Burnley 0 West Brom 0 Despite it being a largely terrible game of football, there were positives for Sam Allardyce in the goalless draw at Turf Moor, but the over-riding negative was that Albion failed to take all three points. It has been a rare occurrence this season that Albion have deserved to take all three points, and to do…
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Baggies show some fight to earn a deserved point against United
West Brom 1 Manchester United 1 With Sam Allardyce able to field his key January signings from the start, Albion produced an encouraging performance against title-chasing Manchester United, and will be disappointed not to have taken all three points. It’s not very often that we have been able to say that this season, and the odds are that these positive…
Read MoreThe latest Allardyce experiment is just the latest to fail
Tottenham Hotspur 2 West Brom 0 Any hope that Albion had of getting anything from their latest trip to north London probably evaporated once Harry Kane’s name surprisingly appeared in José Mourinho’s starting line-up. The man who had scored eight goals in his eight games against Albion inevitably made it nine in nine as the Baggies slumped to their fifteenth…
Read MoreCan these five keep the Baggies alive?
Sam Allardyce spent much of the transfer window bemoaning the difficulty of signing players but Allardyce, Dowling et al produced three new faces in the final few days to add to the two signed earlier in the window. That gave Baggies fans some renewed hope on Monday, although many will have returned to despair after defeat at Bramall Lane. Nevertheless,…
Read MoreBaggies earn a point, but defensive frailties continue to hamper survival hopes
West Brom 2 Fulham 2 After a first half performance that was as bad as anything we have seen this season, Albion somehow survived to be only one down at half time. A much improved display after the break, at least partially inspired by new signing, Mbaye Diagne, saw Sam Allardyce’s side take the lead but further problems at the…
Read MoreAllardyce must take much of the blame for another Hawthorns horror
West Brom 0 Manchester City 5 Any positivity from Albion’s last two away games was dissipated very early on at the Hawthorns on Tuesday evening as a ruthless Manchester City side tore into a lacklustre Baggies team to take a deserved 4-0 half time lead. With Sterling adding a fifth after the break, it means that Albion have conceded 22…
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