- 南安普顿在常规赛中两次击败西布朗。
- 圣徒队在最后一天以2比1战胜了利兹队。
- 阿尔比恩队在过去的八场比赛中只赢了两场。
寻求立即回归的圣徒
周日，南安普顿队将在英冠附加赛半决赛首回合对阵西布朗队，客队可以在首回合占据优势。
圣徒队正在争取在第一次尝试时就重返英超，他们会看好对阵巴格斯队的机会，因为他们在常规赛的两场联赛中都击败了东道主。
圣徒应该有信心
南安普顿队在本赛季的最后一天以2-1战胜利兹队，结束了三连败，这场胜利应该会在附加赛抽签之前给他们带来鼓舞。
巴格斯队在最后一天结束了自己的三连败。然而，那场胜利是在对阵普雷斯顿队时取得的，这支球队几乎没有什么可打的了，而阿尔比恩队已经有一段时间不太好了，在最后八场比赛中只赢了两场；这很难成为附加赛报价的理想准备。
在正常联赛赛季赢得两场比赛后，南安普顿队看起来很有可能在温布利球场获得一席之地，他们可以在第一回合领先山楂队。
Baggies可以让领带保持活力
今年2月，南安普顿队在这里以2-0获胜，但他们可能不得不在第二回合比赛前取得一球优势。西布朗在主场的进球通常很好，本赛季他们在山楂球场的23场比赛中攻入38球。
圣徒队在最近九场客场比赛中只有两次零封对手，西布朗队可以确保他们在南海岸之旅中仍处于平局状态。所以客场2-1获胜在这里很有吸引力。
亚当·阿姆斯特朗是圣徒队本赛季的头号得分手，他在对阵利兹联的比赛中结束了七场比赛的进球荒。阿姆斯特朗应该从结束他贫瘠的赛季中获得信心，他可以在周日的任何时候努力帮助他的球队取得胜利。
- Southampton beat West Brom twice in the regular season.
- Saints won 2-1 at Leeds on the final day.
- Albion have won just two of their last eight.
Saints looking for immediate return
Southampton head to West Brom in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final on Sunday and the visitors can seize a first leg advantage.
Saints are bidding to bounce back to the Premier League at the first attempt and they will fancy their chances against the Baggies, having beaten their hosts in both league games during the regular campaign.
Saints should be confident
Southampton ended a three-game losing streak by winning 2-1 at Leeds on the final day of the season and that victory should give them a boost ahead of the lottery that is the play-offs.
The Baggies ended a three-game losing streak of their own on the final day. However, that win came against a Preston side with little left to play for and Albion have been out-of-sorts for a while now, winning just two of their final eight games – which is hardly ideal preparation for a play-off bid.
After winning both games during the normal league season, Southampton look well placed to book a spot at Wembley and they can come away from the Hawthorns with a first leg lead.
Baggies can keep the tie alive
Southampton won 2-0 here back in February but they may have to settle for a one-goal advantage before the return leg. West Brom are generally good for a goal at home and they managed 38 goals in 23 games at the Hawthorns in the Championship this term.
Saints have just two clean sheets in their last nine away and West Brom can ensure they are still in the tie for the trip to the South Coast. So a 2-1 away win appeals here.
Adam Armstrong is Saints’ leading scorer this season and he ended a seven-game goal drought against Leeds. Armstrong should draw confidence from ending his barren spell and he can help fire his side to victory with an anytime effort on Sunday.
