Good evening and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the Premier League fixture between West Bromwich Albion and & Wolverhampton Wanderers at The Hawthorns in another Black Country derby. The Baggies know that a win today will improve their slim hopes of staying in the Premier League, while Wolves will be looking to bounce back after a heavy 4-0 defeat to Burnley. We'll bring you all the team news, stats and facts over the next hour with kick off at 18:00 GMT.
Premier League / Matchday 34
The Hawthorns / 03.05.2021
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Updated 03/05/2021 at 18:55 GMT
3'
Traoré drives down the wing and hits a neat cross with the outside of his boot, but he gets too much on it and misses the gold shirts in the box
2'
Vitinha takes the free kick, but it's over hit and doesn't cause Johnstone any issues
1'
Otasowie wins a free kick in a good area for Wolves
1st Half
1'
Referee Paul Tierney gets the game under way and West Brom kick off
17:55
Both team are getting ready to make their way out on the pitch as kick-off less than five minutes away
17:50
Nuno's side haven't been quick at starting games this season, in fact no side has scored fewer goals in the opening 15 minutes of Premier League games this season than Wolves (3). Two of Wolves' three goals in this period came in their first game of the season at Sheffield United.
17:45
In the lead up to the game, Allerdyce made it clear that they won't be throwing the towel in until it's mathematically impossible for the Baggies to stay up "We’ll keep on fighting and three points against our rivals just up the road would keep our slim hopes alive."
17:40
The points to game ratio just hasn't been good enough for West Brom this season, they have only picked up 25 points from their 33 matches this term
17:35
Wolves have been a difficult side to predict on their travels this season, winning five, drawing four and losing seven of their 16 Premier League fixtures away from Molineux
17:30
West Brom will come into tonight's game with optimism, as they have won their last three league games against Wolves, last winning more consecutively against their Midlands rivals between 1929-1932 (6)
17:25
It's a season that has faded out for Wolves, a record of 11 wins, eight draws and 14 defeats from 33 matches has left them in 12th position in the table. With their exciting brand of football, expectations are always high for Nuno's side, so missing out on European football next season will be disappointing
17:20
West Brom fans will be looking to their in-form forward Pereira this evening, he has been involved in six goals in his last four Premier League games (4 goals, 2 assists). The Brazilian also scored twice in the Baggies' 3-2 win against Wolves in the reverse fixture
17:15
And here is the side that Nuno has selected to take the derby day bragging rights:
Rui Patrício, Saïss, Coady, Otasowie, Nélson Semedo, Dendoncker, Neves, Aït-Nouri, Vitinha, Traoré, Fábio Silva
Willy Boly is not in the matchday squad. Vitinha is preferred to Daniel Podence, while Fabio Silva comes in for Willan Jose, Owen Otaswowie also comes in to the starting line-up
17:10
Here is how West Brom are set out
Johnstone, Ajayi, O'Shea, Bartley, Furlong, Gallagher, Yokuslu, Maitland-Niles, Townsend, Costa Pereira, Diagne
Allardyce has made one change to his starting XI with defender Dara O’Shea replacing forward Callum Robinson
17:05
Last time these two sides met back in January Albion came from behind to claim victory as two penalties from Matheus Pereira helped them beat Wolves at Molineux. It was only the Baggies' second win of the season and their first under new boss Allardyce