Salomón Rondón became only the second player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick of headed goals against Swansea, securing the three points that lifted Albion into 7th place in the table, four points and one place behind Saturday’s opponents, Manchester United.
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Albion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 15 games
While the result at Stamford Bridge was disappointing, it was another decent display from the Baggies that almost succeeded in keeping out the best team in the Premier League at the moment, and they have the opportunity to bounce back against Swansea on Wednesday, a side that have picked up just one point on the road since the opening day.
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Victory over Watford lifted Albion into 6th place, albeit briefly as Sunday’s match between Everton and Manchester United will see one of them move above the Baggies.
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The result at Hull left Albion fans with a similar feeling to that after the match at Sunderland – a lost opportunity. The Baggies should have come away with all three points at a struggling team, but left with only one.
Read MoreAlbion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 12 games
Back to back wins for the Baggies have lifted them into the top half of the table and, from a season comparison point of view, this campaign is now second only to the remarkable start enjoyed by Steve Clarke back in 2012.
Read MoreAlbion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 11 games
As I said in my article on Saturday, Pulis normally gets a result when he needs one. He definitely needed one against Leicester and Phillips’ winner provided it.
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