Seven games into the Championship season, Slaven Bilić’s team remain unbeaten but they are still looking for their first clean sheet of the season. In fact, Albion have gone behind in six of their seven league games so far including all three of their victories, and I’m sure that the head coach would be delighted to record his first shut…
Read MoreBaggies remain unbeaten as Ajayi nets equaliser
Fulham 1 West Brom 1 Slaven Bilić’s side were perhaps a little fortunate to escape Craven Cottage with a point after the hosts dominated the first half. By the same token, it was a game that they could have easily won after getting on top for the closing minutes. For all the possession that Scott Parker’s side enjoyed in the first…
Read MoreAlbion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 7 games
Thirteen points from seven games has only been bettered by the successful promotion teams managed by Megson in 2003 and Di Matteo in 2009, and the omens are good in that the other two Albion sides to have matched it were both promoted automatically. The Baggies are now the only unbeaten side in the Championship and one of only six…
Read MoreBaggies face sternest test so far at Fulham
After an international break during which the vast majority of the Baggies’ squad will have been well rested, Slaven Bilić takes his team to Craven Cottage for the lunchtime kick off on Saturday in what should be a real test for his unbeaten side. In stark difference to what we have been used to in recent years, only a handful of…
Read MoreBrazilian-inspired Baggies record first home win of the season
West Brom 3 Blackburn Rovers 2 Slaven Bilić recorded his first home win as Albion boss thanks to a sparkling first half attacking performance in which the Baggies scored three well crafted goals. Unfortunately, that half was book-ended by defensive errors that gifted Mowbray’s visitors two goals making the second period far more nervy than it should have been. For…
Read MoreAlbion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 6 games
Albion head into the international break unbeaten for only the second time this century in the second tier. They did manage on two occasions in the Premier League only playing three games, including their most recent top flight campaign which started with two wins and a draw but ended in relegation. It is the Baggies’ third best start to a…
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