Derby County v West Bromwich Albion; Pride Park, Friday 23rd January 2026, 8pm When I witnessed an Ardiles-inspired team comfortably beat Port Vale at Wembley on 30th May 1993, my dream and fervent hope was that it would be the last time I would see my beloved Albion play in the third tier of English football. It’s been close to…
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West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough; The Hawthorns, Friday 16th January 2026, 8pm Albion’s newly appointed head coach, Eric Ramsay, has expressed a need for clarity as he prepares his players for the first of what he describes as a 20-game mini-season. That first match is against high-flying Middlesbrough albeit their won recent form leaves much to be desired. In my…
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Hull City v West Bromwich Albion; MKM Stadium, Saturday 20th December 2025, 3pm Seven successive away defeats is a big reason why Albion are currently languishing in the bottom half of the table. Even the run of one win in twenty away games to finish last season garnered eleven points, but Mason’s Baggies are yet to pick up a draw…
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Queen’s Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion; Loftus Road, Saturday 6th December 2025, 3pm Ryan Mason has some decisions to make ahead of the trip to west London to take on QPR after four substitutions transformed his team’s performance against Swansea City last time out. One of them has been partially taken out of his hands, but there are still…
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Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion; CBS Arena, Saturday 22nd November 2025, 12.30pm This weekend, the Championship returns for the longest continuous spell of the season without an international break including, of course, the often crucial Christmas period. Albion re-start with what is, on paper at least, the toughest fixture in the division with a trip to league leaders, Coventry…
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West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield Wednesday; The Hawthorns, Saturday 1st November 2025, 12.30pm After returning to action following the international break with a morale-boosting victory over Preston North End, Ryan Mason’s team has since slumped to successive away defeats with, the first 30 minutes at Watford aside, little to excite the travelling fans. The gut-wrenching defeat at Portman Road was…
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