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Having been to Hull and back on Friday night in more ways than one, it's probably for the best that we're hastening back to hearth and home this week with back to back matches at the Hawthorns: first the postponed visit of Wigan on Tuesday night, closely followed by Huddersfield on Saturday. Both teams are adrift at the foot of the table, but also coming to that point in the season when miraculous wins over complacent sides breathe fresh life into the relegation fight.

Wigan in particular are becoming an infuriating thorn in Albion's side, as our 2-0 home win at Christmas 2018 remains our only league win in the last six against them, and the Latics have taken three points on three of their last four Hawthorns visits. Yet given the recent form of the two teams, a repeat of those results would be a startling reversal: Albion's home record since November has been redoubtable, while in the same time, Wigan have been winless on the road and accrued a mere five points.

Huddersfield's woes encompass consecutive 4-0 defeats on the last two weekends, and no wins on their travels since Boxing Day. I'll leave it to their fans to fill in the blanks on what looks like a disastrous season, but come Saturday, Albion again need to hunt for the win if the playoffs are to remain a realistic objective. Injuries are the Achilles heel that contributed to our Friday night slip, and they could easily be our undoing again, but hopefully our home mojo will see us through this week with flying colours.