You Bet | West Brom attitude has relegation implications

Plenty of issues are still to be resolved in the English Premier League and the key tonight may well be held by West Brom, one of the few teams with nothing to play for.

The Baggies are comfortably in mid-table and it will be interesting to see how they perform at home to Wigan, especially for the teams immediately above Wigan who are worried about being sucked into the relegation zone.

If West Brom slip up against Wigan, the stakes will be raised even higher in Norwich v Aston Villa and West Ham v Newcastle tonight and then in Sunderland v Stoke on Monday.

West Brom's motivation is open to question, as teams placed from eighth to 12th in the table often go to sleep once they are safe from relegation and out of contention for a European place. The teams in those positions at this stage of last season won only five of their final 17 games, with eight defeats.

West Brom were one of those teams, drawing two and losing one of their final three games - the two draws were against teams battling against relegation, as Wigan are this time. With only one defeat in their past eight games against teams outside the big six, Wigan have the form to get at least a point even if West Brom are fully committed. Wigan on the handicap looks a decent bet.

If Wigan win, a loser in Norwich v Villa would have a lot to worry about. This match is hard to call, with Norwich unbeaten at home to bottom-half teams (four wins and four draws) and Villa unbeaten in their past four away to bottom-half opposition (three wins and one draw).