Southampton brought an end to Albion’s seven match unbeaten home record in the Championship with a 2-0 victory at the Hawthorns. It leaves the Baggies still in 5th place ahead of Saturday’s matches and, with a four point gap over the teams below them, they will remain there for the weekend. It was the Baggies tenth defeat of the season…
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West Bromwich Albion v Southampton; The Hawthorns, Friday 16th February 2024, 8pm Friday sees what should be the toughest match remaining at the Hawthorns this season as third-placed Southampton visit West Bromwich looking to bounce back after their first defeat since September on Tuesday evening. The Saints’ club-record 25 match unbeaten run came to an end at Ashton Gate as…
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Albion’s eleventh home win of the season was secured thanks to a fourteenth clean sheet of the season, a tally that is now matched by Leeds United, and one of the quickest Baggies goals in history. Timed at 29 seconds, Mikey Johnston’s first Baggies goal on his full debut is probably the quickest Albion goal at the Hawthorns since Ally…
Read MoreCardiff up next as Baggies enter final third of the season
West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City; The Hawthorns, Tuesday 13th February 2024, 7.45pm Following the hard-fought draw at Ipswich on Saturday, Albion are now just short of two thirds of the way through the season – 30 games played and 16 to go, with the remainder neatly split into two batches of eight matches in five weeks either side of…
Read MoreDespair for Dike as Baggies earn deserved point
Ipswich Town 2 West Bromwich Albion 2 Albion’s American international striker, Daryl Dike, suffered yet another injury set back at Portman Road after he was substituted just nine minutes after coming with what appeared to be another Achilles problem. The 23-year-old was in obvious distress as he left the field, although the severity of the injury is not yet known,…
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Albion couldn’t quite hang on for all three points but they at least put an end to their run of three successive away defeats by claiming a point from Portman Road. However, only once this century, in 2006/07, have the Baggies earned fewer points on the road at this stage of a second tier season. Carlos Corberán’s team now have…
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