Only twice have Albion had fewer points after eight Premier League games, the last time being the Great Surrender season ten years ago. Pulis and his Albion team have a lot to work on over the international break ahead of a massive game at home to Sunderland, who could be under a new manager by the time that match comes…
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Albion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 7 games
For the first time, Albion have failed to win any of their first four Premier League home games (but it is the first time that they haven’t conceded a goal any of the first three Premier League away games!), but Albion still have one more point than we gained from the equivalent fixtures last season.
Read MoreAlbion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 6 games
So Albion’s unbeaten record in Premier League Game 6 continues and the Baggies move into the top half of the table after three successive clean sheets.
Read MoreAlbion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 5 games
For the third successive season, Albion have five points from the first five games. If you’re in to omens, in the last two seasons, our sixth game has prodcued a victory, 4-0 against Burnley last year and 2-1 at Old Trafford the season before, which bodes well with a trip to Villa Park up next.
Read MoreAlbion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 4 games
Back-to-back wins against Stoke City! The last time Albion won two consecutive league games against the Potters was 27 years ago in 1988, the second of which was a somewhat more impressive 6-0, although wins in the FA Cup in 1998 and the league in 2003 were in consective fixtures against the Potters albeit five years apart.
Read MoreAlbion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 3 games
Albion have managed to get a couple in the ‘Goals For’ column, which is two more than they had at this stage two seasons ago. We are also a point better off than at this stage in 2011/12 when we finished 10th! Poor starts are the norm for the Baggies in the Premier League – Albion have only managed a…
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