The two sides come in to the match with differing results. Tony Mowbray in his first game of his second spell at the Hawthorns, oversaw a 2-0 defeat to his former club Middlesbrough on Tuesday.
A day later, Pompey won 3-1 against Stoke City at Fratton Park, as they continued their brilliant home form. It's now time for the Blues to address their away day struggles, having lost their last five matches on their travels, whilst being winless since October 19.
West Brom are on a four game winless run across all competitions, with their only win of 2025 coming on New Year's Day when they beat Preston North End. In front of their own supporters, they have a nine-game unbeaten run going on.
Pompey's record against Saturday's opposition is poor, having only defeated them twice in the last 11 league meetings. Earlier on in the campaign, West Brom won 3-0 in the reverse fixture, and are looking for a league double over them for the first time since the 2001/02 campaign. The last time Pompey tasted success at West Brom was a 3-0 victory back in February 1998.
Team news wise, the home team will be without their top scorer Josh Maja. Maja had to undergo surgery for a lower leg injury, and will be out for several weeks. Maja was reportedly attracting interest from the Premier League before he was sidelined.
As for Pompey, they have recruited striker Thomas Waddingham from Brisbane Roar. John Mousinho said in his pre-match press conference that the young Australian striker will travel with them to the West Midlands, and he could have some involvement. His compatriot Jacob Farrell is out for the season with a medial ligament injury, whilst Kusini Yengi is still a few weeks away from training.
Here’s the latest injury details from both camps.
1. Regan Poole - out
Hasn't trained since picking up a hamstring injury against Norwich City over a month ago. | Jason Brown/ProSportsImages Photo: Jason Brown/ProSportsImages
2. Regan Poole - out (continued)
John Mousinho said: 'Regan’s not quite there yet, he is still a couple of weeks away from getting back on the training ground, so is a bit behind. ‘The hamstring has niggled and stayed there for a bit longer than we thought and he felt his calf a bit on that side as well. ‘It’s all a consequence of the knee surgery he’s had, these things definitely happen when you’ve had knee surgery and everything else. He’s knocked out of balance. ‘The ACL is stronger than it has ever been, but you have a hamstring graft on that side, it affects the calf, it affects the hip, all these sorts of things.' | National World
3. Semi Ajayi - out
Been out since October with a serious hamstring injury. Won't play until March at the earliest. Photo: Nathan Stirk
4. Conor Shaughnessy - doubt
Been sidelined since August with several injury set backs. He's done a few weeks of full training, and now it's a case of just waiting on whether John Mousinho thinks he is ready or not. | Jason Brown/ProSportsImages Photo: Jason Brown/ProSportsImages