{"id":266596,"date":"2026-10-09T12:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/why-update-coming-out-of-birmingham-city-is-bad-news-for-pereira-west-brom\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T12:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:10:11","slug":"why-update-coming-out-of-birmingham-city-is-bad-news-for-pereira-west-brom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/why-update-coming-out-of-birmingham-city-is-bad-news-for-pereira-west-brom\/","title":{"rendered":"Why update coming out of Birmingham City is bad news for Pereira & West Brom"},"content":{"rendered":"

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West Bromwich Albion<\/a> finally return to action in the Championship<\/a> on Saturday as they prepare to welcome Midlands rivals Birmingham City<\/a> to The Hawthorns.<\/p>\n

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The Baggies have had three weeks to stew over their 1-0 loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers on the other side of the international break, and James Morrison will be looking for a response from his side.<\/p>\n

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Birmingham are three points behind West Brom in the division, on 11 points, and will be a tough team to face after only losing one of their eight matches in the league.<\/p>\n

Morrison will be without Nolan Galves for this clash with the Blues, though, as it was revealed last week that the full-back is due to miss the rest of the season with an ACL injury sustained in the loss to Wolves.<\/p>\n

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The Frenchman was the next in line to start at right-back, having joined to bolster that position in the summer, and could have been called upon this weekend, as Callum Styles missed Hungary’s games with an injury.<\/p>\n

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Whilst Morrison revealed that the Hungarian left-back, who had been filling in at right-back, could be back in contention to face Birmingham, the Baggies may not want to take a risk on him.<\/p>\n

At the end of the summer window, West Brom swooped to sign Brayann Pereira from Dutch top-flight side NEC Nijmegen, but he has only made one appearance, as a substitute, in the league this season, coming off the bench against Derby County.<\/p>\n

If Styles is not fit enough to play from the start, Pereira could be thrown in for his full Championship debut at right-back against Birmingham.<\/p>\n

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25\/26 Eredivisie<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Brayann Pereira<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

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Appearances<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Starts<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Big chances created<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Assists<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Ground duel success rate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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66%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Aerial duel success rate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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33%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Error led to shot<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Penalties given away<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

The 23-year-old defender struggled at times in the Netherlands last season, making four errors that led to shots or penalties, and facing a team as strong as Birmingham could be a baptism of fire for him.<\/p>\n

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\n Why Birmingham update is bad news for Pereira<\/strong>
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If facing the Blues as they have been is bad enough for the former Eredivisie full-back, an injury update coming out of St. Andrew’s makes Saturday’s game all the more daunting for him.<\/p>\n