A welcome three points for caretaker, Jimmy Shan, and his team puts the 2019 challenge ahead of both the 2001 and 2007 teams that finished in the play-off positions, and also ahead of Tony Mowbray’s title-winning team. Game 38 saw Megson’s team drop points for the penultimate time that season – eight wins and a draw in the last nine…
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Another two points dropped at home, and hopes of the top two moved further away after the draw against Ipswich. Tony Mowbray’s side were just a point worse off than the current Baggies side at the same stage, and went on to win the title despite losing 4-1 at home to Leicester City in their next match. The Championship was…
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At Elland Road, Albion suffered their biggest second tier defeat since they were beaten 6-0 an hour down the road at Bramall Lane in February 2000. It leaves Darren Moore’s total with the Baggies’ lowest points total at this stage since the 2000/2001 season and with a very difficult task to finish in the top two. It’s not impossible, however. …
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The home defeat to Sheffield United leaves Darren Moore’s side level on points with Megson’s 2002 side and two points ahead of Mowbray’s title winning team, both of whom were also in 4th place after 34 games. The game against the Blades was the first time that Albion have failed to score at home in a league game since Boxing…
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Back-to-back wins has moved Albion on to 60 points from 33 games, and only Roberto di Matteo’s team had more points at this stage of the season. The win at Loftus Road was the Baggies’ tenth victory on the road this season and three goals moves them on to 67 goals for the campaign, the same number as Mowbray’s free…
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Albion’s comfortable victory at Villa Park was their ninth win on the road this season and they are four points behind Sheffield United in second place with a game in hand. Third placed Leeds United are on the same points as the Blades and also have a game in hand having not played this weekend. The games in hand for…
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