shea, Pieters, Townsend, Molumby (Ahearne-Grant '89), Yokuslu, Wallace, Swift (Rogic '67), Dike, Diangana (Reach '83)

Unused Subs: Button, Ajayi, Livermore, Gardner-Hickman

Goals: Furlong 7’, Tella 75', Twine 87

Attendance: 19,890

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What Scott Parker said

"We're playing against a strong side and a well coached team. They have some good talents and threats, but on the flip side we also have that.

“It’s also clear we have some issues with our attacking side of the game and we are focussing on that more than ever. Seventy or eighty per cent of our training is based in the final third, trying to improve, trying to be the team that we all want to be. Trust me, we want to be a dynamic, free flowing football team.

“There’s no magic wand. When you have such a big transition in terms of what’s happened here you have to strip this right back. That’s where we were, building a house and starting at foundation level. We have to put some real concrete foundations in for the whole of the football club to know we can get to where we need to get to.

“We can try and skip things, try and take short cuts – but you do that and it comes back to bite you. You face troubles down the road. We’re building a culture and environment here which is one of pure solidarity and one which we’re all on the same page. That box has firmly been ticked."

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Officials

Referee - Tom Nield

Assistant Referee 1 - Richard Wild

Assistant Referee 2 - Carl Fitch-Jackson

Fourth Official - Dean Whitestone

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