After a far more successful warm weather training camp than the one Pardew organised last year, Darren Moore’s squad has returned from Dubai to travel to the University of Bolton Stadium to take on struggling Bolton Wanderers on Monday evening. After winning three of their first four league games, including a 2-1 opening day win at the Hawthorns, Phil Parkinson’s…
Read MoreBaggies impress but Norwich nick a point
West Brom 1 Norwich City 1 At the final whistle, it almost felt like a defeat such had been Albion’s dominance during the game, but I think most Baggies fans knew we needed that second goal. Nonetheless, it was an excellent performance from Darren Moore’s team, their best display since the trip to Rotherham and the best at the Hawthorns…
Read MoreAlbion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 27 games
Jordan Rhodes’ late equaliser means that the Baggies stay fourth in the table and are now seven points off leaders, Leeds United, and three behind second-placed Sheffield United. In three of Albion’s four promotions to the Premier League, they had reached the half century of points by this stage, three more than Darren Moore’s team have, although in Gary Megson’s…
Read MoreBarnes recall presents an opportunity for others
Leicester City today dropped he bombshell that many Baggies fans were fearing by exercising their option to recall Harvey Barnes from his loan spell at the Hawthorns and, while there is no way of dressing that news up as a positive for Albion’s season, it does present an opportunity for other players in the squad who have had limited time…
Read MoreBaggies back to full strength for key promotion battle
Norwich City visit the Hawthorns this weekend for a crucial fixture in the race for automatic promotion. There may be another 19 games after this weekend, but the winner of this match will take a huge amount of momentum into the coming weeks, and Darren Moore will be delighted to have the pick of a fully fit squad. Victory for…
Read MoreYoungsters impress as Sako breaks Baggies duck
West Brom 1 Wigan Athletic 0 Darren Moore’s Baggies eased into the Fourth Round of the FA Cup thanks to a goal from Bakary Sako, his first for the club. That was enough to beat a Wigan side that rarely troubled debutant ‘keeper, Jonathan Bond. Bond was one of nine changes to the eleven that started the match at Ewood…
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