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FLW's Sky Blues Fan Pundit thinks Brandon Thomas Asante is more of a threat than Albion's Isaac Price

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FLW's Coventry City Fan Pundit claims West Bromwich Albion star Isaac Price will be the main threat Frank Lampard's side must overcome on Saturday, although he's not "particularly worried."

The Sky Blues head into the fixture five points clear at the top of the Championship, whilst the Baggies find themselves in 14th place with just 21 points from their opening 15 games.

However, despite Albion's league position, there is apparently more to the visiting side than their standing suggests.

West Bromwich Albion's Isaac Price the "main threat" Coventry City must deal with

When discussing what player West Brom have that Lampard’s side could fear ahead of the weekend's clash at the CBS - Sky Blues Fan Pundit - Chris Deez - pointed to Isaac Price.

The Northern Ireland international has managed five goals across 15 Championship matches so far this season, which has been described as a relatively modest return given West Brom's squad expectations.

"The league table sort of lies a little bit," Deez explained. "They’re looking like they’re not having a great season, but they’re only really one or two wins away from being in a playoff position."

"By no means are they playing badly or having a bad season, but their top scorer (Isaac) Price has only scored five goals and I believe the next closest top scorer for them is on two," Deez added.

With Aune Heggebø and Mark Johnston both on just two goals respectively for the Baggies, attacking midfielder Price's five-goal haul does represent a significant chunk of West Brom's attacking output, despite the modest numbers.

After all, the Black Country outfit have only scored 14 league goals so far this season in comparison to Coventry's 40.

This is why Deez remains relatively unbothered about the threat posed by West Brom's main man. "To be as generous as I possibly can be, Price is their main danger man, their main threat," the Fan Pundit stated.

"As I say, with only five goals himself this season, I’m not particularly worried about him causing us any real problems."

Coventry City fans would "love" Brandon Thomas-Asante to score against West Bromwich Albion

Away from Price, there remains a layer of spice to this particular fixture courtesy of Brandon Thomas-Asante and the away ticket saga.

Thomas-Asante joined the Sky Blues from Albion last year for approximately £2.25m, and has become a crucial part of Frank Lampard's success this term by scoring ten goals already.

His highest goal tally in a Baggies shirt was 12 in 41 league games, so he does look set to smash this soon.

Some West Brom supporters apparently made their feelings known about the move at the time, thinking Coventry overpaid, so Deez is eager to see the Sky Blues exact some sort of sporting revenge on the weekend.

"I would absolutely love for Thomas Asante to score against them after the way that their fans mocked us for spending a few million on him, and it would be also quite nice to get one over them after how much they’ve kicked off and complained about the £45 away tickets.

The pricing structure implemented by Doug King - Coventry’s owner - for West Brom's visit has proved controversial, with adult away tickets set at £45, senior tickets at £40, and under-18s at £35.

Whilst acknowledging the frustration of West Brom supporters, Deez pointed out what he perceived as inconsistency in their response.

"I sort of get their frustration," he said, "but then I've seen quite a few of them say they're going to boycott our game but then go away to QPR a week after – the QPR tickets are only six pounds cheaper, and it's a lot further to get to."

Nonetheless, Deez's view heading into Saturday's match is perhaps one of overconfidence.