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West Bromwich Albion will aim to continue fighting towards promotion to the Premier League as they enter a busy festive period.

The Baggies currently sit narrowly outside the top six, with a remarkable nine draws from their last 10 Championship outings leaving Albion supporters frustrated with Carlos Corberan over the style of play and tactics used within games.

In a stark contrast to last season, the Baggies’ struggles and slump down the second tier table has been owed to their poor record at The Hawthorns, with Carlos Corberan’s men ranking 21st for points won on their home patch, with only two victories secured from 8 games.

Meanwhile, Albion boast the second-best away record in the division, securing four wins and five draws from 10 trips on the road.

West Brom will be hoping that The Hawthorns can become a fortress again heading into a busy winter schedule, and that talisman Josh Maja can keep his regular goalscoring form going to keep the club looking up the table rather than over their shoulders.

The Nigerian international’s 10 goals so far this season in the Championship has led to interest arriving from an overseas club, and Albion have a decision to make about his future with such a significant transfer fee touted.

The rise of Josh Maja at West Brom

Maja arrived at The Hawthorns in August 2023 on a free transfer after leaving French side Bordeaux and penned a three-year contract until 2026. With high expectations among the Albion faithful in his debut season, it went far from according to plan for the 25-year-old.

In his opening couple of months in a blue and white shirt, Maja sustained an ankle ligament injury during a goalless draw with Bristol City and was sidelined for eight weeks.

After returning and making his first start away to Sunderland in December 2023, the frontman would go on to suffer a much more serious ankle ligament injury, which kept Maja out for the remainder of that season.

West Brom and Corberan decided not to involve Maja in the two legs of their play-off semi-final with Southampton, with a firm focus on getting the forward ready for this season. The patience shown has been greatly rewarded so far with the frontman reaching double figures for goals heading into the festive run.

Maja has been directly involved in 11 of the 19 goals the Baggies have scored during this campaign, illustrating how much of a key cog to the West Brom system he is with his silky link-up play and clinical edge when put in front of goal.