If Tony Mowbray had any misconceptions about Albion’s problems this season, the 2-0 defeat at Middlesbrough aptly demonstrated the current squad’s deficiencies. The Baggies looked good between both boxes for much of the match competing well against a well organised team of good footballers, but they lacked the clinical touch in front of goal and were beaten by two excellent…
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Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion; Riverside Stadium, Tuesday 21st January 2025, 7.45pm Tony Mowbray’s return to the Hawthorns for his second spell as head coach may not have been universally welcomed, but I feel that the vast majority of Baggies fans are excited to see Mogga return. When he left 16 years ago to take up the reins at Celtic…
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Chris Brunt’s final game in charge finished all square but it really should have been a victory given the number of chances that the hosts had in the second half. It highlights the deficiencies in the squad that Tony Mowbray will have to manage and, with the help of Andrew Nestor and Ian Pearce, hopefully address before the month is…
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West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City; The Hawthorns, Saturday 18th January 2025, 3pm It’s been a tough week for West Bromwich Albion, but it looks like it could end with the return of a popular manager and a fourth straight home win against Stoke City on Saturday would cap things off very nicely. We had all expected that the win…
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AFC Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion; Vitality Stadium, Saturday 11th January 2025, 3pm Albion travel to Bournemouth on Saturday for what is likely to be Chris Brunt’s last game in caretaker charge of the team with the expectation that a new man will be appointed before next weekend’s visit of Stoke City. It will be the third FA Cup meeting…
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A stoppage time equaliser from Joe Allen denied Albion the three points their performance deserved and prolonged their wait for back-to-back wins that now stands at 20 games. It also makes it 13 draws from 26 games keeping them on track to match the Football League record of 23 in a league campaign. After a slow start to the game…
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