Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion; Ewood Park, Wednesday 23rd October 2024, 7.45pm While the current challenge for Corberán may not be as large as the one he faced when he took charge at the Hawthorns two years ago, expectation levels mean that his ability to navigate a difficult period as Albion boss has never been more in focus. Travelling…
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Oxford United v West Bromwich Albion; Kassam Stadium, Saturday 19th October 2024, 12.30pm Carlos Corberán and his team return to action after the second international break of the campaign with a first competitive visit to the Kassam Stadium. This is the first season this century that Oxford United have shared a division with the Baggies, and they last hosted Albion…
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West Bromwich Albion v Millwall; The Hawthorns, Saturday 5th October 2024, 3pm Carlos Corberán’s pre-match press conference this morning spoke of Albion’s back-to-back defeats needing to be a motivation to be better. The Baggies seemed to be serenely progressing from one win to the next as they started with five wins and a draw from their first six Championship games…
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West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough; The Hawthorns, Wednesday 1st October 2024, 8pm For the first time this season, Albion are looking to bounce back from a league defeat as they welcome Michael Carrick’s Middlesbrough to the Hawthorns for the first midweek fixture of the campaign. While the loss of the unbeaten record in the Championship was disappointing, it pales into…
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Sheffield Wednesday v West Bromwich Albion; Hillsborough, Saturday 28th September, 12.30pm The strong start to the campaign has taken Albion fans by surprise and, I suspect, the rest of the Championship as well. Sixteen points from a possible eighteen represents the best start by a Baggies team since 1992/93 while the defensive record is second to none. Only once before,…
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West Bromwich Albion v Plymouth Argyle; The Hawthorns, Saturday 21st September 2024, 3pm When Albion lost 4-1 in a pre-season friendly at St Andrew’s a week before the season started, I can’t imagine that any Baggies fan thought that they would be sitting proudly at the top of the table five games into the campaign. It’s been a phenomenal start…
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