On Saturday Dec 17th, in week 23, West Bromwich Albion will host Rotherham United at The Hawthorns in a meeting of these two evenly matched Championship teams. In their last match, 19th placed West Bromwich Albion, recorded a 2-1 win against Sunderland. Amad Traoré struck first for Sunderland in the 19th minute on a penalty shot, then Tom Rogić got the equalizer for West Bromwich Albion in the 70th minute on a feed from D. Dike Finally they completed the comback victory in the 82nd minute on a goal by D. Dike to cap off a wild match. West Bromwich Albion is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while rotherham United sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Bristol City. Wes Harding scored the first goal for Bristol City on an own goal in the 14th minute, then Chiedozie Ogbene got the equalizer for Rotherham United in the 25th minute on a feed from B. Norton-Cuffy. Rotherham United is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Rotherham United is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ben Wiles and Chiedozie Ogbene each having 2 goals in their last 5. Kyle Bartley has been the most prolific scorer on West Bromwich Albion in his last five matches with two goals.