For Russell Martin’s Saints, the goalless draw at The Hawthorns final weekend to open the tie was a case of job achieved – given the Baggies’ extensive disparity between their residence and away kind.

West Brom have received simply one in every of their final seven highway journeys though each units of followers can be conscious that merely something can occur within the play-offs.

But it surely guarantees to be an interesting evening on the south coast as one of many Championship’s greatest assaults hosts one in every of its stoutest defences.

Southampton vs West Brom is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off tonight on Friday Might 17, 2024.

The match will happen at St. Mary’s Stadium in Southampton.

TV channel: Within the UK, tonight’s recreation can be televised dwell on Sky Sports activities Soccer and Sky Sports activities Most important Occasion, with protection starting at 7pm.

Reside stream: Sky Sports activities subscribers may also catch the competition dwell on-line through the Sky Go app.

Neither of those groups have set pulses racing with their performances within the closing weeks of the marketing campaign, nor in a tame however tense first leg.

It guarantees to be one other tight one however Southampton have the better attacking risk to seize the very important breakthrough.

West Brom final claimed victory at St. Mary’s on New Yr’s Eve in 2016, when Hal Robson-Kanu scored the successful purpose.

Southampton to qualify: 1/3

West Brom to qualify: 9/4

Odds through Betfair (topic to vary).