Albion’s fifth successive away defeat leaves them in 11th place some six points off the play-offs with twelve games of the season to play. Five away defeats on the trot is generally pretty rare for the Baggies in the second tier, although they did manage six on the bounce last season either side of Steve Bruce’s appointment, a run that…
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Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 33 games
Carlos Corberán’s team recorded a fantastic victory over Middlesbrough to extend their unbeaten home run to eight league games, nine in all competitions. It was also a first clean sheet for Josh Griffiths and Daryl Dike’s first goals since 14th January. With most of the sides around them also winning, Albion remain in tenth place five points off the play-offs.…
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Albion conceded three goals in a league match for the first time under Carlos Corberán as they were beaten 3-2 at Vicarage Road to leave them in 10th place after 32 games. It leaves the Baggies four points off the play-offs with fourteen games to go, meaning they will likely need a two points-per-game (ppg) haul in their remaining matches…
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Ben Brereton Díaz’s late equaliser brought Albion’s winning home run to and end but they remain unbeaten in their last eight games at the Hawthorns in all competitions. It leaves the Baggies down in 10th place but still just two points off the play-offs which is set up for an exciting run-in! With 15 games to go, the Baggies probably…
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Defeat for the Baggies at St Andrew’s means that Birmingham City completed their first league double over Albion this century. The last time Blues won both league games against the Baggies in a season was in the 1998/99 season when Albion were managed by Denis Smith and Blues by Trevor Francis. City won 3-1 at the Hawthorns in November 1998…
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Grady Diangana’s goal earned the Baggies a seventh successive home victory without conceding a goal for the first time since 2002. Gary Megson’s team won the first seven home games of the year starting with a 4-0 victory over Stokport County and ending with a 5-0 win over Portsmouth – the five home games in between were all won 1-0…
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