After retaining their spot at the top of the table with a hard fought win on Teesside, Albion look to consolidate their position on Tuesday evening as Barnsley visit the Hawthorns. The Tykes are enduring a difficult season back in the Championship and parted company with head coach, Daniel Stendal, just before the international break. Caretaker coach, Adam Murray, managed…
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Hal Robson-Kanu’s late scrambled goal was enough to earn all three points for the Baggies at the Riverside and keep them top of the Championship table at least until Nottingham Forest play Wigan Athletic on Sunday. A big win for Forest could see them move ahead on goal difference. No Albion side has earned more points at the stage of…
Read MoreBaggies look to extend their stay at the top as they visit Teesside
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…
Read MoreAlbion on top again as Austin opens account
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…
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