Despite Preston North End being unbeaten prior to this match, Albion recorded their biggest ever win at Deepdale and their joint best result over the Lilywhites at any venue. Alex Mowatt scored his fifth goal in an Albion shirt and his first since April 2022 – the Baggies have won every game in which he has scored, and this result…
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Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 8 games
Alex Palmer’s penalty save, his first for Albion in a senior match, secured the Baggies’ second clean sheet of the season, and their second in three games. It was Palmer’s first senior penalty save since he saved two in one match for Kidderminster Harriers against Barrow in September 2015 – the four penalties he had faced in an Albion shirt…
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A second successive draw for Albion but it was somewhat more exciting than the goalless draw at Ashton Gate at the weekend. The point leaves the Baggies in 15th place, still level on points with the night’s opponents, Watford. Other than last season, this campaign’s tally of nine points from seven games is the lowest in the second tier by…
Read MoreAlbion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 6 games
Albion earned their first clean sheet of the campaign at Ashton Gate and came away with a point that could easily have been three. It is their first goalless draw since the match against Millwall on 1st April, and only their second clean sheet since then. The draw does mean that no Albion side has lost game 6 of a…
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An injury time winner for Huddersfield Town ended Albion’s unbeaten home record this season and handed the Terriers their first victory of the season. John Swift scored in successive games for the first time since he moved to the Hawthorns, and they are his first non-penalty goals since January. It’s the first time that he has scored three goals in…
Read MoreAlbion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 4 games
A second goal in an Albion shirt for Cédric Kipré and a first for Jeremy Sarmiento bookended a second victory of the season for the Baggies lifting them into seventh place in the Championship table. It maintains Albion’s 100% home record this season and makes it 13 wins in 18 home league games under Carlos Corberán – no Championship team…
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