Category: Match Reports

Baggies bounce back as Robins fail to fly

West Brom 3 Bristol City 0 Albion bounced back in style from their defeat at Swansea by comfortably defeating a poor Bristol City side with a dominant performance at the Hawthorns. Jordan Hugill scored his first goal for the Baggies while an unfamiliar midfield pair of Molumby and Snodgrass were hugely impressive in their first appearance together. Perhaps the only…

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Baggies beaten again but Ismaël is not for changing

Swansea City 2 West Brom 1 Despite the outcry on social media, I’m not expecting any drastic changes from Valérien Ismaël following Albion’s second defeat of the season at Swansea. It was a disappointing performance from the Baggies, particularly given their fantastic start, and they can have few complaints about the result. Having said that, it was a game of…

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Grant proves to be enough

West Brom 1 Birmingham City 0 It was a tough watch for most of the 90 minutes, but a sweet strike from the in-form Karlan Grant was enough to claim all three points in Albion’s only home local derby of the season and send them to the top of the Championship, albeit for less than 24 hours. It was a…

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Baggies finally beaten as Potters find a way

Stoke City 1 West Brom 0 Valérien Ismaël’s frank assessment of Albion’s performance at the Bet365 Stadium was spot on – his team failed to reach the levels that they did on Tuesday evening and made far too many mistakes. On another night, they may have got away with it, but the Potters were the best side that the Baggies…

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Record breaking Baggies batter the Bluebirds

Cardiff City 0 West Brom 4 Valérien Ismaël’s Albion side set a new club record of ten games unbeaten at the start of a league campaign as they trounced Cardiff City on their home soil. It was also the Baggies’ first win in the Welsh capital for almost 47 years and moved them back to the top of the table…

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