How to watch today's West Brom vs Birmingham City Championship game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

West Bromwich Albion will host Birmingham City in a Championship derby at The Hawthorns on Wednesday.  

West Brom are 17th in the table, while Birmingham sit 10th, so both sides badly need points for their respective targets of pulling clear of the bottom half and pushing toward the playoffs. Interestingly, only three points separate these two teams. 

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch West Brom vs Birmingham online - TV channels & live streams

Paramount+

Watch here

The match will be shown live on Paramount+ in the US. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.

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West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham kick-off time

Championship - Championship

The Hawthorns

The match will be played at The Hawthorns on Wednesday, with kick-off at 3pm ET for fans in the US. 

Team news & squads

West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham lineups

West Bromwich Albion

4-2-3-1

Formation

4-2-3-1

BIR

20

J. Griffiths

6

G. Campbell

2

C. Mepham

4

C. Styles

3

N. Phillips

10

K. Grant

13

T. Collyer

21

I. Price

11

M. Johnston

27

A. Mowatt

19

A. Heggeboe

25

J. Beadle

20

A. Cochrane

5

P. Neumann

4

C. Klarer

24

T. Iwata

7

T. Doyle

16

P. Roberts

10

D. Gray

8

S. Paik

28

J. Stansfield

33

M. Ducksch

4-2-3-1

BIR

WBA

-Line up

• 20

  J. Griffiths

• 6

  G. Campbell

• 2

  C. Mepham

• 4

  C. Styles

• 3

  N. Phillips

• 10

  K. Grant

  79’

• 13

  T. Collyer

  11’

• 21

  I. Price

• 11

  M. Johnston

  77’

• 27

  A. Mowatt

  12’

• 19

  A. Heggeboe

  84’

Substitutes

• 14

  A. Gilchrist

• 17

  O. Diakite

  11’, 79’

• 26

  T. Bany Odeh

• 22

  S. Iling-Junior

  79’

• 23

  J. Wildsmith

• 12

  D. Dike

• 29

  C. Taylor

• 9

  J. Maja

  84’

• 5

  K. Bielik

  79’

Manager

• R. Mason

BIR

-Line up

• 25

  J. Beadle

• 20

  A. Cochrane

• 5

  P. Neumann

• 4

  C. Klarer

  28’

• 24

  T. Iwata

  33’

• 7

  T. Doyle

  78’

• 16

  P. Roberts

• 10

  D. Gray

  83’

• 8

  S. Paik

• 28

  J. Stansfield

  90’ + 3’

• 33

  M. Ducksch

  78’

  83’

Substitutes

• 30

  L. Koumas

• 14

  K. Anderson

  83’

• 9

  K. Furuhashi

  83’

• 17

  L. Dykes

• 12

  M. Leonard

  90’ + 3’

• 21

  R. Allsop

• 6

  J. Robinson

• 41

  E. Cashin

• 26

  B. Osayi-Samuel

Manager

• C. Davies

West Brom team news

Jayson Molumby will sit out Wednesday’s match after receiving his second booking of the game at Coventry.

In his absence, Alex Mowatt is expected to line up alongside Ousmane Diakite at the heart of the Baggies’ midfield.

Birmingham team news

Birmingham were able to take off several important players late in their win over Norwich.

However, the fitness of academy product Gray remains uncertain after he headed down the tunnel with the medical staff soon after being withdrawn at the weekend.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

WBA

Last 5 matches

BIR

1

Win

0

Draws

4

Wins

• Birmingham

  4

  -

  1

  West Bromwich Albion

• West Bromwich Albion

  1

  -

  0

  Birmingham

• Birmingham

  3

  -

  1

  West Bromwich Albion

• Birmingham

  2

  -

  0

  West Bromwich Albion

• West Bromwich Albion

  2

  -

  3

  Birmingham

5

Goals scored

12

Games over 2.5 goals

3/5

Both teams scored

3/5

Standings

Useful links

• Latest betting updates
• Championship news
• Birmingham team page
• West Brom team page
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