Southampton v West Bromwich Albion; St Mary’s Stadium, Friday 17th May 2024, 8pm I said in my preview to last Sunday’s game that Albion should fear neither failure nor their opponents, and my feelings are the same after a tight hard-fought first leg. Southampton remain the favourites with the advantage of being at home for the second leg, but there…
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West Bromwich Albion v Southampton; The Hawthorns, Sunday 12th May 2024, 2.15pm At the start of this season, I, like most Albion fans I guess, was hopeful more than expectant of a top six finish. Obviously, as the season came to its climax with Albion having been in the top six for months, the expectation rose, but having achieved that…
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West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End; The Hawthorns, Saturday 4th May 2024, 12.30pm Back at the start of the campaign, I was optimistic that the squad would be good enough for a top six finish and would certainly have taken the current position had it been offered – avoid defeat in their final home game against a team with…
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Sheffield Wednesday v West Bromwich Albion; Hillsborough, Saturday 27th April 2024, 3pm Albion travel to South Yorkshire on Saturday for a huge match with implications at both ends of the table. The visitors can all but secure a play-off place with victory and also provide a huge boost for neighbours, Birmingham City, who are fighting with Wednesday to avoid the…
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Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion; King Power Stadium, Saturday 20th April, 12.30pm Leicester City take on Albion on Saturday with both sides looking to recover from something of a late-season wobble that is jeopardising their respective targets. Albion’s wobble is less pronounced having only just ended a ten-match unbeaten run although most Baggies fans will accept that performances haven’t…
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West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland; The Hawthorns, Saturday 13th April 2024, 3pm With just four games to go in the regular season, Albion are in a strong position to secure a play-off place and they could be all but there should they defeat Sunderland at the Hawthorns on Saturday. The Black Cats have endured something of a turbulent season having…
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