Carlos Corberan makes brutal John Swift decision as West Brom confirmed XI announced v Leicester City
Carlos Corberan has made the ruthless decision to axe creative West Brom maestro John Swift for his first eleven for Saturday’s crucial lunchtime clash against Leicester City.
The Baggies can move into the Championship top three for a few hours with a win over the table-topping Foxes and to do that Corberan has made three changes to his starting eleven.
Announcing on their official X page (2 December) Brandon Thomas-Asante and Matt Phillips come in for Swift and the injured Jed Wallace, while Semi Ajayi replaces Kyle Bartley who is nowhere to be seen.
Huge clash
The Baggies are on a tremendous upward curve right now and can cement their stunning progress under Corberan with a win over Enzo Maresca’s stuttering Foxes.
Leicester City are on a run of one win in their last four games in the Championship and are hanging on to the top spot by a solitary point.
West Brom may not find themselves in a better position to beat them given their wobbling form in recent weeks in what will be an intriguing and feisty clash between two of the best teams in the division right now.
Corberan has certainly made some big calls throughout the campaign already and fans may feel he’s been forced into some of them given the rapid amount of injuries suffered in recent months.
However, the Baggies will be mightily relieved they have players back right and it’s a huge bonus with a busy December ahead and the Spaniard has made the ruthless call to axe his most creative outlet.
The former Reading returned against Cardiff in midweek in fine fettle, completing 100% of his dribbles, 100% of his long balls, winning two of his three ground duels, and recording one key pass [SofaScore] in a very encouraging return to the team.
However, the Spaniard has made the decision to recall Thomas-Asante.
In other West Brom news, Guochuan Lai appears to be very close to an exit from the Hawthorns amid a recent development involving a prospective takeover.