West Bromwich Albion Training Ground

Saturday 24th August 2024 - 11:00
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A photo of Albion youngster Kevin Mfuamba in the 2024/25 home kit

Albion’s PL2 team will be desperate to produce a reaction when they host Brighton this weekend following a disappointing start to the new season. 

The young Baggies play their first home game of the 2024/25 campaign against the Seagulls on Saturday afternoon (ko 11am), and they’ll be looking to show much improvement from their last performance.

Last time out

It was a hard evening for the club’s U21s group as they fell to a 6-1 defeat away at Norwich City last Friday, with Cole Deeming scoring their only goal from a free-kick in East Anglia. 

A photo of Albion PL2 players in action against Norwich City
Albion youngsters in action against Norwich

Venue

The game will be played behind closed doors at the West Bromwich Albion Training Ground.

A photo of the Albion training ground pitches
The U21s will play at the West Bromwich Albion Training Ground this weekend

Pre-match thoughts 

Showing higher standards and a big reaction is what Professional Development Phase boss Richard Beale wants to see from his team this weekend.  

He said: "It was a tough start for us against an older, more physical side. 

"The lads had an off-day, unfortunately, and we paid the price for that. 

"But we’ve been able to do some really good sessions this week in preparation for the game, which has been a big help for us. 

"We’ve been able to work on a number of things and we’re looking forward to a reaction from the players, who know, that their standards are certainly higher than what they showed last Friday."

A photo of Albion PL2 boss Richard Beale
Richard Beale overseeing the U21s training this week

How to follow 

Tickets will be unavailable for Saturday’s behind closed doors Premier League 2 game against Brighton. 

Owing to a first team fixture being played on the same day, a live stream will not be provided for the clash. 

Fans can read the report and reaction from the match on the club’s website at full-time. 

A photo of Albion youngster Harry Whitwell, in the 2024/25 home kit, playing at the club's training ground

A ten-man PL2 side lost to Brighton at the West Bromwich Albion Training Ground on Saturday afternoon. 

Muhamed Diomande’s first-half dismissal reduced the young Baggies’ numbers heading into the second 45, where four goals saw them fall to consecutive defeats. 

Chances were at a premium for both teams during the opening exchanges, and matters were made worse for the hosts when centre-back Diomande picked up two yellow cards in the space of four minutes to put Albion down a man at the interval.

As a result, the visitors from the south coast took full advantage within minutes of the restart. 

Josh Duffus bagged a brace, while Harry Howell and Markus Ifill were also on target on another tough afternoon for the club’s under-21s team.

Albion: Cisse, Nelson, Richards, Diomande, Shaw (Trialist 46), Williams, Mfuamba, Whitwell (Deeming 63), Higgins (Sule 80), Heard, Chimeziri (Dauda 57). 

Subs not used: Hollingshead (GK).

Red cards: Albion (Diomande 41)