A disappointing home performance saw the Baggies fail to score at the Hawthorns for the first time since November and ended their eleven match unbeaten run on their own turf. Albion remain in the top six but they are now fifteen points off fourth-placed Sunderland and there are nine clubs below them within seven points. In terms of points, the…
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It was the late late show at the Hawthorns with two stoppage time goals, and a red card after the final whistle, which resulted in a deserved three points for the Baggies. It was Albion’s first stoppage time winner since Karlan Grant scored in the 93rd minute to beat Blackpool at home on Good Friday in 2022 and the first…
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Albion’s sixth defeat of the season leaves them hanging on to a top six spot and has somewhat blunted the optimism felt after last weekend’s victory over Portsmouth. For me, the Baggies played OK but struggled to break down a resolute Plymouth defence – having found the breakthrough, the game turned on a controversial penalty decision and the visitors can…
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Tony Mowbray’s Hawthorns return brought Albion’s biggest win since Matheus Pereira inspired Slaven Bilić’s team to a 5-1 win over Swansea City in December 2019. Only twice since then have the Baggies scored five goals – Steve Bruce’s team beat Hull City 5-2 in what was Albion’s first victory of the 2022/23 campaign while Sam Allardyce’s team surprised everyone by…
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If Tony Mowbray had any misconceptions about Albion’s problems this season, the 2-0 defeat at Middlesbrough aptly demonstrated the current squad’s deficiencies. The Baggies looked good between both boxes for much of the match competing well against a well organised team of good footballers, but they lacked the clinical touch in front of goal and were beaten by two excellent…
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Chris Brunt’s final game in charge finished all square but it really should have been a victory given the number of chances that the hosts had in the second half. It highlights the deficiencies in the squad that Tony Mowbray will have to manage and, with the help of Andrew Nestor and Ian Pearce, hopefully address before the month is…
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