Portsmouth have failed to win any of their past seven away league games against West Brom (D2 L5) since a 3-0 victory at the Hawthorns in February 1998. West Brom are unbeaten in their last nine home league games (W3 D6), their longest run since April 2023 (a run of 12).

After languishing in the relegation places over the festive period, back-to-back triumphs for Portsmouth have propelled them up to 18th spot in the Championship rankings, three points above Ruben Selles 's Hull City, who are currently occupying the highest of the bottom-three places.

Follow live coverage as West Bromwich Albion face Stoke City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Mowbray is already looking ahead after losing 2-0 on his first game back in management against his first football love, Middlesbrough. Although Albion dropped to seventh in the Championship, Mowbray is already boldly targeting six points from the Baggies' next two matches.

Tony Mowbray's return to the dugout ended in defeat as his West Brom side were beaten 2-0 by Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.

Out of favour Ipswich Town striker Ali Al-Hamadi is on the verge of securing a loan move to West Bromwich Albion for the remainder of the season. The 22-year-old Iraq international has struggled for game time in the Premier League this season,

West Bromwich Albion, watched by new boss Tony Mowbray, come from behind to earn a draw with Stoke, after Nathan Lowe's early strike.