Don Goodman shares West Brom play-off prediction, names Southampton and Ipswich
Don Goodman believes the play-off picture will look a lot clearer for West Brom one way or another come the end of a gruelling February period.
The Baggies kicked the month off with a 1-0 victory over West Midlands rivals Birmingham City on Saturday (3 February).
Albion now have a week off, before quickfire matches against Ipswich Town, Cardiff City, Southampton, Plymouth Argyle and Hull City.
Speaking to West Brom News, Goodman said of the upcoming run: “The Ipswich and Southampton games spring off the page.
“It’s a massively important month for West Brom with all those important fixtures.
“If at the end of February they are still fifth, and still have that cushion on the chasing pack, you’d fancy them to finish in the play-offs.”
West Brom’s February fixtures
February really could cement West Brom’s place in the play-offs as we fast approach the business end of the campaign.
Carlos Corberan’s men kicked things off in the perfect fashion with an Andreas Weimann-inspired win over Birmingham.
Up next is a flailing Ipswich side, who may have lost momentum but remain arguably the third best team in the division.
Southampton are the team now in possession of second place and they visit The Hawthorns three days after Cardiff rock up.
While the Ipswich and Southampton games are eye-catching, the clash with Hull on 24 February could be massive.
As things stand, Albion are three points above the sixth-placed Tigers, so that is a six-pointer of sorts.
Incredibly, in three weeks’ time there will be just 12 games of the regular season remaining.
Hopefully for West Brom, there will be three more games on top of that to look forward to.
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