Baggies grab late equaliser as Gayle faces ban

West Brom 2 Nottingham Forest 2 As we left the Hawthorns on Tuesday night, there was a feeling that Albion had got away with it, but 24 hours later, it was somewhat different following the FA’s decision to charge Dwight Gayle with successfully deceiving a match official in winning the late penalty. I’m loathe to indulge in “whataboutery”, but the…

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Albion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 31 games

Another two points dropped at home, although it looked like being all three until Rodriguez’s late penalty, and the Baggies lost the opportunity to move ahead of Sheffield United ahead of Wednesday’s games. Darren Moore’s side are now level on points with the 2002 and 2008 successful promotion-winning sides but a full six points behind Di Matteo’s 2010 team.  Seven…

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Baggies back on track with well-earned victory

Stoke City 0 West Brom 1 West Bromwich Albion produced a solid performance to take all three points at the Bet365 Stadium and move back to within four points of an automatic promotion spot ahead of Sunday’s Old Farm Derby. Dwight Gayle’s first half winner came from a wonderfully worked free kick taken by debutant, Stefan Johansen, with Ahmed Hegazi…

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Baggies need a win after successive defeats

Having suffered back-to-back defeats for only the second time this season, Darren Moore’s Albion travel to the Bet365 Stadium for yet another televised fixture looking to get all three points to get their promotion campaign back on track. Whether the FA Cup was a distraction or not, it is no longer a consideration for this season and the Baggies face…

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