The promotion-chasing Baggies head to Hillsborough on Saturday knowing a win will all but secure a place in the top six barring an unthinkable goal difference swing in favour of Hull City. Their hosts will have designs on picking up three points themselves of course having climbed out of the bottom three last weekend, sitting one point clear of the drop zone.
A whopping 25 points and 16 league positions separate the two sides, who are battling to achieve very different aspirations heading into the league’s penultimate round of fixtures. But the league table hides the huge resurgence enjoyed by Wednesday since Danny Röhl’s arrival to the club.
“If you look at the table, West Bromwich Albion is in fifth place and Sheffield Wednesday is in twenty-first place,” ex-Leeds United boss Corberan stated. On the other hand, if the table were based on the previous 25 games, they would have only lost by three points to us.
This indicates that despite having a slow start to the league earlier in the season, they are one squad that is playing well. They are a very competitive team that is currently enjoying great success.
Speaking to the official West Brom website, Corberan talked about how his players needed to embrace the “play-off” atmosphere at Hillsborough, which is expected to be packed. The Baggies, who have lost their last two games, will want to get better before probably participating in the postseason.
“For a whole host of different reasons, we cannot underestimate Sheffield Wednesday, and they cannot underestimate us,” he said. They cannot undervalue us because we are striving to accomplish a result that will advance us towards our goal of obtaining a
They will battle to achieve the outcome that would bring them one step closer to their goal of retaining the championship. Each squad is playing for very high goals, and they will both do everything in their power to reach them.
