West Brom V Swansea at The Hawthorns : Match Preview

West Brom V Swansea - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live.Saido Berahino given chance to impress West Brom boss Tony PulisWest Brom striker Saido Berahino is ready to take the next step towards a first-team comeback. The striker has not played for the Baggies since September but will feature in their under-23s' game with Wolves in Kidderminster on Monday night. Berahino has been battling fitness problems this season having been ruled overweight by the club and sent to France on a personal training programme. Albion rejected bids of around B#20million from Stoke and Crystal Palace in the summer with Berahino's contract expiring at the end of the season. The Baggies remain optimistic they can keep the 23-year-old and boss Tony Pulis wants him fit again. He said: "He's playing in the under-23s so that'll be his first full game. Hopefully he'll get through that and then we'll take it from there. "We'll see how he is, if he tires or felt anything then we'd have to deal with it but the plan is for 90 minutes. It's not a game I'd take anything out of. Whether he plays well or badly, the important thing is 90 minutes."We will need everyone by the looks of things. The amazing thing is we have three games this week and then we have nine days off and then four games in eight days. It's quite extraordinary but it's for other people to talk about." Berahino is still unlikely to feature when Albion host Swansea in the Premier League on Wednesday and Craig Dawson is banned following his fifth booking of the season in Sunday's 1-0 loss at Chelsea. Albion are eighth after the defeat while Swansea's 3-0 win over Sunderland breathed fresh life into their survival battle and Pulis has been impressed with Swans boss Bob Bradley. He added: "I've met Bob once when I was in Scandinavia and I had a quick chat with him. He seems a very level-headed type of person who understands the game."He's obviously managed in America and abroad as well. It's a great experience for him and I'm sure he'll relish the challenge."Meanwhile, Bradley has described star midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson as "a vital part" of Swansea's set-up as the January transfer window looms.The Iceland playmaker is in his second spell with the Swans, and such is the 27-year-old's imperious form, that Bradley accepts other clubs will be looking at him. Sigurdsson's market value is likely to be B#20million or more, but Bradley has underlined his importance ahead of Wednesday's clash at The Hawthorns. "Gylfi has been terrific for us," Bradley said. "I am sure there are many clubs that are taking notice. But certainly from our standpoint, we consider him important as we move forward. "We are confident he is going to still be a part of our team as we get into the second half of the season and beyond. "For us to not only improve week to week, but have a little bit of a longer-term vision of how we can improve and how we can move ourselves forward, a player like Gylfi is a vital part of that vision. "I believe that he is going to be with us. All you have to do is look around football, and sometimes crazy things happen, but there is no sense getting too deep into that conversation right now. "On the inside of our football club, we are confident he is going to be part of our team moving forward. We all feel very good about what he is doing for us on the field." Swansea remain in the Premier League's relegation zone, but a 3-0 victory over Sunderland last weekend means they will travel to the Midlands targeting another success that would make it back-to-back league wins for the first time this season. "Building on a good game and turning it into another good effort, trying to put a run together, these are very important parts of growing as a team," Bradley said. "West Brom are a good solid team. Tony's teams are hard to break down, they are direct and there is a physical part of their game. "They are impressive in terms of their team shape and how they go about their business every game. "His record speaks for itself. He deserves respect. If you go around the Premier League, not everyone has the same ideas on football, but also what needs to be said is that not everyone has the same players. "One of the things a top manager understands, and I say this about Tony, is how to get the best out of his team, and so his understanding of what his players are all about and to put them on the field and get them organised in a way that gives them a chance for results. "There are different ways to do it, but ultimately that's what all managers are trying to do."

Source: PAR