It is, perhaps, somewhat fitting that Tony Pulis’s 1,000th game as a manager is against the club he led for almost half of those games (464), Stoke City. It is also fitting, and certainly encouraging for Baggies fans, that it is a fixture that he has never lost.
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Hammers’ fans on their feet for Pulis’s last stand?
West Ham United visit the Hawthorns for the second time in just nine Premier League games on Saturday having hammered the Baggies 3-0 on their last visit in April. Like Albion, the Irons have jsut one Premier League victory to their name this season, a 1-0 home win over Albion’s latest vanquishers, Bournemouth, and are really from losing 4-2 at…
Read MoreAlbion seek Vitality at Dean Court
After all the talk about tranfers, takeovers and possible terminations, we get back to what it’s all about on Saturday – playing Premier League football. Albion visit Dean Court, sorry the Vitality Stadium, on Saturday looking to put some life into their sluggish start to the season while the hosts still looking for their first Premier League win of the…
Read MorePessimism reigns at the Hawthorns as Middlesbrough look to continue their promising start
Albion face a second newly-promoted side in a matter of days on Sunday as Middlesbrough visit the Hawthorns for the lunchtime televised fixture, with Tony Pulis looking for a better result than was achieved against Northampton on Tuesday evening.
Read MoreAlbion look to make it five out of five (at Northampton)
On Tuesday evening, the Baggies visit Sixfields Stadium for just the second time in their history to take on Northampton Town for just the seventh meeting between the two sides. Albion have won all four games they have played away to Northampton, and drawn both meetings at the Hawthorns.
Read MoreNew season optimism is lacking at the Hawthorns
The Baggies’ home campaign kicks off against Everton on Saturday with the hosts looking to win their first two games of a Premier League season for the first time, but a lack of new signings means that the over-riding emotion at the Hawthorns is frustration rather than the optimism that a new season normally brings.
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