Steve McLaren has been a manager under pressure pretty much ever since he took over at St James’s Park in the summer, whereas his adversary on Monday, Tony Pulis, is in that situation for perhaps the first time in his tenure at the Hawthorns following a run of five games without a win.
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Being the committed football manager that he is, you can imagine that as he tucks into his turkey and pigs in blankets on Christmas Day, Tony Pulis’s mind is more likely to be mulling over his Boxing Day team selection than the festivities going on around him.
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Saturday will see the first league meeting between Albion and Bournemouth since the Baggies’ promotion season from the third tier in 1992/1993. At the Cherries’ helm that season was a youthful Tony Pulis in his first managerial position, having been promoted from player/coach in 1992 when Harry Redknapp left the south coast to join West Ham United.
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After remaining unbeaten in three tricky games against London sides, the Baggies travel to the north west this weekend for a first game against Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool.
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Mauricio Pochettino brings his Tottenham Hotspur side to the Hawthorns this weekend as one of the form sides in the Premier League. Spurs sit second in the form table behind Leicester City having amassed 12 points from the last 18, and having not lost in the Premier League since their opening day defeat at Old Trafford.
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West Bromwich Albion travel to the Boleyn Ground this weekend for the 100th meeting between the sides in all competitions. The Baggies are slightly ahead with 39 wins to the Hammers’ 38, and they have scored five more goals in the fixture helped by the 4-0 win in the last game at the Hawthorns in the FA Cup in February.
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