A fourth goal of the season for Josh Maja proved to be the winner for the Baggies after Lewis Koumas had equalised Karlan Grant’s first league Albion goal for almost two years, although he did net in the FA Cup game at Chesterfield in January 2023. The victory left Albion in fourth place with seven points having won their opening…
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Albion and Leeds pretty much cancelled each other out in the first match at the Hawthorns to leave both sides unbeaten in the league, and both probably happy with the point. The last time the Baggies opened their home league campaign with a goalless draw was in 1975 when John Giles’ team drew 0-0 with Chelsea – they would go…
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A hat trick from Josh Maja earned Albion all three points on their opening day fixture at QPR. It was Maja’s first hattrick in English football although he did notch two hattricks for Bordeaux during his time in France, most recently against Paris FC in March 2022. It was the first hattrick by an Albion player for more than five…
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It was a comfortable 3-0 victory in the end for Carlos Corberán’s Baggies and, with Norwich City losing at Birmingham City, they finished in fifth place and will play Southampton in the play-off semi-final with the first leg at the Hawthorns next Sunday. It is only the fifth time that Albion have finished in fifth place in any division and…
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For the first time in Carlos Corberán’s tenure, Albion have lost three games in succession and, while they still have a good chance to extend their season, it could hardly have happened at a worst time. The more worrying aspect of the defeat at Hillsborough was the performance, such a contrast to the one given at Leicester the week before.…
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The Baggies lost successive league games for the first time since December when they lost back-to-back games against the same two clubs, Leicester City and Sunderland. Norwich City’s failure to beat Bristol City means that the Baggies hang on to fifth place, although only on goal difference, while Hull City’s draw with Watford means that they would need seven points…
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