Blues Reserves Face West Brom

Last updated : 26 October 2004 By Brian Cartlidge
After picking up just one point from their past two games Keith Bertschin's second string will be looking to get back to winning ways with a victory over a West Brom Reserves side that have picked up two wins in their last three games.

In the corresponding fixture last season, on 3rd September 2003, Blues Reserves recorded a comfortable 3-0 win against the Baggies Reserves at St Andrews.

To read IPFreely's match report on last seasons home game, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/200426th NovWest Brom Res0 - 0Blues ResPREM
2003/20043rd SeptBlues Res3 - 0West Brom ResPREM

Blues Reserves have won five and drawn two of their opening nine league games this season. A total of 14 goals have been scored in those games, with 11 conceded.

West Brom Reserves in their first ten games have won three and drawn three. While the Baggies have hit 10 goals in these games, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Blues' 17 points from 9 games sees them sitting in second place in the Barclays Premiership Reserves League (North) table. West Brom currently find themselves eighth in the division. Their ten games have yielded 12 points.

To see a recent reserves league table, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Blues Res3111554
West Brom Res3201646


Blues: Vaesen, Blake, Alsop, Oji, Painter, Howland, Birley, Hall, Curtis, Kilkenny, Motteram. Subs: Bagnall, Reynolds, Parratt, Howell, Price.

West Brom (from): Kuszczak, Miotto, Clement, Berthe, Chambers, Dobie, Davies, Dyer, Elvins, Hulse, Inamoto, Midworth, O'Connor, Patterson, Smikle, Wallwork.

Kick off at Damson Park tonight is 7pm.

Admission is free to season ticket holders, and Junior Supporters' Club Members or £4 for adult non-season ticket holders and £2 for concessions.