Baggies pay the penalty

West Brom 2 Brentford 2 (pens 4-5) Albion crashed out of the Carabao Cup on penalties despite leading twice at home to Brentford in what was a disappointing evening for Slaven Bilić’s team. Grady Diangana, who was brought off the bench in attempt to win the game with 20 minutes left, missed the decisive fifth Albion kick to allow Nørgaard…

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Bees look to try to sting the Baggies again

Games are coming thick and fast at the start of this extraordinary season and, in the third round of the Carabao Cup, the Baggies face a club who were very much in their thoughts in June and July. Brentford were hot on Albion’s heels in the post-lockdown run in last season although they ultimately came up short and couldn’t take…

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Gibbs costs Albion dear as Toffees score five

Everton 5 West Brom 2 For the second Premier League match in succession, Albion started brightly but ended up well beaten. While the turning point in the Leicester game was the reaction to going behind, the real game-changer at Goodison was the red card for Kieran Gibbs on the stroke of half time. It was a moment of stupidity from…

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Albion face tough test at new look Everton

After the relative performances of Everton and West Bromwich Albion last weekend, most will be expecting a straightforward home win when the two clubs meet at Goodison Park on Saturday lunchtime. Baggies fans will be hoping that the unpredictability of football produces one of its surprise results as they look to get something on the board in the Premier League…

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Much changed Baggies dispatch EFL new boys

West Brom 3 Harrogate Town 0 Albion safely secured their place in the third round of the Carabao Cup with a comfortable win over League Two Harrogate Town. The Sulphurites made their EFL debut at the weekend with a 4-0 win at Southend United and tried their best to take the game to the Baggies, but the Premier League outfit…

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