The Reds travel to The Hawthorns following a thrilling 4-2 victory at Manchester United in midweek, while West Brom’s relegation was confirmed with a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal last weekend.
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West Brom are eight points behind Newcastle, having also played a game more, and quite simply need to win this contest if they are to have a realistic chance of beating the drop.
The Baggies took an 11th-minute lead at The Hawthorns through Kyle Bartley, who headed in Conor Gallagher’s corner for his third goal of the season.
West Brom are currently 19th in the table, 11 points behind 17th-placed Newcastle United, while Brighton are 16th in England’s top flight, just four points clear of the relegation zone.
While the home side sit three points adrift of safety, Villa head into the West Midlands derby in 11th position after a goalless draw against Burnley earlier this week.
The Baggies ended their winless run with a 1-0 victory at fellow strugglers Sheffield United, but they remain inside the relegation zone heading into the weekend.
West Bromwich Albion welcome Sheffield United to The Hawthorns tonight in a battle between the Premier League’s bottom two.
Spurs have won 10 of their 14 matches in all competitions so far and enter this weekend’s action third in the division, two points off leaders and champions Liverpool.
The Baggies have lost their first two games back in the top flight and were knocked out of the EFL Cup in midweek, whereas Chelsea have won and lost their opening two league games.
Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Burnley at The Hawthorns was West Brom’s ninth setback in a row in all competitions, while the Baggies currently sit 10 points adrift at the bottom of the Premier League table.
It looked as though Arsenal had edged a largely uneventful affair when Alexis Sanchez’s free kick deflected in off James McClean for an own goal, but it proved to be that all of the action was reserved for the closing stages.