It is, perhaps, a little too early to get too excited, but James Morrison is building something very special at the Hawthorns. Not only has his team proved that they can play attractive, decisive, attacking football, but they can also scrap and defend like lions when the need arises. The level of performance that the ten men achieved in the…
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Derby County v West Bromwich Albion; Pride Park, Wednesday 9th September 2026, 7.45pm Albion face their third successive midweek fixture with the trip to Pride Park on Wednesday evening looking to build on the return to winning ways that they enjoyed against Watford on Saturday. Another victory would be nothing short of historic with the Baggies having only recorded one…
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Albion recorded their first clean sheet of the season at home to Watford, thereby securing another three points in what was a far from comfortable afternoon at the Hawthorns. The Baggies probably just about deserved the points, but the visitors had more attempts on goal (11 to 9) albeit the hosts edged the xG stats (0.96 to 0.83). It was…
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There was a level of frustration at the end of Wednesday’s game that was similar to that felt under Ryan Mason – a game that Albion should have won but didn’t. There was a difference, however. James Morrison’s Albion looked much closer to breaking down the opposition than Mason’s team did for most of the time, and the level of…
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West Bromwich Albion v Charlton Athletic; The Hawthorns, Wednesday 2nd September 2026, 7.45pm James Morrison’s Albion are looking to bounce back from their first defeat of the season as they welcome table-topping Charlton Athletic to the Hawthorns on Wednesday evening. Few would have expected Nathan Jones’ team to have a 100% record from three league games, particularly given that their…
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James Morrison’s team were beaten for the first time in the Championship this season at Middlesbrough, the sixth successive defeat against the Teessiders. It was also Albion’s first league defeat in August since 2023 when they were beaten at Blackburn on the opening day of that campaign. Since then, they had played eleven league matches in the eighth month of…
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