Blackburn Rovers 1 West Brom 1 With seven games remaining, Albion knew that they could afford to drop four points in the run in and still secure promotion back to the Premier League irrespective of what the teams behind them would do. That means that they could afford to draw two of their remaining matches. At Ewood Park in the…
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The Baggies used up one of their lives at Ewood Park as they dropped points meaning that Brentford, who won yet again, are three points behind. Albion can now only afford to draw one of their remaining three games assuming the Bees continue their winning run. Slaven Bilić’s team are level with Leeds at the top of the table, although…
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As the season draws to its conclusion, the top four sides have shown their ability to cope under pressure. In the last three rounds of fixtures, the only points dropped by the top four were by Leeds against Luton Town. They have since won their last two, including an hugely impressive 5-0 win over Stoke City to regain top spot…
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West Brom 2 Derby County 0 Slaven Bilić’s Baggies produced a controlled, professional performance to record their third successive victory and return to the top of the table, for 24 hours at least. Such was the quality of the display that the Croat declared that his players were “excellent at everything” in his post-match interview. It was arguably one of…
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Another three points has put Albion back on the table, a position they have not previously occupied after 42 games this century, albeit that Leeds United have a game in hand. It also moved them onto 80 points and only Megson’s 2004 team and Di Matteo’s 2010 team had more at this stage of the campaign, and it also matches…
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The Baggies may have got themselves back on track in the last two games, but they now face one of the form teams in the Championship, one that includes England’s record international goalscorer. Wayne Rooney’s impact on Derby County has been remarkable. Only Brentford have won more points than the Rams since Rooney made his debut and he has dragged…
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