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…
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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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Brandon Thomas-Asante’s controversial goal and a few excellent Alex Palmer saves earned Albion a point at Leeds on Friday night to move them up into the top half of the table, albeit Saturday’s results mean that they are down to 13th at the time of writing. Four points from the opening three games represents a “par” score based on the…
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They made it a little harder for themselves late on, but the Baggies managed to kick start their campaign with a victory over Swansea City. The last time that Albion started a second tier season with one defeat and one win was in 2007 when they ended up league champions. Only once have the Baggies won both of their opening…
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Albion fell to defeat on the opening day of a second tier season for the first time since 2018, but perhaps there is encouragement in that they also started their promotion seasons in 2001, 2003 and 2007 with defeats. It is the fourth second tier season in succession that the Baggies have kicked off their campaign on the road, and…
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