The Baggies’ inability to convert possession into goals took its toll once again and they suffered back-to-back defeats which has somewhat spoiled their impressive start. The one positive of the night was that Aune Heggebø scored his first league goal in an Albion shirt. No Albion side has scored fewer than seven goals in their opening six second tier games…
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Derby maintained their excellent recent record over the Baggies with a smash-and-grab raid at the Hawthorns that spoiled the famous stadium’s 125th anniversary celebrations. It was a three points that they scarcely deserved given how the hosts dominated possession and registered eighteen attempts to County’s four. Ultimately, however, Albion rarely tested Zetterström in the Rams’ goal despite their superiority and,…
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The Baggies produced an excellent away performance at the bet365 Stadium to take all three points against a side that were defending a 100% record. It leaves Ryan Mason’s team in second place behind Rob Edwards’ Middlesbrough side that have won all four of their Championship games so far this season. Nat Phillips scored the winning goal, his first for…
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Two controversial refereeing decisions were pivotal in denying the Baggies a third successive victory but they remain unbeaten with seven points from a possible nine. That is the same total that Albion have earned in first three games in four of the previous seven second tier campaigns. Looking ahead to next week’s trip to Stoke City, it is s statistical…
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Albion opened their league campaign with two victories for the first time since 2017, and the first time in the second tier since 1997. On that occasion, Ray Harford was in charge at the Hawthorns and a 2-1 home win over Tranmere Rovers was followed up by a 3-2 victory at Gresty Road with Lee Hughes scoring a late double…
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Ryan Mason started his tenure as Baggies boss with a victory thanks to Isaac Price’s first half goal. The last time that Albion kicked off their campaign with a home victory was in 2017 when Tony Pulis’s team beat Bournemouth 1-0 on the opening day thanks to a goal from Ahmed Hegazi. The Baggies followed that up with a 1-0…
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