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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It was always a long shot and, with Sunderland’s 3-0 victory at Preston North End, the Baggies would have needed a six goal margin of victory at Swansea in order to claim a top six spot. In the end, Joël Piroe’s last minute winner means that the Baggies finished with fewer points that they did last season, albeit a place…
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Victory over Norwich City kept Albion’s play-off hopes alive but Saturday’s results mean that their final opponents, Swansea City, can no longer make the top six. Defeat for Blackburn Rovers against Luton Town on Monday would make the Baggies’ task a little easier but they would still be relying on a victory at the Swansea.com Stadium and both Millwall and…
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