Leeds United 3 West Brom 1 Albion bowed out of the Premier League with another performance that was representative of their season as a whole – the occasional bit of sparkle, but too many mistakes at key moments and short of the required standard for much of the time. That it was their 22nd defeat of the season means that…
Read MoreDay: 24 May 2021
Albion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 38 games
A final day 3-1 defeat makes 2020/21 Albion’s worst ever Premier League season level on points with 2002/03 but with an inferior goal difference. Only once have the Baggies won their final game in a Premier League season, beating Portsmouth in 2005 to complete the Great Escape which you can read about here. There have been a couple of memorable…
Read MoreStep back in time to 2005 – Albion pull off the miracle
After keeping their hopes alive with a point at Old Trafford, Albion went into the last game of the 2004/05 season bottom of the table, but with survival hopes still alive. A lot of things would need to happen for the miracle to happen, but it could be summed up fairly easily – the Baggies had to win their game…
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