Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 25 games

Chris Brunt recorded his first victory as caretaker boss with what was an ultimately comfortable 3-1 home win over Preston North End. It was in the Baggies’ eighth home game of the season in late November that they scored their third Hawthorns goal of season – in this match, they managed three inside 40 minutes, the first time this season…

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New year kicks off with no new man at the helm

West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End; The Hawthorns, Wednesday 1st January 2025, 3pm Albion will start a new year under a caretaker manager for the first time in ten years on Wednesday as Chris Brunt remains in charge of the first team as Andrew Nestor and his team continue their search for a replacement for Carlos Corberán. A decade…

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Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 24 games

A hard-fought point at Bramall Lane was the least that Chris Brunt’s team deserved from what was an entertaining match, with some excellent performances from the Baggies team. Jayson Molumby was the stand out performer but Ousmane Diakité was also very good bar the bad touch that led to the Blades’ opening goal, while the back four were all outstanding.…

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Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 23 games

The Baggies started life without Carlos Corberán with defeat at Derby County, their first back-to-back away defeats of the campaign. It leaves them in eighth place, two points off the play-off places and one point off where they were at the same stage last season. It was the Baggies’ ninth defeat in fifteen away games on Boxing Day, which doesn’t…

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Rams test up next for Baggies but who will be in charge?

Derby County v West Bromwich Albion; Pride Park, Thursday 26th December 2024, 5.30pm The delight in Sunday’s victory over Bristol City was short-lived for Baggies fans as the news emerged late on Tuesday that head coach, Carlos Corberán, is wanted by his home town club, Valencia, with several reliable sources claiming that the deal would be done inside 24 hours.…

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Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 22 games

The Baggies recorded back-to-back homes wins for only the second time this season to move them into seventh place, only out of the top six on goals scored. It was ultimately a comfortable victory for Carlos Corberán’s team, and should have been by a much larger margin given the domination that the hosts exerted in the second half, but there…

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