Albion make the short trip to St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park for a Sky Bet Championship battle with Birmingham City on Tuesday night (ko 8pm).
The Baggies head into the tussle having collected a point at home to Stoke City on Saturday, a result which ensured they'll travel to the second city sitting outside the bottom three.
Hosts Blues are on a seven-game unbeaten run and moved to within two points of the play-off positions last weekend courtesy of a 2-1 home win over Leicester City.
The reverse fixture at The Hawthorns ended in a 1-1 draw back in November. Alex Mowatt's early opener was cancelled out by Marvin Ducksch's late header. Check out the highlights below.
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WBA Radio & WBA TV duo Gez Mulholland and Andy Johnson will provide live commentary from the second city, with coverage starting at 7.45pm.
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The opposition
Birmingham City's return to the Sky Bet Championship has been a solid one, but those associated with Tuesday's hosts will be hoping they can squeeze out of the middle of the pack and mount a play-off challenge in the final few months of the term.
The Blues sit tenth in the second-tier table and are closing in on the top six, having won four and drawn two of their last six league fixtures.
Their 2-1 home triumph over Leicester City on Saturday means they're just two points shy of the play-off spots and will move up to sixth if they beat the Baggies.
Tuesday's hosts have one of the strongest records in front of their own supporters in the division, losing just one of their 15 matches played on home soil this season. They've also hit 30 goals at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, which is the second-highest home tally in the Championship, bettered only by Coventry City.
Chris Davies, a former coach at Tottenham Hotspur, was appointed ahead of the start of the 2024/25 Sky Bet League One term. The 40-year-old guided the Blues to a record-breaking campaign in his first year in charge and will be keen to help them have a shot at promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs this season.
His overall record at the club is impressive, winning 58, drawing 19 and losing just 17 of his 94 games in charge.
Memorable meeting
Albion were 2-1 winners at Birmingham City in the FA Cup in January 2015.
Victor Anichebe bagged a brace for the Baggies inside the opening 35 minutes before Jonathan Grounds pulled one back on the stroke of half-time for Blues.
The hosts were unable to find an equaliser and Tony Pulis' team advanced to round five.
Check out the highlights below.
Albion's recent record at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Birmingham City 3-1 Albion, October 2023
The visitors were defeated on their travels in early October in 2023 despite taking a fifth-minute lead thanks to John Swift. The hosts hit back and scored three times through Juninho Bacuna, Dion Sanderson and Gary Gardner.
Birmingham City 2-0 Albion, February 2023
Blues were comfortable winners on a Friday night in the middle of February in 2023. Hannibal Mejbri scored the first in the opening 45 direct from a free-kick. Now Albion defender Krystian Bielik made it 2-0 just seven minutes into the second period. The Baggies were unable to put the home team under any real pressure and left St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park with nothing.
Birmingham City 1-0 Albion, April 2022
The Baggies were narrowly beaten by Blues towards the end of the 2021/22 season. A second-half penalty from Lyle Taylor was enough to settle what was a really poor game.
Pre-match stats
Albion will have their sights set on securing a first win at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park since December 2019 in midweek. Slaven Bilic's Baggies claimed a 3-2 win there thanks to efforts from Grady Diangana and Charlie Austin (2). Blues have been victorious in the last three meetings between the two sides in the second city.
Blues have the chance to go eight games unbeaten in midweek. They've won five and drawn two of their last seven in all competitions. The last time they went eight unbeaten was during a run of 10 - the final six matches of the 2024/25 term and the first four of the current campaign.
The Baggies kept a first clean sheet in 11 games on Saturday. They'll be aiming to secure consecutive shutouts for the first time since October 2024.
Albion have scored exactly one goal in the last three head-to-head meetings with Blues.
Birmingham have won eight of their nine midweek home league games under Chris Davies, drawing the other. They've kept seven clean sheets and scored at least twice in eight of those matches.
Colours for the road
The Baggies will wear their green and yellow away kit against the Blues.
Albion also donned those particular colours in their last five away games.
Ticket information
Tickets in the away end for West Bromwich Albion's Sky Bet Championship trip to local rivals Birmingham City have now sold out.
The Baggies will be backed by 2,005 fans for the encounter at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park. Thank you for your outstanding support!
