On Thursday, Albion announced their tenth signing of the summer when it was revealed that 37-year-old goalkeeper, Ali Al-Habsi, had joined the club as a free agent. Although it was completely out of the blue, it seems a sensible move by the club given that, with Alex Palmer having gone on loan to Plymouth Argyle, Johnstone and Bond are the…
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Slaven Bilić welcomes former Albion manager, Tony Mowbray, to the Hawthorns this weekend still looking for his first home win in charge of the Baggies. Albion remain unbeaten in the league, but disappointing home draws with Millwall and Reading have left the Baggies faithful frustrated. The football is pretty, but the cutting edge has so far been lacking. It is important…
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Derby County 1 West Brom 1 Slaven Bilić’s team was once again forced to settle for a draw in a game that they will feel they could have won. Having said that, most Albion fans would have settled for a point before the game, and definitely when the Baggies still trailed with only ten minutes to go. With more attempts,…
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Albion’s wait for a win at Derby goes on as Kenneth Zohore’s penalty earned them a second 1-1 draw in four days and maintained their unbeaten league record this season. The Baggies win at Pride Park in 2003 remains their only victory on Derby soil since that 4-0 win in 1919 that I described in my match preview; that’s a…
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With a 100% record on the road so far this season, Slaven Bilić takes his side to Pride Park full of optimism for the Saturday lunchtime kick-off. It may only have been the last day of the regular season in May when this fixture last took place, but both clubs have undergone significant changes over the close season. Both have…
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West Brom 1 Reading 1 There are so many things about Slaven Bilić’s Albion team that are markedly different to Darren Moore’s, but the failure to record a home win so far this season is disturbingly familiar. Nonetheless, the performance against Reading further showed those aspects that have improved significantly, the mobility in midfield and calm control of possession to…
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