Albion’s home defeat to Wigan Athletic means that Leeds United are now just one point behind while Fulham in third place are six points adrift of the Baggies. Roberto di Matteo’s 2010 team also had 69 points after 36 games but were four points behind leaders, Newcastle United, and five points ahead of third placed, Nottingham Forest. Given that Frank…
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Another comfortable win over a side challenging for the play-offs saw the Baggies move seven points clear at the top of the table, and ten points clear of third place, at least for 24 hours. The only other Albion side challenging for promotion to the Premier League to have led the table after 35 games was in Tony Mowbray’s first…
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A third successive victory on the road saw Slaven Bilić’s team move nine points clear of third-placed Fulham as three of the top six dropped points in this round of fixtures. Frank Heaven’s record-breaking team of 1901/02 had the equivalent of 80 points from 34 games, although this will be the last time we can make a direct comparison as…
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After three straight wins, the Baggies had to settle for a point against Nottingham Forest as they snatched a 91st minute equaliser. Leeds United’s victory over Bristol City means that they have narrowed the gap between the top two to four points, but Albion’s lead over third place is now back up to seven points. Only Roberto di Matteo’s team…
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As their nearest challengers all faltered, Albion made it three successive victories with a 2-1 win at Reading to extend their lead at the top of the table to six points. Preston North End are the only side in the top six to have won both games this week as their 2-0 win at Stoke City moved them back into…
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An excellent 2-0 victory at Millwall saw the Baggies move four points clear at the top of the table and record successive clean sheets for only the second time this season. When compared to Albion’s other Premier League promotion campaigns, only Roberto di Matteo’s 2010 team had more points at this stage of the season, and Bilić’s team are five…
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