Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion; bet365 Stadium, Saturday 24th August 2024, 3pm Carlos Corberán’s team make their second shortest trip of the season to the Potteries on Saturday looking to continue their positive start to the campaign. An opening day victory at QPR and a draw with Leeds United at the Hawthorns has left Albion in fifth place in…
Read MoreCategory: Match Previews
Leeds up first at the Hawthorns
West Bromwich Albion v Leeds United; The Hawthorns, Saturday 17th August 2024, 12.30pm The Baggies make their Hawthorns bow this campaign with the visit of Leeds United in another Saturday lunchtime fixture. Daniel Farke’s side were among the pre-season favourites for promotion but opened their campaign with a draw with newly-promoted Portsmouth, salvaged thanks to a stoppage time equaliser, before…
Read MoreFirst meeting with the Fishermen for the Baggies
Fleetwood Town v West Bromwich Albion; Highbury Stadium, Tuesday 13th August 2024, 7.45pm It’s rare that a club with a rich history like the Baggies comes up against a club for the first time, but for the second time in two seasons, Albion have been drawn against brand new opposition in a cup competition. Having faced Aldershot Town for the…
Read MoreA much-changed Baggies team open the season at QPR
Queen’s Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion; Loftus Road, Saturday 10th August 2024, 12.30pm While Shilen Patel may have taken control of the club five months ago, but it is only this summer that we have seen the new era really beginning. The Chairman’s open letter at the end of last season clarified the approach and the upheaval in the…
Read MoreBaggies bid to give themselves one more game
Southampton v West Bromwich Albion; St Mary’s Stadium, Friday 17th May 2024, 8pm I said in my preview to last Sunday’s game that Albion should fear neither failure nor their opponents, and my feelings are the same after a tight hard-fought first leg. Southampton remain the favourites with the advantage of being at home for the second leg, but there…
Read MoreBaggies should be fearless ahead of play-off campaign
West Bromwich Albion v Southampton; The Hawthorns, Sunday 12th May 2024, 2.15pm At the start of this season, I, like most Albion fans I guess, was hopeful more than expectant of a top six finish. Obviously, as the season came to its climax with Albion having been in the top six for months, the expectation rose, but having achieved that…
Read More