West Brom 1 Sheffield United 0 A goal from on-loan midfielder, Conor Gallagher, was enough to earn Albion their first victory of the season to move them out of the bottom three. It wasn’t their best performance of the season, but it was sufficient to see of the challenge of Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United. There is no doubt that the…
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Albion lose again after a scandalous VAR decision
Manchester United 1 West Brom 0 Slaven Bilić’s team were on the wrong end of a scandalous VAR-assisted decision at Old Trafford and succumbed to a 1-0 defeat that was harsh on a group of players that put everything into that performance. One player that stood out once again was Conor Gallagher and he was at the centre of the…
Read MoreHawthorns heartbreak as Baggies lose it late
West Brom 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 Slaven Bilić and the fans demanded a reaction after the players’ abject performance at Fulham last Monday, and the team responded, but it was ultimately the same result as Harry Kane’s late winner condemned Albion to another defeat. Ultimately, it was the Baggies’ inability to take one of the chances they created that cost…
Read MoreDesperate Albion slump to another defeat
Fulham 2 West Brom 0 On a night when the brightest thing about Albion was their kit, Slaven Bilić will have some serious concerns about his team following a desperately poor performance at Fulham that left the Baggies still in search of their first win of the season and in the bottom three. While the level of commitment shown by…
Read MoreNew look Baggies show signs of promise
West Brom 0 Burnley 0 This first goalless draw of the Premier League season was, for me, a product of fear. With both sides yet to record a victory this season, I felt that both feared losing to what looks like being a relegation rival more than they wanted to win, resulting in a stalemate. Nonetheless, there were plenty of…
Read MoreFour plus five for the Baggies, but can it add up to survival?
The “summer” transfer window was finally closed at 5pm on Friday evening with Luke Dowling and his team having made nine signings, albeit four of them were to re-assemble the squad that won Albion promotion in July. Given the meagre transfer budget that Dowling had to work with, it is hard to criticise the signings at this stage – only…
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