West Bromwich Albion v Portsmouth; The Hawthorns, Saturday 25th January 2025, 3pm Tony Mowbray’s second spell at Albion started with a disappointing defeat at Middlesbrough, but itwill have left the new Baggies boss with a clear idea of where improvements need to be made. With only a few days on the training field, he is unlikely to be able to…
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Mowbray kicks off his second spell in his home town
Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion; Riverside Stadium, Tuesday 21st January 2025, 7.45pm Tony Mowbray’s return to the Hawthorns for his second spell as head coach may not have been universally welcomed, but I feel that the vast majority of Baggies fans are excited to see Mogga return. When he left 16 years ago to take up the reins at Celtic…
Read MoreBaggies look to end difficult week on a high
West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City; The Hawthorns, Saturday 18th January 2025, 3pm It’s been a tough week for West Bromwich Albion, but it looks like it could end with the return of a popular manager and a fourth straight home win against Stoke City on Saturday would cap things off very nicely. We had all expected that the win…
Read MoreBrunt likely to bow out at Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion; Vitality Stadium, Saturday 11th January 2025, 3pm Albion travel to Bournemouth on Saturday for what is likely to be Chris Brunt’s last game in caretaker charge of the team with the expectation that a new man will be appointed before next weekend’s visit of Stoke City. It will be the third FA Cup meeting…
Read MoreBaggies look for back-to-back wins on trip to Swansea
Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion; Swansea.com Stadium, Saturday 4th January 2025, 12.30pm After starting 2025 with a victory over Preston North End in what we expect to be the only home game under the caretaker control of Chris Brunt, Albion travel to south Wales to take on Swansea City, a side managed by Luke Williams, a man who has…
Read MoreNew year kicks off with no new man at the helm
West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End; The Hawthorns, Wednesday 1st January 2025, 3pm Albion will start a new year under a caretaker manager for the first time in ten years on Wednesday as Chris Brunt remains in charge of the first team as Andrew Nestor and his team continue their search for a replacement for Carlos Corberán. A decade…
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