A disappointing home performance saw the Baggies fail to score at the Hawthorns for the first time since November and ended their eleven match unbeaten run on their own turf. Albion remain in the top six but they are now fifteen points off fourth-placed Sunderland and there are nine clubs below them within seven points. In terms of points, the…
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West Bromwich Albion v Blackburn Rovers; The Hawthorns, Wednesday 12th February 2025, 8pm Albion head into an encounter with play-off rivals, Blackburn Rovers, on Wednesday evening looking for their first back-to-back wins since September. Saturday’s dramatic finish has buoyed everyone connected with the club coming when it looked as if the optimism following the transfer window had been dashed by…
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It was the late late show at the Hawthorns with two stoppage time goals, and a red card after the final whistle, which resulted in a deserved three points for the Baggies. It was Albion’s first stoppage time winner since Karlan Grant scored in the 93rd minute to beat Blackpool at home on Good Friday in 2022 and the first…
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West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield Wednesday; The Hawthorns, Saturday 8th February 2025, 12.30pm While we are three games into Tony Mowbray’s second spell at the club, the transfer window seems to have given the club a new reset and Saturday’s game with Sheffield Wednesday has the feeling of being the first of a new chapter of the season. New signings…
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January transfer windows are notoriously difficult to navigate and Albion’s task in this year’s one was made all more the difficult by entering it without a head coach in place. Obviously, the work to identify targets will have been going on for months, and a new head coach will not necessarily amend the overall direction of the club, particularly when…
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Albion’s sixth defeat of the season leaves them hanging on to a top six spot and has somewhat blunted the optimism felt after last weekend’s victory over Portsmouth. For me, the Baggies played OK but struggled to break down a resolute Plymouth defence – having found the breakthrough, the game turned on a controversial penalty decision and the visitors can…
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