Albion haven’t topped a league table this early in a season since Ossie Ardiles was in charge at the Hawthorns in 1992 – they opened that season with six wins and a draw from their opening seven games. The impact that Ismaël has had on the club is every bit as profound as the one the Argentine had and the…
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Only Bryan Robson’s team of 2006 had a better record from the opening two games of a second tier season this century having a slightly better goal difference following an opening day 2-0 victory over Hull City was followed up with a 1-1 draw at Cardiff. Only once have the Baggies scored five in the first couple – Gary Megson’s…
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Only twice have the Baggies opened a 21st century second tier campaign with a victory and Friday evening’s game at Bournemouth is only the second time they have opened with a draw. Robbie di Matteo’s promotion season started with a 1-1 draw with eventual champions, Newcastle United, at the Hawthorns when Shelton Martis’s first half opener was equalised by Damien…
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A final day 3-1 defeat makes 2020/21 Albion’s worst ever Premier League season level on points with 2002/03 but with an inferior goal difference. Only once have the Baggies won their final game in a Premier League season, beating Portsmouth in 2005 to complete the Great Escape which you can read about here. There have been a couple of memorable…
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Only one former Albion side has had fewer points in the Premier League with one match to go – Gary Megson’s side in the Baggies’ first Premier League season had just 25 points from 37 games while the teams in 2005, 2009 and 2018 had 31 points and only the Great Escape in 2005 escaped relegation. You can read more…
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More late heartbreak for Albion leaves them on 26 points from 36 games, with Megson’s first Premier League team as the only one with fewer points at the same stage of the season. That side also lost at home to Liverpool in game 36, but the scoreline on that occasion was somewhat more emphatic! In 2005, Bryan Robson’s Baggies were…
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