It was a comfortable 3-0 victory in the end for Carlos Corberán’s Baggies and, with Norwich City losing at Birmingham City, they finished in fifth place and will play Southampton in the play-off semi-final with the first leg at the Hawthorns next Sunday. It is only the fifth time that Albion have finished in fifth place in any division and…
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West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End; The Hawthorns, Saturday 4th May 2024, 12.30pm Back at the start of the campaign, I was optimistic that the squad would be good enough for a top six finish and would certainly have taken the current position had it been offered – avoid defeat in their final home game against a team with…
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For the first time in Carlos Corberán’s tenure, Albion have lost three games in succession and, while they still have a good chance to extend their season, it could hardly have happened at a worst time. The more worrying aspect of the defeat at Hillsborough was the performance, such a contrast to the one given at Leicester the week before.…
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Sheffield Wednesday v West Bromwich Albion; Hillsborough, Saturday 27th April 2024, 3pm Albion travel to South Yorkshire on Saturday for a huge match with implications at both ends of the table. The visitors can all but secure a play-off place with victory and also provide a huge boost for neighbours, Birmingham City, who are fighting with Wednesday to avoid the…
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The Baggies lost successive league games for the first time since December when they lost back-to-back games against the same two clubs, Leicester City and Sunderland. Norwich City’s failure to beat Bristol City means that the Baggies hang on to fifth place, although only on goal difference, while Hull City’s draw with Watford means that they would need seven points…
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Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion; King Power Stadium, Saturday 20th April, 12.30pm Leicester City take on Albion on Saturday with both sides looking to recover from something of a late-season wobble that is jeopardising their respective targets. Albion’s wobble is less pronounced having only just ended a ten-match unbeaten run although most Baggies fans will accept that performances haven’t…
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