A 94th minute winner from Semi Ajayi made it four successive victories for the Baggies for the first time since December 2019 when Pereira’s masterclass against Swansea City helped them record their sixth win in a row. No Albion side has ever started a league season with five straight wins which means that Ismaël’s side have matched the club’s best…
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Albion made it three wins on the trot at Blackburn with a dominant performance but surrendered top spot on goal difference to Fulham. The last time a Baggies side had more points from the opening four games was in 1992 when Ardiles’ side won their opening five games of the season in the third tier. The only other occasion that…
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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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