West Bromwich Albion 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 An entertaining Black Country Derby won by the visitors thanks to two breakaway goals will likely only be remembered for the actions of a few idiots in the stands who were responsible for the only disorder I have personally witnessed inside the Hawthorns in more than four decades of watching the Baggies. The…
Read MoreThe pressure is on Wolves as the Black Country rivalry resumes
West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers; The Hawthorns, Sunday 28th January 2024, 11.45am After an absence of twelve years, fans will be able to watch a Black Country Derby in person when the two sides meet in the FA Cup Fourth Round at the Hawthorns, kicking off on Sunday morning. While the Baggies may be defending a 27 year unbeaten…
Read MoreBaggies away day miseries continue at Norwich
Norwich City 2 West Bromwich Albion 0 Albion suffered their third successive defeat on the road at Norwich as they failed to take a series of decent chances and were caught on the break twice. Carlos Corberán bemoaned his players’ lack of a clinical touch in front of goal which was in contrast to the hosts’ ability to convert their…
Read MoreAlbion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 28 games
At Carrow Road, Albion fell to a third successive away defeat and, while they remain in fifth place in the table, seventh-placed Hull City are now just three points behind. It is the Baggies’ seventh defeat on the road this season, a tally that has been matched only once at this stage in Albion’s last fourteen second tier campaigns, the…
Read MoreBaggies look to improve away form at Norwich
Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion; Carrow Road, Saturday 20th January 2023, 3pm While many supporters will already be looking ahead to next weekend’s much anticipated Black Country Derby, Carlos Corberán and his players will have their sights set firmly on a tricky trip to Norfolk where the Baggies will be hoping to improve their patchy form on the road.…
Read MoreCorberán’s options boosted by Weimann
Monday saw the expected announcement that 32-year-old Austrian international, Andi Weimann, had joined Albion on loan from Bristol City for the remainder of the season. Weimann’s interview suggested that he had put pen to paper on Friday but, perhaps because the announcement had to wait for confirmation that the permanent transfer of Taylor Gardner-Hickman in the opposite direction was complete,…
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