Baggies take the points but will they take heart?

Blackpool 0 West Bromwich Albion 2 While Albion look to have ended their travelling problems with a second successive victory on the road, if those Baggies fans present are honest with themselves, the result could easily have been very different. Blackpool were the better side for long periods, particularly in the first half, and had former Albion youngster, Morgan Rogers,…

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Baggies stop the rot but still frustrated

Cardiff City 1 West Bromwich Albion 1 I said in my preview to this match that I would have taken a point from Cardiff, but the control that Corberán’s team displayed for much of the game meant that it felt more like two points lost than one point gained. Having said that, it did bring to an end the run…

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Albion make it ten wins from eleven home games

West Bromwich Albion 1 Huddersfield Town 0 It wasn’t pretty and it was a little nervy towards the end, but the Baggies got the result that they needed and deserved. Ten wins and a draw from the last eleven home games with just one goal conceded is a remarkable set of results, and were it not for Ben Brereton Díaz’s…

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Baggies defeat at Hull is damaging but not terminal

Hull City 2 West Bromwich Albion 0 Albion’s play-off hopes took another dent on Friday night as Carlos Corberán’s team slumped to their fifth successive defeat on the road although, for once, results on Saturday were relatively kind and they are just one point further away from the top six than they were last week. The gap is now seven…

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