After each Premier League game I will be showing how Albion have fared at the same stage of each Premier League season, both in terms of the number of games played, and based on the equivalent fixtures completed.
Read MoreIt’s time for the Double Headers – Baggies v Villa!
The week of the double-header has arrived. Not since the 1950s when double-headers were commonplace have Albion and Villa played each other twice in such a short space of time, and never have they done so at the same venue. Since the draw was made, the fortunes of the clubs have continued along the established trends – upwards for the…
Read MoreAlbion Premier League Season Comparison – 27 games
After each Premier League game I will be showing how Albion have fared at the same stage of each Premier League season, both in terms of the number of games played, and based on the equivalent fixtures completed.
Read MoreSouthampton v West Brom – Can the Baggies dent Saints’ away form?
Tony Pulis welcomes Ronald Koeman and his Southampton team to the Hawthorns on Saturday, looking to make it three home wins in a row and a fourth successive clean sheet.
Read MoreThe Christmas World Cup – it’s all about the money
Anyone with a modicum of interest in football has long accepted that the award of the World Cup to Qatar in 2022 was first and foremost a grave error for the tournament and football as a whole, even when holding one’s nose to stifle the strong smell of corruption. The “FIFA Taskforce” set up to look at the scheduling has probably…
Read MoreBring on the Villa! A look at Albion’s FA Cup history against the men from Witton
When West Bromwich Albion were paired with Aston Villa in last week’s FA Cup Sixth Round draw, it not only brought together two fierce local rivals, one of the oldest rivalries in English football lasting 130 years, but also two clubs with a rich FA Cup history totalling twelve wins and twenty appearances in the final between them.
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