After a relaxing international break with the Baggies sitting proudly on top of the Championship, league football returns this weekend with Slaven Bilić taking his side on their longest away trip of the season to Middlesbrough. It may have been a fortnight since Albion returned to the summit, but the last time that they managed to stay on top of…
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West Brom 4 Cardiff City 2 Albion moved back to the top of the Championship after beating Neil Warnock’s Cardiff City at the Hawthorns with another display of excellent football. Slaven Bilić’s team scored four goals but the biggest cheer was saved for Charlie Austin’s first league goal for the club. Not only was it what appeared to be a…
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The Baggies moved back to the top of the Championship table with a 4-2 win over Cardiff City. For the first time this season, they have more points than Di Matteo’s Baggies did in 2009 and their record is second only to Megson’s second promotion team. Their 21 goals is second best in this season’s Championship, with Preston’s five against…
Read MoreBeaten but optimistic – Baggies look to kick on against Warnock’s Cardiff
A defeat against one or our major rivals for promotion would normally be a cue for much soul-searching and angst amongst Baggies fans but, while there is a general feeling of disappointment after Tuesday’s reverse at Leeds United, it is coloured with pride and optimism about what Slaven Bilić’s team could achieve. Attentions now turn to the visit of Cardiff…
Read MoreBaggies beaten but the result was only half the story
Leeds United 1 West Brom 0 Albion may have ultimately lost the match at Elland Road, but the bookies’ favourites for promotion this season will now know for sure that Slaven Bilić’s team will offer some stiff competition for the automatic promotion spots this season. For me, the match was a fantastic advert for the Champsionship. Some of the football…
Read MoreAlbion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 10 games
The first league defeat of the season for Slaven Bilić’s team means that they had to settle for equalling the club record unbeaten start for the season, but they remain handily placed in second placed ahead of the Wednesday night fixtures. After ten games of the last campaign, Darren Moore’s Baggies moved to the top of the table for the…
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