West Bromwich Albion v Derby County; The Hawthorns, Saturday 13th September 2025, 3pm With the transfer window closed and the first international break of the season over, Albion face the first of five matches that will take us through to the October break. The results in those games will provide some extra clarity on how near Ryan Mason’s team are…
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When the summer transfer window slammed shut (it always seems to do that, rather than just “close”) at 7pm last Monday, the general view of Albion’s business from the majority of sensibly-minded Baggies fans was positive, albeit with one or two question marks. Overall, I feel the squad is stronger but I would have liked to have seen one or…
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The Baggies produced an excellent away performance at the bet365 Stadium to take all three points against a side that were defending a 100% record. It leaves Ryan Mason’s team in second place behind Rob Edwards’ Middlesbrough side that have won all four of their Championship games so far this season. Nat Phillips scored the winning goal, his first for…
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Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion; bet365 Stadium, Saturday 30th August 2025, 12.30pm Albion travel to the Potteries this weekend for a lunchtime fixture against Stoke City who currently sit top of the fledgling Championship table. Mark Robins’ side have won all three of their league fixtures this season beating Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday comfortably before an impressive 2-1…
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Two controversial refereeing decisions were pivotal in denying the Baggies a third successive victory but they remain unbeaten with seven points from a possible nine. That is the same total that Albion have earned in first three games in four of the previous seven second tier campaigns. Looking ahead to next week’s trip to Stoke City, it is s statistical…
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West Bromwich Albion v Portsmouth; The Hawthorns, Saturday 23rd August 2025, 3pm The Baggies welcome Portsmouth to the Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon looking for a third straight win to open their league campaign. That has only happened three times in the club’s history with the most recent being in 1997 when Ray Harford’s team made it three from three thanks…
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