It may not have been as impressive or as fluid as the victory over Hull City, but a battling 1-0 win at Ashton Gate for Mozza’s Baggies was just as important and just as deserved. It should have been just as comfortable as the defeat of the Tigers, albeit Albion weren’t as good up front, but I never really felt…
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Bristol City v West Bromwich Albion; Ashton Gate, Saturday 21st March 2026, 3pm A little under three weeks ago, the outlook for the Baggies looked very bleak. A seemingly unbothered team had timidly surrendered to a poor Oxford United side to record the first defeat of James Morrison’s fledgling head coaching career, and the club looked destined for the drop…
Read MoreAlbion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 38 games
After a dozen league games without a victory, the Baggies finally won a match in 2026, and did so convincingly. With what was arguably their best performance of the season, Mozza’s Albion beat promotion-chasing Hull City 3-0 and in the process moved themselves out of the bottom three. The opening goal was Josh Maja’s first goal since 1st October, and…
Read MoreAlbion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 37 games
While it is true that the Baggies have been poor for periods of this season, they have also had very little rub of the green. The concession of late goals, another stoppage time gut-wrencher at the Hawthorns on Wednesday night, can often be put down to a lack of concentration or fitness, but that hasn’t been the case on many…
Read MoreAlbion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 36 games
James Morrison’s team put in a much better performance to earn a deserved point at Bramall Lane keeping them just above the relegation zone with ten games to go. It did, however, extend the run of winless league games to twelve, the longest run without a victory since 2020 when Slaven Bilić’s team failed to win thirteen league games in…
Read MoreAlbion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 35 games
Only once before in Albion’s history have they had as few as 35 points from 35 games in the second tier, and that campaign ended in the club’s only relegation to the third tier. Unless something dramatically changes in the next week or two, a second such drop will be inevitable. Caretaker boss, James Morrison, effectively threw the players under…
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