class=”article_teaser__2t5do”>With the Foxes missing several key defensive players, Al Hain-Cole expects goals at both ends when they take on Bilic's newly-promoted side on Sunday<\/p>\n
<\/head><\/p>\nWest Bromwich Albion will be hoping to make a winning return to the Premier League when they welcome Leicester City to the Hawthorns on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Slaven Bilic steered the side to automatic promotion in his first season in command, securing a runners-up spot behind runaway champions Leeds.<\/p>\n
West Brom vs Leicester Latest Odds<\/p>\n
Having won just four of their last 25 top flight matches on home turf, they are 14\/5 (3.80) outsiders with bet365 to celebrate their comeback with a shock victory over the 2015-16 champions.<\/p>\n
The Foxes finished last season on a sour note after losing out on a top four spot in the final match of the campaign, but are available at 19\/20 (1.95) to get off to a positive start this time around by coming out on top here.<\/p>\n
Three of the hosts\u2019 last four league matches last season resulted in draws, and you can get odds of 13\/5 (3.60) on them earning a stalemate in this one.<\/p>\n
West Brom vs Leicester Team News<\/p>\n
Conor Townsend and Kenneth Zohore both failed late fitness tests due to respective ankle and calf injuries.<\/p>\n
Christian Fuchs and Ricardo Pereira are injured and Wes Morgan and James Maddison are also out, while Johnny Evans serves the first match of his three-game suspension for the red card he picked up on the final day of last season.<\/p>\n
West Brom XI: Johnstone, Furlong, Bartley, Ajayi, O’Shea, Gibbs, Costa Pereira, Livermore, Sawyers, Diangana, Robinson<\/p>\n
Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Ndidi, Soyuncu, Castagne, Mendy, Perez, Praet, Tielemans, Barnes, Vardy<\/p>\n
West Brom vs Leicester Preview<\/p>\n
Although surely determined to put last season\u2019s collapse behind them as soon as possible, Brendan Rodgers\u2019 team is severely hampered by the list of absentees – particularly in defence.<\/p>\n
Having failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last six league matches on the road last season – conceding 10 times in the last four – they are surely vulnerable to a Baggies team buoyed by their recent promotion.<\/p>\n
West Brom vs Leicester Tips and Predictions<\/p>\n
All in all, odds of 4\/5 (1.80) look like solid value on both teams finding the net for the seventh time in eight encounters between West Brom and Leicester.<\/p>\n
All odds correct at time of writing. Please gamble responsibly. <\/p>\n