West Brom 0 Newcastle United 0 Albion’s failure to beat Newcastle United at the Hawthorns has more than likely condemned them to playing Championship football next season. Mathematically, there is still hope with thirty points still to play for, but with what is effectively a nine point gap to make up on two clubs in ten games, the mountain is…
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A goalless draw with Newcastle United is really not enough for the Baggies and, coupled with Fulham’s victory at Anfield, it leaves Sam Allardyce’s side as good as down. They are now eight points behind both Fulham and Brighton who are immediately above them, and still nine behind Newcastle. With just ten games to go, Albion will need a truly…
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West Brom 2 Birmingham City 0 After beating Manchester City in their last game of January to raise hopes, Bryan Robson’s team had gone through February without winning and those had begun to fade again. For game 28, the first in March, it was Birmingham City that visited the Hawthorns for the friendlier of the local derbies. Blues had been…
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While many will feel that Albion’s hopes of survival are already lost, even the most optimistic will feel that Sunday’s match with Newcastle United is a must-win fixture if Sam Allardyce’s team are to have any chance of retaining their Premier League status. Steve Bruce’s side have endured a poor run of form of late and have slipped from a…
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The head-to-head record between Albion and Newcastle United stands at 49 wins apiece from their 132 meetings, although the Toon edge the league record with 46 wins to 43. Steve Bruce’s side were the last team to play at the Hawthorns with fans in attendance just over twelve months ago when they won 3-2 in an FA Cup fifth round…
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West Brom 0 Southampton 0 After the heartbreaking defeat at Carrow Road, it would be more than a fortnight before Albion’s fight against relegation would resume. Before Southampton visited the Hawthorns on 22nd February for game 27 of the season, Albion had an FA Cup fourth round replay at White Hart Lane (which they lost 3-1) and then an empty…
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