Another two points dropped at home, although it looked like being all three until Rodriguez’s late penalty, and the Baggies lost the opportunity to move ahead of Sheffield United ahead of Wednesday’s games. Darren Moore’s side are now level on points with the 2002 and 2008 successful promotion-winning sides but a full six points behind Di Matteo’s 2010 team. Seven…
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Albion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 30 games
Albion completed their first league double of the season at the Bet365 Stadium and made it six wins from their last seven Championship games away from the Hawthorns. It moves the Baggies on to 53 points which is just one behind the successful promotion sides of 2004 and 2008 and two more than Megson’s 2002 team. Game 30 in 2002…
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A home defeat to Middlesbrough leaves Albion seven points off the top two, although with a game in hand and with 51 points to play for, there is still a long way to go
Read MoreAlbion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 28 games
It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t impressive and it never really felt comfortable, but Darren Moore’s men got the three points they needed to move up to third place. Sam Field’s second senior goal sealed the points which brought up the half century of points, three points behind Roberto di Matteo’s 2010 side at the same stage, but just a point…
Read MoreAlbion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 27 games
Jordan Rhodes’ late equaliser means that the Baggies stay fourth in the table and are now seven points off leaders, Leeds United, and three behind second-placed Sheffield United. In three of Albion’s four promotions to the Premier League, they had reached the half century of points by this stage, three more than Darren Moore’s team have, although in Gary Megson’s…
Read MoreAlbion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 26 games
Defeat at Ewood Park brings the Baggies’ nine match unbeaten run to an end and they slip down to 4th place. However, Leeds United also lost which means that the gap to the top of the table remains at five points but a draw for Norwich means that Albion are now three points off the top two. In every successful…
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