On their first ever visit to Bramall Lane, in October 1893, Albion came away with the points thanks to goals from club legend, Billy Bassett, and William Neale. On their most recent visit, in December 2018, the Baggies also claimed victory with goals from Gareth Barry and Kieran Gibbs (pictured) enough to secure a 2-1 victory. That is the latest…
Read MoreBaggies earn a point, but defensive frailties continue to hamper survival hopes
West Brom 2 Fulham 2 After a first half performance that was as bad as anything we have seen this season, Albion somehow survived to be only one down at half time. A much improved display after the break, at least partially inspired by new signing, Mbaye Diagne, saw Sam Allardyce’s side take the lead but further problems at the…
Read MoreAlbion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 21 games
Albion scored their first goals under Sam Allardyce at the Hawthorns and ended a run of five successive home defeats by earning a 2-2 draw with Fulham. Bryan Robson’s 2004/05 team also drew game 21, 1-1 away to Bolton Wanderers, with Zoltán Gera scoring the equaliser. That meant that they also had 12 points but, despite being bottom of the…
Read MoreIt’s the start of a big five weeks for the Baggies
I’m always hesitant to describe a game as a “must win” when there are so many games left in a season, but Saturday’s visit of Fulham is certainly one that Albion cannot afford to lose. It is the first in a series of seven games in five weeks when the Baggies will meet all five of the other teams in…
Read MoreWest Brom v Fulham – History and Statistics
Albion are on a run of ten winless matches against Fulham dating back more than a decade to October 2010 when goals from Youssuf Mulumbu (pictured) and Marc-Antione Fortuné turned around an early lead for the visitors before half time. A shot from former Baggie, Zoltán Gera, hit the post and deflected in off Albion ‘keeper, Scott Carson, to give…
Read MoreAllardyce must take much of the blame for another Hawthorns horror
West Brom 0 Manchester City 5 Any positivity from Albion’s last two away games was dissipated very early on at the Hawthorns on Tuesday evening as a ruthless Manchester City side tore into a lacklustre Baggies team to take a deserved 4-0 half time lead. With Sterling adding a fifth after the break, it means that Albion have conceded 22…
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