Albion and Leeds pretty much cancelled each other out in the first match at the Hawthorns to leave both sides unbeaten in the league, and both probably happy with the point. The last time the Baggies opened their home league campaign with a goalless draw was in 1975 when John Giles’ team drew 0-0 with Chelsea – they would go…
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A hat trick from Josh Maja earned Albion all three points on their opening day fixture at QPR. It was Maja’s first hattrick in English football although he did notch two hattricks for Bordeaux during his time in France, most recently against Paris FC in March 2022. It was the first hattrick by an Albion player for more than five…
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It was a comfortable 3-0 victory in the end for Carlos Corberán’s Baggies and, with Norwich City losing at Birmingham City, they finished in fifth place and will play Southampton in the play-off semi-final with the first leg at the Hawthorns next Sunday. It is only the fifth time that Albion have finished in fifth place in any division and…
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For the first time in Carlos Corberán’s tenure, Albion have lost three games in succession and, while they still have a good chance to extend their season, it could hardly have happened at a worst time. The more worrying aspect of the defeat at Hillsborough was the performance, such a contrast to the one given at Leicester the week before.…
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The Baggies lost successive league games for the first time since December when they lost back-to-back games against the same two clubs, Leicester City and Sunderland. Norwich City’s failure to beat Bristol City means that the Baggies hang on to fifth place, although only on goal difference, while Hull City’s draw with Watford means that they would need seven points…
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Albion’s ten match unbeaten run came to an end as they failed to score for only the second time in 15 games and only the fourth time in their 22 Championship games at the Hawthorns. The victory saw Sunderland complete the league double over Albion for the first time since the 2006/07 season. Thomas-Asante’s red card was the first shown…
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