It was another disappointing outcome for the Baggies after a promising opening half hour, but the 18-year-wait for a victory at Vicarage Road goes on. Albion’s last win there was a comfortable 3-0 victory under Tony Mowbray back in September 2007. It leaves Ryan Mason’s team in 10th place although it is very congested below the top two – the…
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Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 10 games
The Baggies returned to winning ways at the Hawthorns with a well deserved victory over Preston North End in what was an end-to-end match that the hosts won with two moments of quality. It was only the second time this season that Albion had scored twice in a game, and the first time at home, and it brought Mikey Johnston’s…
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A hugely disappointing performance at the Den ended with the Baggies’ biggest league defeat since they lost 3-0 at Hillsborough in April 2024. Albion haven’t lost in the league by a bigger margin since April 2022 when Steve Bruce’s team lost 4-0 at Nottingham Forest. It leaves the Baggies in seventh place as they head into the second international break…
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Josh Maja’s first goal since he scored twice against Preston North End on New Year’s Day was enough to secure all three points for the Baggies at Carrow Road condemning Norwich City to a fifth successive home defeat in all competitions. It was, however, the other “Josh” who was the hero of the hour – Albion ‘keeper Josh Griffiths made…
Read MoreAlbion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 7 games
Another stoppage time equaliser denied Albion albeit a draw with Leicester City was probably a fair result. The Foxes look strong enough to be challenging for a top two spot this season, so it was not a bad result, but with two tricky away games coming up, the Baggies need to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.…
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The Baggies’ inability to convert possession into goals took its toll once again and they suffered back-to-back defeats which has somewhat spoiled their impressive start. The one positive of the night was that Aune Heggebø scored his first league goal in an Albion shirt. No Albion side has scored fewer than seven goals in their opening six second tier games…
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