Another home win for the Baggies makes it twelve from the opening eighteen league games at the Hawthorns this season. The last time that an Albion side managed that was in 2009/10 when Roberto di Matteo’s side beat Blackpool 3-2 to record their twelfth home victory in game 36. Corberán’s team have actually earned more points having drawn three of…
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Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 34 games
A hard fought draw kept the Baggies in fifth place and four points clear of seventh with 56 points from 34 games. Carlos Corberán’s team have eight more points than at the same stage last season and just two points fewer than Tony Mowbray’s title winning team from 2008. Game 35 has been successful for Albion in recent seasons, losing…
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Albion’s wait for an away win finally came to an end after an excellent second half performance produced three goals and three points at Plymouth Argyle. The result was essential to keep them in fifth place as Hull City pulled off a shock away win at Southampton and remain just one point behind the Baggies ahead of this weekend’s massive…
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Southampton brought an end to Albion’s seven match unbeaten home record in the Championship with a 2-0 victory at the Hawthorns. It leaves the Baggies still in 5th place ahead of Saturday’s matches and, with a four point gap over the teams below them, they will remain there for the weekend. It was the Baggies tenth defeat of the season…
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Albion’s eleventh home win of the season was secured thanks to a fourteenth clean sheet of the season, a tally that is now matched by Leeds United, and one of the quickest Baggies goals in history. Timed at 29 seconds, Mikey Johnston’s first Baggies goal on his full debut is probably the quickest Albion goal at the Hawthorns since Ally…
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Albion couldn’t quite hang on for all three points but they at least put an end to their run of three successive away defeats by claiming a point from Portman Road. However, only once this century, in 2006/07, have the Baggies earned fewer points on the road at this stage of a second tier season. Carlos Corberán’s team now have…
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