Jed Wallace makes ‘top two’ West Brom claim after recent Millwall meeting

Millwall winger Jed Wallace believes Championship rivals West Bromwich Albion will be pushing for a top-two spot once again if some of their most valuable assets can start performing, speaking on Football Daily’s 72+ podcast.

The Baggies endured a torrid time under Valerien Ismael during his time at The Hawthorns, not only failing to assert themselves as automatic promotion contenders but also playing a direct brand of football that failed to impress many of the second-tier side’s fans.

They did go unbeaten in their opening ten league games of the 2021/22 campaign – but failed to convince during some parts of that run and his tenure finally came to an end earlier this week following their 2-0 loss against Wallace’s side last weekend.

In the Frenchman’s place, Steve Bruce was appointed on Thursday to stabilise the ship and ensure Albion retain their place in the top six, a minimum requirement for a side that were tipped to be one of the favourites for automatic promotion at the start of the campaign following their relegation from the Premier League last term.

At this moment in time though, they are in danger of falling out of the play-offs altogether after winning just one of their last seven league games, a run of form that has seen them slip to sixth place having comfortably been in third for much of the season.

Despite several poor performances this season, 27-year-old Wallace believes automatic promotion is still a possibility for the West Midlands outfit as he spoke on BBC Football Daily’s 72+ podcast.

He said (29:04): “They’ve got a fantastic squad – and a lot of players that probably aren’t playing to the level that they can play and have played at before.

“So if they can start getting them individuals, the likes