Having faced three of the other sides in the top seven in successive games, Albion face a side in the bottom three at the Hawthorns on Saturday. However, no side in this division can be taken lightly, and the Baggies will need to be at their best if they are to complete a near perfect February. Wigan Athletic may be…
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West Brom 2 Preston North End 0 Albion’s fabulous February continued as they notched up yet another victory, a fifth in their six games this month. It was very comfortable victory over play-off hopefuls, Preston North End, secured with goals from Hal Robson-Kanu and Jake Livermore. The visitors played some nice football but didn’t register a single shot on target.…
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Another comfortable win over a side challenging for the play-offs saw the Baggies move seven points clear at the top of the table, and ten points clear of third place, at least for 24 hours. The only other Albion side challenging for promotion to the Premier League to have led the table after 35 games was in Tony Mowbray’s first…
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February was always going to be a crucial month for Albion’s promotion hopes and, with two games of the month left, Slaven Bilić has guided his team to four wins and one draw to see the gap to third place extend to nine points. On Tuesday evening, Alex Neil’s Preston North End visit the Hawthorns looking to consolidate their place…
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Bristol City 0 West Brom 3 Albion skipper, Jake Livermore, put in a fantastic performance at Ashton Gate as the Baggies comfortably beat play-off hopefuls, Bristol City, to extend the gap to third place to nine points. With ten tackles, two key passes and two shots on target, it was a dominant midfield performance from Livermore. He won the ball…
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A third successive victory on the road saw Slaven Bilić’s team move nine points clear of third-placed Fulham as three of the top six dropped points in this round of fixtures. Frank Heaven’s record-breaking team of 1901/02 had the equivalent of 80 points from 34 games, although this will be the last time we can make a direct comparison as…
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