Portsmouth v West Bromwich Albion; Fratton Park, Saturday 31st January 2026, 3pm Eric Ramsay’s team travel to the south coast for what, to all intents and purposes, is a massive relegation six-pointer at Fratton Park, backed by yet another sell out away end. However, while victory would give one side a massive boost to take into the remainder of the…
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Albion need to show they are up for the fight
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…
Read MoreClarity is key as Eric Ramsay kicks off a mini-season for the Baggies
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…
Read MoreBaggies look to stop the rot on the road
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…
Read MoreNewly energised Baggies head to west London
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…
Read MoreBaggies hoping for an upset at Coventry
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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