I’m always hesitant to describe a game as a “must win” when there are so many games left in a season, but Saturday’s visit of Fulham is certainly one that Albion cannot afford to lose. It is the first in a series of seven games in five weeks when the Baggies will meet all five of the other teams in…
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Albion are on a run of ten winless matches against Fulham dating back more than a decade to October 2010 when goals from Youssuf Mulumbu (pictured) and Marc-Antione Fortuné turned around an early lead for the visitors before half time. A shot from former Baggie, Zoltán Gera, hit the post and deflected in off Albion ‘keeper, Scott Carson, to give…
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Since Sheikh Mansour completed the takeover of Manchester City in August 2008, Manchester City have proved to be the most difficult of opponents for the Baggies. Only twice have Albion managed to beat the Citizens since then, in a League Cup tie in 2010 and the only league victory was in the very first post-takeover meeting at the Hawthorns in…
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When Albion left the Etihad with a point just six weeks ago, any sense of achievement was quickly overshadowed by the dismissal of Slaven Bilić and only in the past ten days has the club started to recover from those tumultuous few days. For City, it was also a turning point, so much so that they have won every single…
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Albion’s only Premier League victory at West Ham was their first ever away win in the competition in September 2002 courtesy of a Jason Roberts goal, but six of the other nine meetings in east London have finished all square. Since the Hammers moved to the former Olympic Stadium in the summer of 2016, Albion have visited them on three…
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The first Black Country Derby for almost nine years this coming Saturday will be like no other. The absence of supporters in the stadium will make it a very different occasion but for those watching from home, there is no less desire to see their club come out on top. For Albion fans, the overriding feeling will surely be one…
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