Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion; Carrow Road, Saturday 15th August 2026, 3pm After an encouraging pre-season and a comfortable victory in last weekend’s Carabao Cup tie, James Morrison’s new-look team face their first real test as they travel to Norwich City on Saturday for the season’s league opener. The Canaries also tasted success in the first round of the…
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Rotherham United v West Bromwich Albion; New York Stadium, Saturday 8th August 2026, 5.30pm For the first time in fifty years, Albion’s first competitive fixture of the season is not in the league. On 7th August 1976, Johnny Giles’ team, who had just won promotion back to the top flight, kicked off the new campaign with a match against Bristol…
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A disappointing end to a disappointing season brought an end to a ten-match unbeaten under the now permanent head coach, James Morrison. Sheffield Wednesday had something to celebrate with their new ownership also bringing the news that they now won’t start next season in League One with a points deduction – that gave them an extra boost to add to…
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Sheffield Wednesday v West Bromwich Albion; Hillsborough, Saturday 2nd May 2026, 12.30pm The 2025/26 campaign will go down as one to forget for West Bromwich Albion, but it is ending on a high with interim head coach, James Morrison, looking to complete the season with an eleven match unbeaten run. Such a string of results was unthinkable in the first…
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It’s not very often you get to celebrate securing safety twice in the same season but, after apparently securing Championship survival with a victory on Tuesday evening, a two-point deduction from the EFL left the Baggies needing another point. With promotion-chasing Ipswich Town the visitors for the final home match of the season, James Morrison’s Albion put in another excellent…
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Another commanding victory, this time 3-0 over a pretty abject Watford side, secured another three points for James Morrison’s team that is enough to ensure Championship football for another season. Or is it? All the official statistics state that Albion are now eight points clear of Oxford United and ten clear of Leicester City, with each of those teams having…
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