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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Moore would have been criticised no matter what team he played in the cup

The fallout from Wednesday’s defeat has been predictably critical from a vocal minority of the Baggies’ “twitterati” although the more sanguine commentators are a little more understanding of the issues that Darren Moore faced. It’s easy to criticise Moore’s team selection and substitutions, particularly in hindsight.  Ultimately, Albion lost and, therefore, he got it wrong. However, had he played broadly…

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Youngsters impress again but Baggies go out

West Brom 1 Brighton 3 (aet) A very youthful Baggies side more than held their own against Premier League opposition but they were ultimately let down by their senior colleagues and a touch of bad luck. Albion came within nine minutes of progressing to the fifth round, but a defensive calamity involving Kyle Bartley and Craig Dawson led to a…

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