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If you've heard a strange spluttering noise around the Hawthorns this month, never fear: that'll just be the sound of our season fizzling out. Hopes of a fifty-point season have somewhat faded, and even hanging on to eighth place is increasingly looking like a tough ask for the Baggies. To achieve either, at least one win from the next couple of games will probably be necessary, and the first is against in-form Leicester on Saturday while we're decimated by injuries.

For those who don't wish to know the result, look away now.

There are a lot of cries for Pulis to blood youngsters at this stage of the season with little to lose, and it's a pretty understandable position. The only persuasive argument against it I can see is that throwing them in at the deep end could cause a setback if they have a nightmare out there, but then, that's always going to be the case no matter how old they are. Really, we want something to cheer about after six long weeks since the Arsenal game when nothing's gone our way.

Although I'm not expecting big things on Saturday, hopefully the team can give us a bit of hope as we move into the season's closing weeks.