It was always a long shot and, with Sunderland’s 3-0 victory at Preston North End, the Baggies would have needed a six goal margin of victory at Swansea in order to claim a top six spot. In the end, Joël Piroe’s last minute winner means that the Baggies finished with fewer points that they did last season, albeit a place…
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Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion; Swansea.com Stadium, Monday 8th May 2023, 3pm For only the ninth time in the last fifty years, Albion go into the final game of the season with something riding on the result and, only once in that time, in 1991, have the results not gone the Baggies’ way. You can read about those dramatic…
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West Bromwich Albion 2 Norwich City 1 Carlos Corberán’s Baggies came from behind to beat Norwich City in their final home game of the season to keep their slim hopes of a play-off place alive for the final day of the season on Monday week. Mental strength has been lacking in the Albion team of late, but they showed plenty…
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Victory over Norwich City kept Albion’s play-off hopes alive but Saturday’s results mean that their final opponents, Swansea City, can no longer make the top six. Defeat for Blackburn Rovers against Luton Town on Monday would make the Baggies’ task a little easier but they would still be relying on a victory at the Swansea.com Stadium and both Millwall and…
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West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City; The Hawthorns, Saturday 29th April, 5.30pm After Carlos Corberán watched his side lost 2-0 at home to Sheffield United in his first game in charge at the Hawthorns at the end of October, Albion found themselves bottom of the Championship with a relegation battle on their hands. Exactly six months later, the Baggies play…
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Sheffield United 2 West Bromwich Albion 0 It was always going to be a tough ask to win at Bramall Lane against a team that needed the three points to confirm their return to the Premier League, but it looked eminently possible in the first half as the visitors dominated possession. However, once the hosts went ahead after an unfortunate…
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