Can Southampton Extend Unbeaten Run Against Pulis` Baggies?

West Bromwich Albion will look to all but end Southampton`s Champions League hopes tomorrow with a home win against Ronald Koeman`s men. A victory for Tony Pulis` side is equally important, the Baggies still looking down the table in an effort to avoid a late relegation scrap. In 14th position with 27 points, West Brom are a mere five points of the drop zone but could fall to 16th and be two points off safety should results go against them tomorrow.

Southampton will move back into the Champions League places with a win over the Midlands club what with Arsenal not playing Everton at home until Sunday. A win for the Saints would see them a point better off than the Gunners whilst a defeat would see them liable to drop from the fifth position they now occupy with both Liverpool and Tottenham now snapping at their heels.

These two sides have met only once this season, playing out a goalless draw in this initial Premier League fixture at St Marys back in August. betfair have the best price on this game ending 0-0 in this reverse clash with 7/1 being their price on such an outcome. A home clean sheet of any sort can be backed at 9/4 with Coral whilst Southampton are a 31/20 chance to not concede at any time tomorrow.

As a result of their superior league position, Southampton are the team who are currently the favourites to take all three points from this encounter. Both Betvictor and william hill have priced Koeman`s men up at 7/5 in what is expected to be a closely fought game. West Brom can be supported at odds of 5/2 with any of Betbright, Bwin or Spreadex whilst a second draw in succession for these two sides can be picked up at 23/10 (sportingbet).

Tony Pulis took charge of his first Baggies game on New Year`s Day and has since been at the helm for five home matches. These games have seen the former Stoke boss` new club collect a total of four wins and a defeat, seeing them progress through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup alongside moving away from the bottom end of the Premier League table.

With four goals against Conference side Gateshead and a litter of others in subsequent games, Sadio Berahino is the club`s top scoring player in these five home game with seven goals. The suspected future England international can be backed at a price of 3/1 at Bwin to hit the back of the net at any time whilst he is also available at 17/1 with paddy Power to score two or more goals in the game.

Another in-form Baggie is Brown Ideye, who has bagged three goals in these last five home games following a slow start to his Albion career. Having bagged the opener against both Swansea and West Ham, the Nigerian is 8/1 (boylesports) to break the deadlock tomorrow. Ideye scored two goals in that 4-0 FA Cup triumph over the Hammers and is currently priced up at 25/1 (unibet) to earn himself another brace.

Southampton are currently unbeaten in four on the road in the Premier League, winning two of these matches by a goal to nil. Thirteen-to-five (Betvictor, boylesports, Coral, Totesport) says that the Hampshire side will come up with another win without conceding and extend their unbeaten run on their travels in the top tier to five. All of the Saints last three away victories have been earned by a one goal and tomorrow`s match is available at 6/5 (betway) to be decided by a similar one goal margin of victory.

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