Karlan Grant’s sixteenth goal of the season earned the Baggies their first victory on the road since the same player grabbed a brace at Hull City in early March. It means Albion will finish the season with six away wins and just 23 points away from home, only three more than the 20 points they earned on the road in…
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Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 44 games
Karlan Grant’s penalty miss meant that Saturday’s match finished as the sixth goalless draw of the season, the first time that Albion have had six goalless draws in a league campaign since 1999/2000. The last time they have more than six was in 1988/89 when they had eight including both local derbies with Walsall. It also means that Albion have…
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Albion’s biggest defeat of the season has surely now ended any faint hopes that they retained of making the top six. Everything went wrong for Steve Bruce’s team in the first half, not all of them self-inflicted, but the game was over as a contest when Colback’s attempted cross flew into the net. Furlong’s red card was Albion’s seventh of…
Read MoreAlbion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 42 games
Albion’s fourth victory in eight games represents an improvement in form but it is not enough to give them a realistic chance of a play-off spot. They were fortunate to get all three points against Blackpool thanks to Karlan Grant’s injury time winner and, while teams above them continue to drop points, they remain mathematically within reach of the top…
Read MoreAlbion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 41 games
Albion’s inconsistent form showed itself again on Saturday as they suffered a 3-1 home defeat to Stoke City. It leaves them eight points of the play-off places with five games remaining. Game 41 in 2006/07 was also a home game with the Potters and the result was the same, a 3-1 win for the visitors and Albion also scored an…
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Once again, with the pressure off in a game they are not expected to win, the Baggies produced another excellent performance to the frustration of fans and manager alike. Despite the three points, they remain seven points off the play-offs, although they have moved up one place to 11th, with just six games remaining. Their points tally of 57 points…
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