Wednesday football tips: Baggies face Blades in big clash in the Championship

West Brom and Sheffield United were both relegated from the Premier League last season but they are expected to be major players in the Championship promotion race under new managers Valerien Ismael and Slavisa Jokanovic.

The pair meet at The Hawthorns on Wednesday night while free-scoring Celtic host AZ Alkmaar, third in the Dutch Eredivisie last term, in Europa League qualifying.

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Nottingham Forest to beat Blackburn

Young Boys to beat Ferencvaros

West Brom to beat Sheffield United

Benfica to beat PSV Eindhoven

Nottingham Forest and West Brom can make the most of home advantage in their Championship fixtures and Swiss champions Young Boys should outclass their Hungarian counterparts Ferencvaros. Benfica are also rock-solid at home and can establish a first-leg lead over PSV in a fourfold that pays 13-1 with Sky Bet.

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West Brom v Sheffield United

Sky Sports Football, 8pm Wednesday

The drop down to the Championship has not solved Sheffield United's goalscoring problems and they could be outclassed by fellow relegated club West Brom at The Hawthorns.

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West Brom

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Over 3.5 goals in Celtic v AZ Alkmaar

Celtic beat Czech opponents Jablonec 7-2 on aggregate in the previous round and have won their last two domestic fixtures 6-0 and 3-2 while opponents AZ Alkmaar averaged 2.21 goals per game in the Eredivisie last season.

Click here to read Steve Davies's full Europa League preview

Goalscorer bet of the day

Nottingham Forest v Blackburn 7.45pm Wednesday

Forest loanee Philip Zinckernagel showed glimpses of his ability for Watford last season after arriving from Bodo/Glimt in January. He scored 19 league goals in his final season in Norway and looks a big price at 7-2 to notch against a leaky Blackburn defence.

Click here to read Dan Childs's full Championship preview

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P Zinckernagel to score at any time

Stat of the day

West Brom v Sheffield United
Sky Sports Football, 8pm Wednesday

Sheffield United have scored only two goals in their last ten away league matches.

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