A third goalless draw of the season for the Baggies leaves them in ninth place with seventeen points, just two points off the top six. The only time this century that an Albion side had fewer points from their opening dozen games was last season, when Steve Bruce’s team had just ten points at the same stage. Bruce would be…
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The Baggies can count themselves hard done by to have suffered their fourth successive defeat in games against Birmingham City, but the 3-1 loss saw them drop below Leeds United on goal difference with Blues themselves leapfrogging them into fifth place leaving Albion seventh ahead of Saturday’s games. This campaign’s tally of 16 points from 11 games is 6 points…
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A 1-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday saw Albion record a third successive clean sheet since November last year and back-to-back victories for the first time since April. The three points moved the Baggies into the top five of the Championship for the first time since February. The result also extends Albion’s unbeaten run to five games, which is the longest…
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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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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…
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