Filip Krovinović became the 15th player to score for the Baggies this season but his goal was not enough to take all three points as Barnsley grabbed a late, albeit deserved, equaliser. It means that it’s “as you were” at the top of the Championship as Leeds United also drew 1-1 to leave the Baggies three points clear in first…
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A hard-earned point against Brentford saw Albion reach the 50-point mark at the halfway point of the season. It is a record points tally for Christmas for any Baggies side, and they also have more points than any other league team in England or Scotland. It extends Albion’s unbeaten run to 13 games, and their home league unbeaten run to…
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I’m sure even those with very basic mathematical ability will be able to work out that, if Albion avoid defeat against Brentford next weekend, the match which marks the halfway point of the season, it would put the Baggies on track for a 100-point tally for the season. Leeds United’s late capitulation at home to their bogey side, Cardiff City…
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Albion’s winning run came to an end at the DW Stadium, but their unbeaten run is stretched to eleven games and Bilić’s team remain five points better off than any other of the Baggies’ promotion challenging teams of the last two decades. Roberto di Matteo’s side went 12 games unbeaten at the end of the 2009/10 season, a record that…
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The Baggies moved back to the top of the Championship table with another convincing victory, this time 5-1 over a Swansea City who were previously unbeaten on the road. It was a sixth successive victory for Slaven Bilić’s team, the first time an Albion side have achieved that since Gary Megson’s side in April 2004. Kyle Edwards’ goal was the…
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A late and very controversial penalty saw Albion take all three points at Deepdale and return to the top of the Championship. Charlie Austin converted it to make it three goals in his three substitute appearances since he was dropped to the bench. It is also five successive victories for the Baggies for the first time since March 2010. Tony…
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