The head-to-head record between Albion and Newcastle United stands at 49 wins apiece from their 132 meetings, although the Toon edge the league record with 46 wins to 43. Steve Bruce’s side were the last team to play at the Hawthorns with fans in attendance just over twelve months ago when they won 3-2 in an FA Cup fifth round…
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Albion’s run of four games against teams in the bottom half has been rudely interrupted with a Thursday evening fixture against a team chasing European qualification. Sam Allardyce has voiced his displeasure that the rearrangement and how it will disadvantage them for the crucial game against Newcastle United on Sunday, given the Toon have a full week to prepare. The…
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Everton are Albion’s second most common opponent (behind Aston Villa) and this week will see the 169th meeting between the two sides. However, it will be the first such meeting to be played on a Thursday. The Baggies have only played 60 matches on a Thursday in their entire history and, if you exclude Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New…
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It may only be a slither of hope, but Sam Allardyce and his team will be hoping to thicken that strand a little this weekend as Graham Potter’s Brighton and Hove Albion visit the Hawthorns. The Baggies’ record against the other Albion is good – the Seagulls have never won a league game at the Hawthorns and the real Albion…
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Saturday will be just the 26th meeting between the Baggies and the “other Albion” and the 22nd in the league. Albion have never lost a home league game to Brighton, with the Seagulls’ two victories at the Hawthorns coming in cup competitions, most recently on their last visit in the 2019 FA Cup. The only previous Premier League meeting between…
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Albion have lost just three of their last thirty league meetings with Burnley dating back to March 1993. Two of those defeats came at Turf Moor, both in 2007 with the Baggies most recent league defeat at Burnley coming on the opening day of the 2007/08 season when Kevin Phillips’ opener was overturned by a goal from Michael Duff and…
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