The London Baggies, a branch of the West Bromwich Albion Supporters’ Club, welcomes former Albion striker, Peter Odemwingie, to a special event to be held at Electrowerkz in Islington on Wednesday 31st August. The Nigerian is fondly remembered by Baggies fans having famously scored a hat trick at Molineux in the famous victory over Wo1ve5 in 2012 and is still…
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After keeping their hopes alive with a point at Old Trafford, Albion went into the last game of the 2004/05 season bottom of the table, but with survival hopes still alive. A lot of things would need to happen for the miracle to happen, but it could be summed up fairly easily – the Baggies had to win their game…
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Albion are still looking for their first Premier League win over Leeds United, albeit Sunday will be only their fourth attempt. The Whites were the Baggies’ first Premier League opponents at the Hawthorns back in August 2002 and it was the Australian, Harry Kewell, who had the honour of scoring the first Premier League goal at the Shrine when he…
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After losing at home to Arsenal on Monday 2nd May 2005, Albion’s survival hopes hung by a thread by given that their penultimate game was at the home of third-placed Manchester United. To put the date into footballing context, on the day following that home defeat, Liverpool beat Chelsea by virtue of the Luis Garcia “ghost goal” to reach the…
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The head-to-head record between the Baggies and the Hammers stands at 41 wins apiece with Albion slightly ahead in terms of goals with 172 to 169. The league record is also level with 35 wins for each side, but the Hammers have scored one more goal in league meetings with 142 to the Baggies’ 141. That suggests that the clubs…
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After dropping crucial points in the 1-1 draw with Blackburn, Arsenal were next up at the Hawthorns. Arsène Wenger’s side may have lost their invincible status and the Premier League title to the new kid on the block, José Mourinho, but they still needed points to secure second place and their players were playing for a place in the starting…
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