After Albion were beaten at Crystal Palace four weeks ago, I, along with many others, concluded that any hopes they had of escaping relegation were gone. And then Allardyce’s team went to Stamford Bridge and shocked the Premier League with an accomplished performance including five fantastic goals, and those hopes were rekindled. However, they will be immediately dashed once again…
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Albion are currently on a dreadful run of results against Southampton having lost the last five meetings in all competitions, including a pair of defeats in 2018 when the Saints beat Pardew’s Albion in successive games at the Hawthorns in league and cup. The Baggies last beat Southampton at St Mary’s on New Year’s Eve 2016 when Hal Robson-Kanu’s wonder…
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Four days after losing narrowly to table-topping Chelsea, Albion looked to get their survival bid back on track with a return trip to the capital to take on Charlton Athletic. And like game 30 of the current campaign, it produced an unexpected convincing victory. Charlton Athletic 1 West Brom 4 Given the Addicks’ current league position, a win at the…
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Chelsea 2 West Brom 5 Well there is a headline I never thought I’d write – got to love a bit of alliteration! Two things to take from watching Albion win at Chelsea – Joe Cole doesn’t seem to know the difference between Diangana and Diagne but can’t pronounce either, and Glenn Hoddle’s research needs some work given he thought…
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I don’t think anyone in the football world saw that coming. Albion’s first win at Chelsea in the Premier League, their first win at Stamford Bridge since 1983 and their first at that venue in the league since 1978. Sam Allardyce also became the first Premier League manager to win at the Bridge with three different clubs. It was also…
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With Albion needing to average at least two points per game in their remaining nine fixtures to have a chance of maintaining their Premier League status, Sam Allardyce takes his team to one of the hardest places to go in England’s top flight at the moment. Since Thomas Tuchel took charge at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have won ten and drawn…
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