Albion scored their first goals under Sam Allardyce at the Hawthorns and ended a run of five successive home defeats by earning a 2-2 draw with Fulham. Bryan Robson’s 2004/05 team also drew game 21, 1-1 away to Bolton Wanderers, with Zoltán Gera scoring the equaliser. That meant that they also had 12 points but, despite being bottom of the…
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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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