The Baggies started the season as one of the favourites to bounce back from their relegation and return to the English top tier at the first attempt. Young and ambitious manager Valerian Ismael was brought in after he’d impressed with Barnsley. But he was sacked with WBA just below the Championship play-off places. In came Steve Bruce, one of the most experienced managers in the country, fresh from being shown the door by the new Newcastle United owners. So far – it’s not working.Is this the miss of the century? Legendary English boss refused to sign Drogba for only KSh 15,5 million!Rather than injecting the team with new energy and fresh ideas, Bruce’s arrival has had an adverse effect on the team already low in self-belief. The fact that West Brom failed to score a single goal in Bruce’s three matches in charge is a worrying one. Tonight, Albion face another tough challenge as they make they way to another team with an outside chance of promotion – Middlesbrough.Mozzartbet offers world’s biggest odds on Chelsea and Villarreal gamesBoth sides are trying to keep pace with the division’s top six and make sure they are in the play-off places as the crucial part of the season approaches. Middlesbrough lost to Bristol City in their last game and will be hoping to bounce back with a victory over their out-of-form visitors. A victory for Boro tonight will take them back into the play-off places above Sheffield United, who face Blackburn on Wednesday. West Brom can go level on points with tonight’s opponents if they triumph at the Riverside.Steve Bruce hasn’t won a game of football since May last year. He’s managed two clubs since. pic.twitter.com/hQvY9n6GYe— The72 – We Love the #EFL (@_The72) February 20, 2022 Former Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder took charge of Middlesbrough in November after former manager Neil Warnock parted company with the club following their 1-1 draw with Albion at The Hawthorns. Since then, Boro have risen from 14th to seventh in the table and are now just one point and one place below the all-important sixth place. Bruce must be hoping that tradition would help him tonight because Albion have lost just one of their last seven games at the Riverside Stadium against Middlesbrough. But his main concern should be how to get his players to score some goals.EFL CHAMPIONSHIPTuesday22.45: (2.10) Hull (3.10) Barnsley (3.90)22.45: (3.05) Bristol City (3.25) Coventry (2.40)22.45: (2.70) Preston (3.05) Nott.Forest (2.80)22.45: (2.30) Middlesbrough. (3.10) WBA (3.35)23.00: (2.55) Reading (3.25) Birmingham (2.80)Wednesday22.45: (2.35) Huddersfield (3.10) Cardiff (3.25)22.45: (2.10) QPR (3.30) Blackpool (3.70)22.45: (2.25) Stoke (3.15) Luton (3.45)22.45: (1.95) Sheffield Utd (3.40) Blackburn (4.10)22.45: (1.20) Fulham (6.75) Peterborough (14.0)22.45: (2.65) Derby (2.95) Millwall (2.95)***odds are subject to change
