While the reverse fixture immediately brings to mind Albion’s 5-3 win in 1978, it is the 5-5 draw in 2013 that has become the most memorable equivalent at the Hawthorns. That match, of course, was Sir Alex Ferguson’s last match as a manager and one which looked as if it was going to plan with nine minutes to go. The…
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Tottenham Hotspur 2 West Brom 0 Any hope that Albion had of getting anything from their latest trip to north London probably evaporated once Harry Kane’s name surprisingly appeared in José Mourinho’s starting line-up. The man who had scored eight goals in his eight games against Albion inevitably made it nine in nine as the Baggies slumped to their fifteenth…
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This season’s Baggies remain at the bottom of the table of the worst ever Premier League Albion sides with defeat at Spurs, a point behind the 2004/05 team who would properly kick off the Great Escape with victory over Manchester City in game 24. They haven’t yet wrestled the title of worst ever Albion side as the 1985/86 team is…
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If there is going to be what would be the most remarkable of escapes for the Baggies, we will certainly need to see signs of it when Albion play their first ever game at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Sam Allardyce has done what he could in the transfer window, albeit not everything he would have liked to do, and…
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All but two of the fixtures between Albion and Spurs have taken place at either White Hart Lane or the Hawthorns. One exception was the very first meeting between the sides and in April 1901. That was an FA Cup semi final at Villa Park that the Londoners won 4-0 on their way to becoming the only non-league side to…
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Sam Allardyce spent much of the transfer window bemoaning the difficulty of signing players but Allardyce, Dowling et al produced three new faces in the final few days to add to the two signed earlier in the window. That gave Baggies fans some renewed hope on Monday, although many will have returned to despair after defeat at Bramall Lane. Nevertheless,…
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