The Baggies make just their second trip to the Amex Stadium on Saturday for their first ever meeting with the other Albion in the FA Cup. As I pointed out in my preview to the third round match, promotion from the second tier has often been accompanied with a decent run football’s oldest cup competition, so while continued involvement brings…
Read MoreAlbion up to third after an unconvincing win at Bolton
Bolton Wanderers 0 West Brom 2 There are games in every successful season that are instantly forgettable, but vitally important. If Albion do win promotion this season, this trip to the University of Bolton Stadium would certainly qualify, as goals from Jay Rodriguez and Sam Field were the only highlights from a drab game. The Sky TV team had more…
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It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t impressive and it never really felt comfortable, but Darren Moore’s men got the three points they needed to move up to third place. Sam Field’s second senior goal sealed the points which brought up the half century of points, three points behind Roberto di Matteo’s 2010 side at the same stage, but just a point…
Read MoreBaggies look to get back to winning ways at troubled Trotters
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…
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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…
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