"Starting with the hosts, while West Brom might have extended on their FA Cup adventure last weekend as they secured a nail-biting penalty shootout victory, the Baggies find themselves at the heart of a public Championship nightmare. Scrapping it out in the bottom-half of the table and with some around the Hawthorns potentially looking over their shoulder at a looming relegation scrap, new boss Eric Ramsay has a major jobs on his hands in the Midlands."
"As for the visitors, while Middlesbrough might open Friday's trip to the Midlands sat in the automatic promotion spots, Kim Hellberg's camp are in the midst of what has become a worrying rut. Watching their respective FA Cup adventure come to an end last weekend following a 3-1 defeat away at Premier League outfit Fulham, the former Hammarby boss has seen his squad muster just a single win from any of their previous seven appearances across all competitions."
West Brom sit in the Championship's bottom half under new boss Eric Ramsay and face a looming relegation scrap. The Baggies have lost four of their last five league matches and conceded multiple goals, failing to keep a clean sheet in seven consecutive games across all competitions. West Brom have recorded only one unscathed outing in 14 matches since November 1. Middlesbrough occupy an automatic promotion spot but have won just one of their last seven matches after a 3-1 FA Cup defeat at Fulham. Middlesbrough produced a 4-0 league win over Southampton earlier in the month but otherwise lack consistency. Head-to-head history favors Middlesbrough.
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