More late heartbreak for Albion leaves them on 26 points from 36 games, with Megson’s first Premier League team as the only one with fewer points at the same stage of the season. That side also lost at home to Liverpool in game 36, but the scoreline on that occasion was somewhat more emphatic! In 2005, Bryan Robson’s Baggies were…
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After dropping crucial points in the 1-1 draw with Blackburn, Arsenal were next up at the Hawthorns. Arsène Wenger’s side may have lost their invincible status and the Premier League title to the new kid on the block, José Mourinho, but they still needed points to secure second place and their players were playing for a place in the starting…
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With relegation confirmed, Albion welcome Liverpool to the Hawthorns on Sunday evening for what will hopefully be the last ever match at the venue with fans excluded. While the Baggies having nothing left to play for, Jürgen Klopp’s team are still chasing a top four spot that they kept alive with their victory at Old Trafford on Thursday evening. They…
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Albion are currently in the midst of a four match unbeaten run against last season’s Premier League champions. They earned their first point under Sam Allardyce at Anfield on Boxing Day and, in their last Premier League season, they drew 2-2 with the Reds at the Hawthorns under Darren Moore, earned a 0-0 draw at Anfield in the league earlier…
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After three wins from four games, Albion had then failed to win any of their next three matches and were back in 19th place after a 4-0 defeat at Middlesbrough. With just four matches to go, it looked a tough ask for the Baggies with two of those against second-placed Arsenal and third-place Manchester United. However, next up was a…
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Relegation for this season’s Baggies was finally confirmed with defeat at Arsenal, but three years ago, a 2-2 draw with Liverpool kept Darren Moore’s Albion alive a little longer, despite having fewer points that Allardyce’s team at the same stage. In Albion’s worst ever season, 1985/86, game 35 saw Ron Saunders record his first victory as Albion boss as an…
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