For the second time inside a week, the Baggies are playing catch up having to watch Leeds United move above them in the Championship table by virtue of playing, and winning, their fixture in advance. On Monday, Albion have the opportunity to regain top spot when they face Preston North End at Deepdale. That fact, of course, is ignored by…
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Having claimed all three points at the Hawthorns for the first time in six weeks at the weekend, Albion are back at the Shrine on Wednesday evening for the visit of Bristol City. And this time, Slav will have a full squad to choose from. Lee Johnson’s team have made themselves very difficult to beat this season. Having lost at…
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Baggies boss, Slaven Bilić, faces the biggest selection dilemma of his short tenure at the Hawthorns this weekend as he must decide how to replace the suspended midfield pair of Romaine Sawyers and Jake Livermore for the visit of Sheffield Wednesday. The two have been the fulcrum of the Baggies side this season starting all sixteen of their Championship fixtures…
Read MoreWhen Darren Moore took his Baggies team to the KC Stadium at exactly the same stage of last season, the early autumn promise had started to wane and a 1-0 defeat to second bottom Hull City proved to be a fourth game without a win, although a 4-1 victory over Leeds United a few days later reignited the spark. In…
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Ahead of this weekend, Albion sit on top of the Championship but there is a sense that an opportunity was missed in a week where Slaven Bilić’s men dropped four points at home, points which could have given them a commanding six point lead. As it stands, however, the Baggies could feasibly be as low as fifth by the time…
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After a rude awakening against bottom-of-the-table Barnsley in midweek, the Baggies play another home game against a promoted team this weekend, but they should be under no illusions that this will be another tough test. While Tuesday evening’s opponents had been struggling so far this season, Lee Bowyer has turned the Addicks into one of the surprises of the season…
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