The Baggies visit Bloomfield Road on Monday and Di Matteo thinks Ian Holloway's side should be amongst the neutrals' favourites this season. "In my opinion they are the most attractive team in the Premier League after Arsenal and Chelsea," he said. Di Matteo's side beat Blackpool 3-2 in both fixtures in the Championship last season, and he is hoping for more of the same. "We had two games last season which were very entertaining and had plenty of goals, so I'm expecting a similar game," he added. "They haven't changed manager, neither have we, so it's going to be entertaining." The success of the three promoted teams this season has caught the eye, but Di Matteo sounded a word of caution to those who feel that this could be the first season since 2001/02 where all three teams that went up manage avoid the drop. "The promoted teams, they need a good start to be able to have a chance," he said. "That's all it is. It's a long season, we all know that. At the moment, we are just trying to win as much as we can. "The gap is still very big in the Premier League, especially between the top teams and the smaller clubs. It's massive, and seems to be increasing as well." The schedule has been kind to West Brom this week, as they are waiting on the fitness of a number of key players. Peter Odemwingie (knee), Jonas Olsson (Achilles) and Marc-Antoine Fortune (ankle) all have a chance of playing, but will be assessed at a later date. "It's so-so at the moment, as there are a few players with knocks," Di Matteo said. "We're hopeful that they'll all be fit, and there's a chance that we could have everybody available." Di Matteo said that if any of his first-choice XI are not fit, he is confident in his squad players, many of whom were involved in the 4-1 Carling Cup win at Leicester on Tuesday. "I had confidence in them before that game as well," he said. "I was very pleased with the performance of the team and with some of the individual performances."
