While many will feel that Albion’s hopes of survival are already lost, even the most optimistic will feel that Sunday’s match with Newcastle United is a must-win fixture if Sam Allardyce’s team are to have any chance of retaining their Premier League status. Steve Bruce’s side have endured a poor run of form of late and have slipped from a…
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The head-to-head record between Albion and Newcastle United stands at 49 wins apiece from their 132 meetings, although the Toon edge the league record with 46 wins to 43. Steve Bruce’s side were the last team to play at the Hawthorns with fans in attendance just over twelve months ago when they won 3-2 in an FA Cup fifth round…
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West Brom 0 Southampton 0 After the heartbreaking defeat at Carrow Road, it would be more than a fortnight before Albion’s fight against relegation would resume. Before Southampton visited the Hawthorns on 22nd February for game 27 of the season, Albion had an FA Cup fourth round replay at White Hart Lane (which they lost 3-1) and then an empty…
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West Brom 0 Everton 1 Mbaye Diagne’s stoppage time equaliser was cruelly ruled out for offside after they put in an excellent performance against Carlo Ancelotti’s expensively-assembled Champions League-chasing side. A point would have been well-deserved for Albion after they restricted Everton to few chances and created a number of excellent opportunities of their own. But the Toffees’ potency in…
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Albion were unfortunate to lose against Everton and it leaves them nine points from safety having played a game more than Newcastle United. The Toon are, of course, next up at the Hawthorns on Sunday. I’ve mentioned the statistic about the Baggies having not won a Premier League game on a Tuesday, well they’ve not won one on a Thursday…
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Albion’s run of four games against teams in the bottom half has been rudely interrupted with a Thursday evening fixture against a team chasing European qualification. Sam Allardyce has voiced his displeasure that the rearrangement and how it will disadvantage them for the crucial game against Newcastle United on Sunday, given the Toon have a full week to prepare. The…
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