It wasn’t great but it was better. Albion showed grit, determination and defensive solidity to earn a point against Stoke City and a first clean sheet since the 2-0 victory over Sheffield United in mid-December, eleven games ago. In some ways, it’s merely a reset to where the Baggies were under Ryan Mason before Christmas, generally solid but lacking a…
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West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City; The Hawthorns, Saturday 7th February 2026, 3.01pm It’s been another turbulent week at the Hawthorns as, after a positive display at Derby, the Baggies lurched to another ignominious defeat at Fratton Park before the axe was wielded in the board room and the transfer window closed with little more than a barely audible click.…
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Any encouragement that Baggies fans had after the draw at Derby last week was completely destroyed at Fratton Park as Albion put in a hapless performance in what was a massive relegation six-pointer. In the first half, the visitors looked completely disorganised and you had to wonder what Eric Ramsay had been doing with his first full week on the…
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Portsmouth v West Bromwich Albion; Fratton Park, Saturday 31st January 2026, 3pm Eric Ramsay’s team travel to the south coast for what, to all intents and purposes, is a massive relegation six-pointer at Fratton Park, backed by yet another sell out away end. However, while victory would give one side a massive boost to take into the remainder of the…
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Seasons can turn on such moments – we can only hope that it happens for the Baggies this time. Chris Mepham, definitely a villain of the piece in recent games, pops up with a 95th minute equaliser to earn a well-deserved point at Derby. The Baggies also got a bit of luck, something that has been all too rare this…
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Derby County v West Bromwich Albion; Pride Park, Friday 23rd January 2026, 8pm When I witnessed an Ardiles-inspired team comfortably beat Port Vale at Wembley on 30th May 1993, my dream and fervent hope was that it would be the last time I would see my beloved Albion play in the third tier of English football. It’s been close to…
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