After a disappointing 3-2 loss to Wolfsburg on Thursday, Pompey travel to the Hawthorns on Sunday to face West Brom.
Adams' injury problems ahead of the Baggies only include Lassana Diarra, Younes Kaboul and John Utaka who were all out for Wolfsburg, with Armand Traore, who picked up a knock in the last five minutes on Thursday, will be facing a fight for fitness with a late fitness test before the game.
West Brom manager Tony Mowbray has no injury worries ahead of Sunday, his only decision comes in the form of whether to play a 4-5-1 system with Ismael Miller up front, or to revert to a 4-4-2 system and include Roman Bednar up there with him.
The Baggies currently sit at 20th in the Premier League, and following the loss in Germany, hopefully we get bounce back with a big win away and slowly start to climb up the table putting pressure on Villa and Arsenal.
West Brom haven't won in eight games, and Adams will look to increase that to nine on Sunday.
Whether Kranjcar and Belhadj will play after their poor performances at the weekend will be down to the fitness of other players, but I think Belhadj may keep his place in the side, with Diop replacing Kranjcar.
Crouch is likely to come back in to attack reverting back to 4-4-2 rather than the unsuccessful 4-5-1 from Wolfsburg.
Pompey last faced West Brom in the FA Cup semi-final as Kanu scored the only goal to send us through to the final, but Adams will be hoping for a more considerable win and so will the travelling fans.
Key Man: Jermain Defoe, I believe Defoe's pace and finishing will be key to downing West Brom, Crouch will need to knock it down for the England forward but the West Brom defence struggle for pace for Defoe may cash in on his opportunity.
West Brom player to watch: Ismael Miller caused Pompey a few problems in the FA Cup semi-final last season, and I think Pompey's defence will need to stay awake as Miller will be looking to throw his weight around and push through Campbell and Distin.
The Pompey Pages prediction: The Daily Mail believe it will be a 0-0 draw with two dodgy England keepers and poor defending, but the Pompey Pages predicition is a comfortable 3-0 win to Pompey.
Possible starting Xls
West Brom: Carson, Meite, Zuiverloon, Olsson, Robinson, Greening, Koren, Brunt, Valero, Miller.
Portsmouth: James; Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Belhadj, Little, Diop, Davis, Hughes, Crouch, Defoe.
4 comments:
i reckon a comfortable 2-0 for your men, good preview, shame about the midweek game
I fancy you this weekend, the Baggies looked poor at the Brit the other week and you've been in reasonable form lately
i think we will strike them hard in a fight to bounce back from Wolfsburg
You've gotta think that this is a win for Pompey, too much quality up front for a poor defensive side the cope with. 2-0 Pompey.
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