- Diangana and Thomas-Asante on target
- Baggies move into top six
- Sky Blues down in 20th
West Bromwich Albion surged back into the Championship’s top six with a convincing victory in a Midlands derby aga🥃inst a lacklustre Coventry City.
Grady Diangana opened the scoring in the 17th minute, calmly slotting the𒐪 ball home 🧸from close range after Coventry keeper Ben Wilson parried it into his path.
The Baggies’ second goal was a thing of beauty, orchestrated by a brilliant play from Matt Phillips who set up Brandon Thomas-Asante for a sublime finish. It showcased Albion’s direct approach to seal the victory.
Coventry’s Haji Wright squandered a golden opportunity to level the score earlier in the game, but apart from that, the Sky Blues struggled to muster much of a threat, leading to their third consecutive league defeat.
This result leaves Mark Robins’ side in 20th place, though they are now just eight points behind fifth-placed Albion. The Championship table remai𒉰ns tightly packed, underscoring the competitiveness of this div✅ision.
Betting Implications
West Brom are among the favourites to get into the promotion mix. A title challenge looks unlikely due to the amount of points picked up by Leicester City and Ipswich Town to date. At the time of writing Betway h🧸ave the Baggies priced at 8/1 to go up, making them joint sixth favourites with Sunderland, and 5/2 seventh favourites to make the top six.
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