Tony Pulis returns to the Hawthorns this weekend boasting a record of six wins and a draw from his last seven matches at the Hawthorns as a visiting manager with Crystal Palace and Stoke City. It is the first game in what will be a pivotal month in the promotion shake up with no less than six games between the…
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Brighton 0 West Brom 0 Many, including myself, have criticised Darren Moore this season for not playing the youngsters more frequently in league games and, while you could see their displays yesterday as further ammunition for that view, I see it as a vindication of the work that has been done behind the scenes to prepare them for first team…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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