West Bromwich Albion vs Crystal Palace. Premier League Asia Trophy 3rd/4th Place Play-Offs.
Hong Kong Stadium.
Saturday 22 July 2017 13:48, UK
West Brom and Crystal Palace meet in the third-place play-off in the Premier League Asia Trophy on Saturday in Hong Kong, live on Sky Sports.
The Baggies were beaten in their semi-final by Leicester, losing 7-6 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Jay Rodriguez had scored his first goal for the club before Riyad Mahrez equalised for the Foxes.
Boss Tony Pulis was happy to see Rodriguez net on his first friendly appearance for the club.
"Of course it was great for Jay to score a goal like that but even more important was the time on the pitch," said Pulis.
"He has had his injuries in the past and it's about getting Jay and all the players through the pre-season without any problems."
Palace, meanwhile, were seen off 2-0 by Liverpool thanks to goals scored by Dominic Solanke and Divock Origi, and the two sides will now face each other at 11am (UK time), with coverage getting under at 10.30am on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event.
Despite their defeat, new boss Frank de Boer is pleased with the progress his side have made so far in pre-season. He said: "I know the players much better; it's not often that you get to spend pretty much 24 hours with them for seven days so it's good for the staff, especially the new members.
"Also it's good for the players to know me a little bit better and also to really implement what we want from the players - not the just the shape but also what I expect from them on the field."
Team news
Jonny Williams and Yohan Cabaye missed the Liverpool match after sustaining knocks in training, but could return to feature against West Brom.
Wilfried Zaha is also set to be fit despite appearing to be hurt by a hefty challenge from Marko Grujic on Wednesday. Patrick van Aanholt and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are among those who could start after they came off the bench against Liverpool.
Veteran West Brom defender Gareth McAuley will continue his recovery from a thigh injury suffered last month on international duty, while James Morrison returned home before their opening game due to the death of a close friend and hasn't yet met back up with the squad.
Nacer Chadli came off the bench against Leicester and could start on Saturday in Hong Kong.