Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

MATCH STATS

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■ West Brom have won their last three league games against Wolves, last winning more consecutiv­ely against their rivals between 1929-1932 (6).

■ Wolves are winless in their last nine away league games against West Brom (D4 L5) since a 4-2 win in September 1996.

■ West Brom have won two of their last four Premier League home games, as many as they had in their previous 19 at the Hawthorns in the top flight.

■ In their first five Premier League home games under Sam Allardyce, West Brom conceded 19 goals at an average of 3.8 per game. Since then, they’ve conceded just twice in their subsequent five home league games (0.4 per game) and are looking to keep three consecutiv­e home clean sheets in the top flight for the first time since March 2015.

■ Wolves remain the only team not to lose when scoring the first goal in Premier League games this season (W8 D1). However, only West Brom and relegated Sheffield United (both 8) have opened the scoring in fewer games than Wolves (9).

■ Wolves are looking to keep three consecutiv­e away clean sheets in the top flight for the first time since March 1960. However, only Sheffield United (7) have scored fewer away goals than Wolves (14) in the Premier League this season.

■ No side has scored fewer goals in the opening 15 minutes of Premier League games this season than Wolves (3). Two of those came in their first game of the season at Sheffield United.

■ West Brom have used a leaguehigh 30 different players in the Premier League this season. However, just 33 per cent of these have found the net (10).

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