Twelve months ago, optimism was high at the Hawthorns. Albion sat on top of the Championship for Christmas after an incredibly impressive first half of the season for new head coach Slaven Bilić. A 1-1 draw with Brentford on 21st December 2019 meant that the Baggies had a massive 50 points from the first 23 games of the season having…
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West Brom 0 Aston Villa 3 Albion can once again feel hard done by in terms of VAR decisions, but Sam Allardyce will know what a tough job he has as they were well beaten by a decent Villa side. While Livermore’s offence was probably a red card, the challenge by Kortney Hause on Grady Diangana was arguably a worse…
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Another defeat for the Baggies leaves them second bottom in this season’s Premier League table, and also second bottom in terms of Albion’s all time league starts. Nobby Stiles’ team had only six points from their opening fourteen games after a 1-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday. Albion’s only win in game 15 of a Premier League season was on Merseyside,…
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Sam Allardyce will take his seat in the home dugout at the Hawthorns for the first time on Sunday knowing that the result of that first match could have a massive bearing on how he is viewed by the Albion fan base. The Albion-Villa game is massive even when there is nothing else significant to play for, but with the…
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The latest instalment in one of the oldest derbies in English football takes place on Sunday evening when Albion and Villa meet for the 149th time in the Football League. The early rivalry was fought most fiercely in the FA Cup, however, with the clubs meeting in three finals in the nineteenth century with Albion victorious in the second of…
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Sam Allardyce has managed more than 1,000 games in a 29-year managerial career, passing that milestone during his spell at Crystal Palace in 2017. Born in Dudley, Allardyce’s playing career started at Dudley Town before moving to Bolton Wanderers where he made is professional debut in 1971. He made more than 500 appearances in senior English football, more than 200…
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