Peterborough United 0 West Brom 1 For the first time this season, an opponent sought to match Albion in intensity and meet the physical battle and, to their credit, Peterborough rose to the challenge and it was a game that could have gone either way. But, like all good title-challenging teams, the Baggies found a way to win. Despite the…
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A 94th minute winner from Semi Ajayi made it four successive victories for the Baggies for the first time since December 2019 when Pereira’s masterclass against Swansea City helped them record their sixth win in a row. No Albion side has ever started a league season with five straight wins which means that Ismaël’s side have matched the club’s best…
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The pressure is on Valérien Ismaël for his team to claim all three points at Peterborough United on Saturday night after he omitted all last weekend’s starting eleven from the squad to face Arsenal in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday. For some, there is no excuse for fielding such a weak side but others will feel that a victory this…
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West Brom 0 Arsenal 6 A six-nil defeat is never fun, but this one was at least understandable given the relative quality and experience of the two teams. However, the fact that the teams were so poorly matched is a symptom of the current state of the game where dreams of glory have been replaced with the need to compete…
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Albion kick off their Carabao Cup campaign by hosting Mikael Arteta’s Arsenal at the Hawthorns on Wednesday evening. In contrast to the Baggies, the Gunners have not started the season well and are yet to register a point, or even score a goal, so far in this campaign. Their defeat at Brentford was particularly disappointing as Arteta’s team surrendered meekly…
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Albion made it three wins on the trot at Blackburn with a dominant performance but surrendered top spot on goal difference to Fulham. The last time a Baggies side had more points from the opening four games was in 1992 when Ardiles’ side won their opening five games of the season in the third tier. The only other occasion that…
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