Conor Townsend will miss West Brom’s Championship final-day clash with Barnsley due to injury, according to reliable journalist Steve Madeley.
The Lowdown: Baggies’ season ends
The Baggies play their last game of a hugely disappointing season on Saturday afternoon, with the Tykes making the trip to the Hawthorns.
Steve Bruce’s side go into the game sitting 10th in the table and with no chance of finishing in the playoff positions, summing up their struggles.
Having started the campaign as one of the promotion favourites, and with Valerien Ismael a seemingly exciting managerial appointment, things have unravelled at an alarming rate.
The Latest: Townsend ruled out
With Kyle Bartley already ruled out of the game, Madeley took to Twitter to confirm that Towsend would also be absent from Saturday’s match:
“Team news from Steve Bruce. Kyle Bartley will miss tomorrow after badly twisting his ankle. Scan results due today. Conor Townsend also out of the Barnsley game.”
The Verdict: Final-day blow
While the weekend game is ultimately not too important, considering there is little to nothing riding on it, Townsend’s absence still has to be considered a blow.
The defender has started 43 of West Brom’s 45 league games this season, highlighting his dependability, and he has also averaged 2.1 aerial duel wins and 1.8 tackles per game.
The hope is that the Baggies are still too strong for an already-relegated Barnsley side, however, at least managing to finish a poor season in style.
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