Optimism remains although the wait for a home win goes on

West Brom 1 Reading 1 There are so many things about Slaven Bilić’s Albion team that are markedly different to Darren Moore’s, but the failure to record a home win so far this season is disturbingly familiar. Nonetheless, the performance against Reading further showed those aspects that have improved significantly, the mobility in midfield and calm control of possession to…

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Different Grady

Luton Town 1 West Brom 2 Grady Diangana made an instant impact on his league debut for the Baggies scoring twice within six minutes of his half time substitution and producing an outrageous piece of skill that almost led to a third Albion goal when Charlie Austin hit the post. It was exactly what Albion needed after what had been…

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Baggies fail to capitalise on dominant display

West Brom 1 Millwall 1 Slaven Bilić’s team failed to make it two wins out of two at the start of the season despite dominating their home game against Millwall.  It was a frustrating afternoon in many ways, although the performance was once again encouraging particularly in the knowledge that Thursday’s four deadline day signings are yet to be seen. With…

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The class of ’19 grows – the Deadline Day Quartet

With five signings made ahead of the opening day of the season, it had been a frustrating week for Baggies fans as no new faces joined Slaven Bilić’s squad as Deadline Day dawned. With rumours that a deal for last season’s goalscoring hero, Dwight Gayle, could move back to the Hawthorns, hopes were high.  While that deal could not be done,…

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Academy products star as Albion start with a win

Nottingham Forest 1 West Brom 2 Stand-out performances from Nathan Ferguson and Kyle Edwards helped Slaven Bilić to start his reign at the Hawthorns with a victory in what was a hugely encouraging start to Albion’s campaign. The hosts dominated the first ten minutes of the match, taking the lead through Matty Cash, but from then on, it was the…

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