7′ Furlong gets in Pereira’s way and the defenders shot is wide of the target. It’s not just the rain causing havoc so far but the wind as well.
5′ It looks as though Wolves have started in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Otasowie is playing wide on the right with Traore on the opposite flank. Saiss and Coady are at the heart of the defence with Neves and Dendoncker shielding them. Semedo and Ait Nouri are the wing backs with Vitinha playing behind Fabio Silva.
3′ It’s absolutely tipping it down with rain allowing the ball to zip around the surface quickly. Saiss tries to lob the ball forward and Ajeyi gives away a cheap free-kick after a foul on Vitinha.
1′ We’re underway at The Hawthorns.
The teams are in the tunnel and we’re just moments away from kick off at The Hawthorns.
The home side tonight ran out 3-2 winners in the reverse fixture at Molineux and desperately need a repeat of that tonight as their Premier League survival hopes hang in the balance.
Nuno Espirito Santo makes two changes to the side that was demolished 4-0 by Burnley as Willy Boly and Podence are replaced by Otasowie and Vitinha.
Sam Allardyce makes one change from the 2-2 draw against Aston Villa as O’Shea replaces Robinson in the starting squad.
SUBSTITUTES: John Ruddy, Ki-Jana Hoever, Max Kilman, Daniel Podence, Willian Jose, Morgan Gibbs-White, Luke Kunde, Theodor Corbeanu, Christian Marques.
WOLVES XI (3-5-2): Rui Patricio; Romain Saiss, Conor Coady, Owen Otasowie; Nelson Semedo, Leander Dendoncker, Ruben Neves, Vitinha, Rayan Ait Nouri; Adama Traore, Fabio Silva.
SUBSTITUTES: David Button, Hal Robson-Kanu, Callum Robinson, Jake Livermore, Matthew Phillips, Grady Diangana, Romaine Sawyers, Lee Peltier, Karlan Grant.
WEST BROM XI (5-4-1): Sam Johnstone; Darnell Furlong, Dara O’Shea, Kyle Bartley, Semi Ajeyi, Conor Townsend; Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Matheus Pereira, Okay Yokuslu, Conor Gallagher; Mbaye Diagne.
The Baggies need to win their remaining five matches if they have any chance of avoiding relegation, whilst Wolves sit comfortably safe in 12th position after a poor season so far by their standards.
Welcome to live coverage of West Brom v Wolves in the Premier League. Kick off is in 30 minutes.
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