Blackpool vs West Bromwich Albion prediction, preview, team news and more | FA Cup 2020-21

West Bromwich Albion travel to Blackpool in their FA Cup third-round fixture

Blackpool welcome West Bromwich Albion to the Bloomfield Road Stadium in their FA Cup third-round fixture on Saturday.

The League One side recorded a 4-0 win in their second-round fixture over Harrowgate Town to secure a date with The Baggies in the third round.

As a Premier League club, West Brom will be playing their first FA Cup game of the season in this fixture.

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Blackpool vs West Bromwich Albion Head-to-Head

The two clubs have squared off 89 times across all competitions. In these meetings, West Brom have been the better side, winning 43 times. The Seasiders have secured 31 wins in this fixture.

Only 15 games have ended in draws, with the two sides last sharing points in 1976.

There have been eight encounters in the FA Cup between the sides. West Brom have won on four occasions, Blackpool have one win, and three games have ended in stalemates.

Blackpool form guide: L-L-D-W-D

West Bromwich Albion form guide: L-L-D-L-D

Blackpool vs West Bromwich Albion Team News

Blackpool

The hosts have three players ruled out for this fixture. CJ Hamilton remains out of action on account of a hamstring injury while Chris Maxwell and Matty Virtue are unavailable as they recover from COVID-19.

Defender Daniel Gretarsson has not featured in the club's last three games, though manager Neil Critchley claims that it's not because of an injury.

⏪ Flash back to 2010, when the Seasiders secured a 2-1 victory over Saturday's FA Cup third round opponents, @WBA.

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— Blackpool FC (@BlackpoolFC) January 6, 2021

Injured: CJ Hamilton, Chris Maxwell, Matty Virtue

Doubtful: Daniel Gretarsson

Suspended: None

West Bromwich Albion

Striker Karlan Grant picked up a foot injury two days ago in training and is ruled out for the FA Cup fixture.

The visitors will have to make the trip without Karlan Grant, Conor Townsend and Hal Robson-Kanu. Grant became the latest addition to the injury list after a foot injury before their Premier League clash against Arsenal.

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— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) January 6, 2021

Injured: Karlan Grant, Conor Townsend, Hal Robson-Kanu

Doubtful: None

Suspended: None

Blackpool vs West Bromwich Albion Predicted XI

Blackpool Predicted XI (4-4-2): Sam Walker; Ollie Turton, Marvin Ekpiteta, Daniel Ballard, James Husband; Daniel Kemp, Grant Ward, Kenny Dougall, Keshi Anderson; Gary Madine, Jerry Yates

West Bromwich Albion Predicted XI (4-1-4-1): Sam Johnstone; Branislav Ivanovic, Semi Ajayi, Dara O'Shea, Kieran Gibbs; Romaine Sawyers; Matheus Pereira, Matthew Phillips, Conor Gallagher, Grady Diangana; Callum Robinson