West Brom 1 West Ham United 3 Sam Allardyce experienced his first and last match as Albion manager in front of Baggies fans on Wednesday night as the fans returned to the Hawthorns for the first time in fourteen months. Within half an hour of the final whistle, the news emerged that Big Sam would be stepping down at the…
Read MoreDay: 20 May 2021
Albion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 37 games
Only one former Albion side has had fewer points in the Premier League with one match to go – Gary Megson’s side in the Baggies’ first Premier League season had just 25 points from 37 games while the teams in 2005, 2009 and 2018 had 31 points and only the Great Escape in 2005 escaped relegation. You can read more…
Read MoreStep back in time to 2005 – Earnie’s Old Trafford lifeline
After losing at home to Arsenal on Monday 2nd May 2005, Albion’s survival hopes hung by a thread by given that their penultimate game was at the home of third-placed Manchester United. To put the date into footballing context, on the day following that home defeat, Liverpool beat Chelsea by virtue of the Luis Garcia “ghost goal” to reach the…
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