Nine wins and six draws from the opening sixteen games of the season represents the best start to a season for any Albion side since Vic Buckingham’s “Team of the Century” that opened the 1953/54 season with a 12-2-2 record that would have yielded 38 points had it been three points for a win. The win at Hull City kept…
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Playing on a Monday night felt like Albion had to re-gain top spot but, in reality, they started the round in first place and finished it in exactly the same position. It was not always convincing at the Bet365 Stadium, but it was good enough to claim all three points. Only Gary Megson’s 2003 side had more points at this…
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A controversial late penalty denied Albion the three points that would have taken them four points clear at the top of the table, and the hope is that the four points dropped this week do not prove decisive come the end of the season. Hal Robson-Kanu came off the bench once again and scored what looked like being the winner,…
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Another comeback for Albion saw them earn a point in a match that proves how competitive the Championship is. It is easy to be frustrated that the Baggies didn’t take all three points against the bottom side, but it demonstrates that if you are not on your game throughout the side, it is easy to drop points in this division.…
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Hal Robson-Kanu’s late scrambled goal was enough to earn all three points for the Baggies at the Riverside and keep them top of the Championship table at least until Nottingham Forest play Wigan Athletic on Sunday. A big win for Forest could see them move ahead on goal difference. No Albion side has earned more points at the stage of…
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The Baggies moved back to the top of the Championship table with a 4-2 win over Cardiff City. For the first time this season, they have more points than Di Matteo’s Baggies did in 2009 and their record is second only to Megson’s second promotion team. Their 21 goals is second best in this season’s Championship, with Preston’s five against…
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