The history of this fixture goes back only just over 50 years to September 1969 when the Baggies won 3-1 on their first trip to Selhurst Park. The Eagles had been promoted to the top flight for the first time in the summer of ’69 and Albion completed the league double over the new boys in January 1970 thanks to…
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Saturday evening sees Albion play their tenth league fixture of the campaign still looking for their first victory and, against the only team that is below them in the table, it represents a fantastic opportunity for them to double their points tally. It is, perhaps, as close to a must-win fixture for the Baggies that you can get this early…
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History That Albion’s last home victory over the Blades is more than a decade ago is more a reflection of the fact that the clubs have only shared a division for one season since then than anything else, although both clubs have preferred to be away from home in this fixture over the last 20 years. Since Albion’s 4-1 victory…
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After an international break seemingly dominated by positive tests, Albion return to action on Saturday evening with a trip to Old Trafford hoping to build on the positive performance from their last outing against Spurs. United are obviously one of the Premier League’s top sides, but perhaps it is as good a time as any for the Baggies to be…
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After failing to win at Old Trafford for almost 35 years after that 5-3 win in 1978, the Baggies have won on three of their last five games at the “Theatre of Dreams” including an unlikely 1-0 victory on their last visit in April 2018. Jay Rodriguez scored the only goal of the game that day while, in May 2015,…
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Albion welcome Tottenham Hotspur to the Hawthorns on Sunday for their eighth match of the Premier League campaign still in search of their first victory. Only in 2004 have they had to wait so long for a Premier League victory, and it is the worst start to an Albion season since 1985 when the Baggies had to wait until game…
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