U23 Preview: Rovers challenge to kick-off the new year

Albion’s under-23s kickstart their new calendar year when they take on Blackburn Rovers tonight at the Leyland County Ground, kick-off 7pm.

Alex Stedman

2020-01-06T11:45:00Z

Albion under-23 striker Danny Cashman.

Simon Rusk’s men sit fifth in the table ahead of tonight’s contest with the Lancashire side, and drew 0-0 with Valencia in the Premier League International Cup in their last outing.

Before that, a stunning strike from Peter Gwargis had sealed a 1-0 win over Arsenal on the south coast in Premier League 2 Division 1, and the Swede was also on target a week earlier in a 1-1 draw away to Wolves at Compton Park.

Tonight’s opposition come into the game off the back of a 3-2 win away to Newcastle United in their last outing in the Premier League International Cup, while the side’s last league contest was a 3-1 win over Leicester City in the middle of last month.

Our last fixture…

Albion 0

Valencia 0

Albion line-up: McGill (GK), Yapi, O’Hora, Baluta, Cochrane; Gwargis, Crofts (Jenks 45), J.Davies, Richards; Radulovic (Tolaj 65), Cashman.

Subs not used: Desbois (GK), Freestone, Tsoungui, Spong, Vukoje.

Romaric Yapi in action against Valencia.

Not at the game?

Fans can follow updates of tonight’s game on the Match Centre and can keep up to date with all the key incidents over on the club’s official Twitter account.

A full match report and reaction will be available shortly after the final whistle, both on here and across all of our social channels.