Pre-match thoughts
Dan Chimeziri is looking to build on his first professional contract by kickstarting a run of goals and follow in the footsteps of the Baggies’ former prolific PL2 strikers.
Reyes Cleary, and more recently, Eseosa Sule, surpassed double figures in Premier League youth competitions when playing among Albion’s young professionals, and Chimeziri is hoping to achieve the same feat during the 2025/26 campaign.
Having accumulated 16 goal contributions across the U18 and U21 teams last season (nine goals, seven assists), Dan hopes to begin doing the job people are “relying on him to do” this term and find the net against the Seagulls in Sunday’s opener.
“I'm very excited for the first PL2 game this weekend," said Chimeziri.
“Signing a professional contract in the summer was something I've been dreaming of doing since a young age, so I was really grateful and thanked God for such a defining moment in my career.