West Brom 0 Fulham 0 It was a nervy affair at the Hawthorns, at least for those watching, but the Baggies secured the point that kept a top two spot in their own hands. A win would have been a great result, but a draw with one of the Championship’s form sides is not a bad outcome. Slaven Bilić will…
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Albion’s third goalless draw of the season, all of which have come in the last eight games, earns them a point to keep promotion in their own hands If Brentford keep winning, the Baggies cannot drop any more points, but 88 will be enough no matter what the Bees do. Home Away Season End Pld W D L F A…
Read MoreBaggies urged to “embrace the pressure” as Fulham visit the Hawthorns
Albion welcome Scott Parker’s Fulham to the Hawthorns on Tuesday evening for another key Championship encounter. Baggies boss, Slaven Bilić, has urged his players to embrace the inevitable pressure that they will feel in this promotion run in, but also to “screw [the] Blackburn” result as there were plenty of positives to take into the final three games. Both sides…
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Blackburn Rovers 1 West Brom 1 With seven games remaining, Albion knew that they could afford to drop four points in the run in and still secure promotion back to the Premier League irrespective of what the teams behind them would do. That means that they could afford to draw two of their remaining matches. At Ewood Park in the…
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The Baggies used up one of their lives at Ewood Park as they dropped points meaning that Brentford, who won yet again, are three points behind. Albion can now only afford to draw one of their remaining three games assuming the Bees continue their winning run. Slaven Bilić’s team are level with Leeds at the top of the table, although…
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As the season draws to its conclusion, the top four sides have shown their ability to cope under pressure. In the last three rounds of fixtures, the only points dropped by the top four were by Leeds against Luton Town. They have since won their last two, including an hugely impressive 5-0 win over Stoke City to regain top spot…
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