Championship

Kenilworth Road

Saturday 19th February 2022 - 15:00
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Matt Clarke home

West Bromwich Albion are back on their travels in the Sky Bet Championship this weekend, heading down to Luton Town on Saturday afternoon (ko 3pm). 

Boss Steve Bruce has taken one point from his opening two matches in charge of the Baggies, drawing with high-flying Blackburn in the club’s last game on Monday night.

Hosts Luton were unbeaten in five in all competitions before their 3-0 loss at Birmingham City on Saturday, with the Hatters on the hunt for a spot inside the top six come May.

Nathan Jones’ men have an impressive home record. They’ve only lost three of their 15 league matches at Kenilworth Road this season and are without defeat there since November.

Kenilworth Road is the venue for Saturday's clash

How to follow the game

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Opposition

Luton head into the final few months of the campaign with more than half an eye on securing a spot in the Sky Bet Championship play-offs.

The Hatters have enjoyed another impressive season in the second tier of English football having finished 12th last term.

Nathan Jones' men have collected six victories and 20 points from their ten league games since the start of December, with notable results coming against Fulham (1-1), AFC Bournemouth (3-2) and Bristol City (2-1) helping them surge up the standings.

Jones will hope defeat at Birmingham City on Saturday won't deter them from climbing the division further as this weekend's hosts set their sights on another statement victory. 

And Luton will be confident of achieving it in front of their own fans. They've lost just three of their 15 home league matches so far this term, remaining unbeaten in all of their last five at Kenilworth Road (W3, D2). 

Hatters defender Sonny Bradley

Classic clash

Albion won 2-1 at Kenilworth Road on their last visit to Luton.

Harry Cornick's header gave the home side the lead but a Grady Diangana second-half brace turned the game around and secured three points for the Baggies.

Did you know?

Albion have won their last five games against Luton, scoring 11 goals in the process.

The Baggies are eight head-to-head matches unbeaten, winning six and drawing two.

The last time Luton beat the Baggies was in April 1996, with the Hatters claiming a 2-0 victory at The Hawthorns in a Division One encounter. 

Grant goal Luton
Karlan Grant was on target for Albion in the 3-2 win over Luton in August

LV BET's latest odds

Albion come in as favourites at 14/9 (2.55) to secure a result against Luton Town this Saturday.

The Baggies have won six out of the last eight fixtures against the Hatters, scoring a total of 15 goals in the process. LV BET have Bruce's men at 33/20 (2.65) to score over 1.5 goals, and at 11/1 (12.00) to win the game 2-0.

Andy Carroll leads the goalscorer market and measures up at 11/5 (3.20) to get his name on the scoresheet at Kenilworth Road, while Callum Robinson comes in at 25/4 (7.25) to score the last goal of the game.

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Away kit colours

The Baggies will wear their home kit at Luton on Saturday.

Karlan Grant and Callum Robinson in home colours

Luton report

Albion were beaten 2-0 at Luton Town in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday afternoon.

Both sides hit the woodwork during a goalless first period, with Cameron Jerome’s 55th minute header opening the scoring.

Allan Campbell’s strike in the final stages then consigned the Baggies to defeat in Bedforshire.

Steve Bruce’s team are back in action with a trip to Middlesbrough on Tuesday night.

Bruce made one change to his XI from Monday’s draw against Blackburn, bringing Kyle Bartley in for Callum Robinson.

The Baggies boss also opted to switch formation – and it certainly helped his side create early on. Within the opening 20 minutes, Andy Carroll nodded Reach’s cross into the hands of Jed Steer, Matt Clarke headed a chance wide and Karlan Grant saw a low effort fumbled just past the post by Luton’s goalkeeper.

Following a lull in play during the middle section of the half, Albion ramped things up again in the build-up to the interval. Steer did well to deny Carroll’s low volley before, shortly after, a defensive mix-up gave Grant an opportunity at close-range, but his lob came back off the crossbar.

Against the run of play Luton then thought they had snatched the lead, however Jerome’s finish hit the post and – somehow – it remained goalless at half-time.

10 minutes into the second half the hosts did manage to edge ahead, though. Kal Naismith’s whipped free-kick found Jerome in the box, who made no mistake in guiding his header home.

Despite a couple of attacking introductions, Luton managed to wrap up the three points towards the end – Campbell smashing a shot in from distance.

Albion nearly pulled one back when Carroll hammered the crossbar late on, yet it stayed 2-0 to ensure the away side left Luton empty-handed.

Albion: Johnstone; Ajayi, Bartley, Clarke (Diangana 69); Furlong, Molumby, Mowatt (Robinson 78), Townsend; Reach; Grant, Carroll.

Substitutes: Button, Kipré, O’Shea, Gardner-Hickman, Tulloch.