So far, the Pardew era has swung between encouraging and disappointing, but it remains goalless and, as a result, winless. Wednesday’s result at Anfield was on the encouraging side and the new head coach needs to see if he can keep the team on the upward swing as José Mourinho brings his Manchester United side to the Hawthorns on Sunday.
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Albion on the verge of their longest ever winless run
The Baggies performance at the Liberty Stadium was depressingly familiar as they succumbed to defeat at a struggling side while barely threatening the opposition goal, and it served to highlight the difficulty of the job facing Alan Pardew. As he prepares to face free-scoring Liverpool at Anfield, however, he could be forgiven for looking to concentrate on drilling the defensive…
Read MoreBasement Battle at the Liberty
Two of the worst form teams in the Premier League meet on Saturday as Albion face the bottom-of-the-table side for the second match in succession.
Read MorePardew starts against a familiar foe
A new era in the history of West Bromwich Albion gets underway on Saturday as new Head Coach, Alan Pardew, takes charge of his first game at the Hawthorns against his previous club, Crystal Palace. The majority of Baggies fans were happy to see the end of the Pulis era and, while Pardew may not have been the preferred choice…
Read MorePardew waits in the wings as Megson welcomes Newcastle
The first game at the Hawthorns of the post-Pulis era sees the visit of Newcastle United and what seems likely to be the second and final game of Gary Megson’s spell in caretaker charge of first team affairs.
Read MoreMegson finally gets to Wembley
Just over thirteen years ago, Gary Megson led his West Bromwich Albion team out in an away Premier League game in London; the Baggies lost 3-0 at Selhurst Park and three days later, Megson was dismissed. On Saturday, he will once again take charge of Albion in an away Premier League game in the capital, albeit in a caretaker role,…
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