Back at the Hawthorns on a Tuesday night and “normal” service is resumed for the Baggies. As the BT Sport commentator said, it was the first time since 1978 that a top flight team had conceded three or more goals in five successive home games and it means that Albion have let in 29 goals in their 10 Premier League…
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Despite a narrow defeat at West Ham, this season’s Baggies are still a point better off the team that pulled off the Great Escape at the halfway stage. The Baggies’ Tuesday hoodoo continues – they have never won on a Tuesday in the Premier League and this latest defeat makes it 31 games, and with game 32 coming next week…
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Sam Allardyce’s first win as Baggies boss moves this season’s team above the 2004/05 side in the comparison stakes, although the class of 20/21 have still scored fewer and conceded more. A third successive win over Wolves is a reason to celebrate at any time, and it means that Albion have lost just three of the last twenty-two Black Country…
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Another home game and another heavy defeat for the Baggies. Twelve goals conceded in three successive home games is a new unwanted club record – previous Albion sides have managed to let in eleven in three home games, the latest being Tony Mowbray’s side who lost 5-0 (Manchester United), 3-2 (Newcastle United) and 3-1 (Arsenal) between February and April 2009.…
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Albion suffered their joint biggest home defeat since Michael Owen scored four of Liverpool’s six in April 2003 as Leeds United became the third team to record a five or more goal victory at the Hawthorns in the Premier League. Manchester United are the other team – Albion haven’t managed it yet! So the Baggies end 2020 as they started…
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Albion not only earned a bonus point at Anfield but became the first away side to take anything away from that particular stadium so far this Premier League campaign and were the first side to record more shots on target than Liverpool in a match at Anfield since 2018. It also makes it three games unbeaten on the red side…
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