West Bromwich Albion hosts Newcastle United in the English FA Cup 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Tuesday, March 3rd at The Hawthorns (West Bromwich)
West Bromwich seems to have corrected the situation in the Championship. It took a clean first place, gained several bright victories and scored a lot. But the team suffered an unexpected home defeat to Wigan. Well, the men of Bilic descended from heaven to earth. I don’t know if the Throstles have plans for the FA Cup, but it’s worth recalling that West Bromwich managed to knock West Ham out in the last round. Moreover, the team did it on a foreign pitch. And although there will be a difficult trip to Swansea, I doubt that the hosts will play defense first at the Hawthorns. It is is a chance to try your hand with a representative of the Premier League and prove the validity of your claims.
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Newcastle continues to play boring and purely defensive football and is only five points from the relegation zone. Bruce's team has not managed to score for four consecutive rounds, and it cannot win since mid-January, invariably conceding away since last year. The path in the cup was difficult either – the Magpies had to participate in rematches with representatives of the first division. They show tight-checking football, and their matches turn out to be rather boring.
I do not think that the teams are very different in class now. The bookmakers are partly right - they give a small advantage to Bilic’s squad. Yes, the hosts have minor problems in the center of midfield, but the attack does not experience any problems. I am sure that it will not be a big problem to breach the defense of Newcastle.
Prediction for the match: West Bromwich to score over 1.0 goal
