The third game of Steve Bruce’s tenure sees the Baggies visit Kenilworth Road to take on Nathan Jones’ resurgent Luton Town knowing that defeat would see the Hatters leapfrog Albion in the table. The Bedfordshire side have lost just two of their last twelve games in all competitions, winning eight, a run that has seen them climb into the top…
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Steve Bruce will be introduced to the Hawthorns crowd as the new Albion manager for the first time on Monday evening as one of his predecessors, Tony Mowbray, brings his current team, Blackburn Rovers, to B71. Earlier in the season, Rovers were on the end of the Baggies’ third successive victory leaving them joint top of the fledgling league table.…
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Steve Bruce takes charge of his first Albion game at the home of one of his former clubs, Sheffield United, with Baggies’ fans hoping to see a dramatic improvement from the performances they have witnessed in their last two matches. Back-to-back 2-0 defeats forced the club into action, not only dismissing head coach, Valérien Ismaël, but also appointing a new…
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Following Albion’s wretched defeat at home to Preston, the Express and Star conducted a poll that suggested that as many as 90% of Baggies fans wanted Valérien Ismaël to be sacked, but the club confirmed that the Frenchman would be conducting his pre-match press conference as usual on Friday morning, so it would seem that he will get at least…
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After recording their first victory of 2022, Valérien Ismaël’s team will be looking to build on it with another home victory against bottom half opposition when Ryan Lowe’s Preston North End visit the Hawthorns on Wednesday evening to play the game that was postponed due to COVID cases at Deepdale in late December. Saturday’s victory over Peterborough was comprehensive and…
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Although chances were at a premium, Albion were ultimately unfortunate to lose at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium last weekend, but is is a defeat that means that they have won just two of the last ten league games. That is a run of form that cannot be allowed to continue if the Baggies hope to challenge for the play-offs,…
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