Tony Mowbray’s Baggies produced another excellent away display against one of the division’s best sides to claim a well-earned point at Turf Moor. The only black mark to the night was the error by Albion ‘keeper, Joe Wildsmith, that gifted the hosts their equaliser after John Swift’s brilliant free kick had given the visitors the lead. That was the first…
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Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 36 games
A game of firsts for the Baggies this season – a first red card during the game (Kyle Bartley’s was handed out after the full time whistle) and a first penalty of the season. Albion were last awarded a penalty in the home game against Preston North End in May, a spot kick that was successfully converted by Alex Mowatt.…
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Tony Mowbray’s Baggies become only the fourth team to come away from Elland Road with any Championship points this season as they held the league leaders to a deserved draw. However, Coventry City’s fourth successive victory saw them move above Albion in the table. The result also means that the Baggies have drawn every game they have played with the…
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Albion recorded their first clean sheet of 2025 and their first since Carlos Corberán left the club before Christmas. It was important given that the second goal didn’t arrive until deep into stoppage time. The three points moved the Baggies back into fifth place following Blackburn’s defeat at Swansea, but they are still eleven points behind fourth placed Sunderland, nineteen…
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The first draw of Tony Mowbray’s second spell at the club makes it one win in thirteen visits to Millwall for Albion, a run that extends for 38 years. It also lengthens the Baggies’ run without a clean sheet to twelve games in all competitions with their last shut-out coming in Carlos Corberán’s last match in charge. The equaliser at…
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A disappointing home performance saw the Baggies fail to score at the Hawthorns for the first time since November and ended their eleven match unbeaten run on their own turf. Albion remain in the top six but they are now fifteen points off fourth-placed Sunderland and there are nine clubs below them within seven points. In terms of points, the…
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