Northampton Town Vs West Brom Albion Match Analysis And Prediction

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West Bromwich Albion and Northampton Town will continue their pre-season campaigns—and possibly build up to the new season—with a clash at Sixfields Stadium on Wednesday night with kickoff at 9:45 pm.

Although Northampton Town finished fourth in League Two last season, they were beaten 3-1 by Mansfield Town in the semi-finals of the playoffs. As a result, Jon Brady’s side will again play in the fourth tier of English football next term. However, there have been positives to take from their pre-season.

The Cobblers beat Nottingham Forest Under-23s 2-1 in their opening friendly of the summer, before recording a 3-1 victory over St Mirren on July 5th. They then rounded off their Scottish pre-season training camp with a 1-1 draw against Dundee United on Friday and now have another four friendlies against West Brom, Luton Town, AFC Rushden & Diamonds and Cheltenham Town before their League Two opener against Colchester United on July 30th.

West Brom, meanwhile, are preparing for another season in the second tier of English football. The Baggies finished 10th last term, eight points behind sixth-place Luton Town.

The club will certainly be aiming to challenge for promotion in the coming season, and they have already boosted their squad with the arrivals of Jayson Molumby (who scored six goals in six games during a loan spell at the Hawthorns from Cardiff City last term), John Swift and Jed Wallace.

Northampton vs West Brom Head to Head

Both sides have one games against each other that ended in a draw. Here is a look at their previous encounters:

Home

Mirren 1-3 Northampton
Northampton 0-1 Mansfield
Mansfield 2-1 Northampton
Barrow 1-3 Northampton

Away

Stevenage 2-0 West Brom
Leyton Orient 1-2 West Brom
West Brom 4-0 Barnsley
Reading 0-1 West Brom

Northampton Town Team News

Head coach Brady is expected to name Hylton as his first choice striker for the opening fixture of the season. Louis Appere and Sam Hoskins should also feature prominently in the final third of the field, with a couple of trialists potentially included in the squad.

West Brom Team News

West Brom manager Steve Bruce is predicted to use 19 players in his team’s next pre-season clash against Stevenage. Recent arrival Luton Shelton Swift and Leyton Orient’s Karlan Grant are expected to start in midfield, while Grady Diangana will play as a striker.

Prediction and Odds

We expect West Bromwich Albion—a side with a better quality of players—to win this match, but given the unpredictable nature of football, we’re backing an entertaining draw.