The history of this fixture goes back only just over 50 years to September 1969 when the Baggies won 3-1 on their first trip to Selhurst Park. The Eagles had been promoted to the top flight for the first time in the summer of ’69 and Albion completed the league double over the new boys in January 1970 thanks to…
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West Brom 1 Sheffield United 0 A goal from on-loan midfielder, Conor Gallagher, was enough to earn Albion their first victory of the season to move them out of the bottom three. It wasn’t their best performance of the season, but it was sufficient to see of the challenge of Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United. There is no doubt that the…
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The Baggies finally recorded their first league victory of the season against the Blades to lift them out of the bottom three. However, with six points from ten games, it remains Albion’s worst start to a Premier League season. Only twice in their history have the Baggies had less than the equivalent of six points from their opening ten games.…
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Saturday evening sees Albion play their tenth league fixture of the campaign still looking for their first victory and, against the only team that is below them in the table, it represents a fantastic opportunity for them to double their points tally. It is, perhaps, as close to a must-win fixture for the Baggies that you can get this early…
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History That Albion’s last home victory over the Blades is more than a decade ago is more a reflection of the fact that the clubs have only shared a division for one season since then than anything else, although both clubs have preferred to be away from home in this fixture over the last 20 years. Since Albion’s 4-1 victory…
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Manchester United 1 West Brom 0 Slaven Bilić’s team were on the wrong end of a scandalous VAR-assisted decision at Old Trafford and succumbed to a 1-0 defeat that was harsh on a group of players that put everything into that performance. One player that stood out once again was Conor Gallagher and he was at the centre of the…
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