West Bromwich Albion 2 Norwich City 1 Carlos Corberán’s Baggies came from behind to beat Norwich City in their final home game of the season to keep their slim hopes of a play-off place alive for the final day of the season on Monday week. Mental strength has been lacking in the Albion team of late, but they showed plenty…
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Victory over Norwich City kept Albion’s play-off hopes alive but Saturday’s results mean that their final opponents, Swansea City, can no longer make the top six. Defeat for Blackburn Rovers against Luton Town on Monday would make the Baggies’ task a little easier but they would still be relying on a victory at the Swansea.com Stadium and both Millwall and…
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West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City; The Hawthorns, Saturday 29th April, 5.30pm After Carlos Corberán watched his side lost 2-0 at home to Sheffield United in his first game in charge at the Hawthorns at the end of October, Albion found themselves bottom of the Championship with a relegation battle on their hands. Exactly six months later, the Baggies play…
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Sheffield United 2 West Bromwich Albion 0 It was always going to be a tough ask to win at Bramall Lane against a team that needed the three points to confirm their return to the Premier League, but it looked eminently possible in the first half as the visitors dominated possession. However, once the hosts went ahead after an unfortunate…
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Defeat at Bramall Lane leaves Albion’s play-offs hopes hanging by a thread. They can now only reach a maximum of 69 points which, if it proves to be enough for a top six place, would only be the second time this century that a team in the Championship top six acquired fewer than 70 points. One thing that the Baggies…
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Sheffield United v West Bromwich Albion; Bramall Lane, Wednesday 26th April, 8pm While much of the football supporting public will have their attention firmly focussed on the “title decider” at the Etihad Stadium, Blades and Baggies fans will be distracted by events on the other side of the Pennines at Bramall Lane. Following Luton Town’s win over Middlesbrough on Monday,…
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