West Brom 0 Leicester City 3 The national media pundits will be feeling smug as Albion were comprehensively beaten on their first test in their Premier League return reinforcing their view that the Baggies will be relegated come the end of the season. By the end of the game, even the most optimistic of Albion fans will be struggling to…
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Albion’s return to the Premier League shone brightly before being snuffed out comprehensively as the visitors scored three second half goals. It is the seventh time that the Baggies have opened a Premier League season with a defeat, the fourth time at the Hawthorns. If you are looking for positive omens, on none of the four occasions in which Albion…
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The anticipation of a new season is somewhat diminished without the ability to return to the Hawthorns for the opening game, but all Baggies fans will be eagerly awaiting the visit of Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester City on Sunday. With the transfer window open for another month, the final make-up of Premier League squads could still be significantly different to those…
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In an interview following his retirement last month, Albion’s Chief Executive, Mark Jenkins, remarked that he believed that this year’s promotion was the most important in the club’s history. He feels that the financial instability caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to severe problems for a host of EFL clubs, and that it would have been very difficult for…
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West Brom 2 Queen’s Park Rangers 2 Despite failing to win any of their final four matches, Albion won a record fifth promotion to the Premier League after a 2-2 draw was enough to secure the second automatic promotion place. While some may suggest that the Baggies have stumbled over the line, and in some respects they have, but the…
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While it wasn’t the comfortable victory that Baggies fans were craving, a point against QPR was enough to secure the second automatic promotion spot and Albion will be back in the Premier League next season, whenever that may be. It is a record fifth promotion to the Premier League for the club and, when compared against their previous second tier…
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