This Saturday, 3rd January, West Bromwich Albion is host to Gateshead at The Hawthorns for their first match in the FA Cup this season.
These teams have never played each other before; West Bromwich Albion is a long standing team in the Premier League while Gateshead is currently in the Conference Premier League. As such Gateshead is sure to be feeling nervous ahead of facing a team that is literally in a league above them.
It hardly comes as a surprise that West Bromwich Albion is 1/4 favourite at Winner Sport to win this match while a draw has been set at 11/2 and the odds on Gateshead winning are 9/1. Furthermore, there are odds of 5/1 that West Bromwich Albion will win the game 2 – 0.
At present West Bromwich Albion is sixteenth in the Premier League with 17 points having won 4 games, drawn 5 and lost 10. As mentioned, this is their first match in this season’s FA Cup.
Gateshead is tenth in the Conference Premier League with 40 points having won 10 games, drawn 10 and lost 6. They have already played a few games in the FA Cup this season and in their last game they beat Warrington Town 2 – 0.
