West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City; The Hawthorns, Tuesday 26th December 2023, 3pm Having lost three of their last five games, the Baggies head into Boxing Day needing a victory to ensure they don’t drop out of the top six before the end of the year. Their opponents, Norwich City, have had something of a resurgence of late and are…
Read MoreAlbion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 23 games
Albion failed to score for only the third time in this campaign and were beaten thanks to a strike from former Baggies youth player Morgan Rogers. Other results meant that the Baggies stayed in 5th place in the table but they are now nine points below Southampton in 4th. At the halfway point in the season, Carlos Corberán’s team have…
Read MoreBaggies’ festive four kicks off at Boro’
Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion; Riverside Stadium, Saturday 23rd December 2023, 3pm Albion start their run of four fixtures in just ten days over the festive period with a tough-looking trip to Teesside to take on Michael Carrick’s Middlesbrough. The Smoggies take on the Baggies fresh from a Carabao Cup quarter-final victory at Port Vale on Tuesday evening to set…
Read MoreBaggies frustrated by Potters but claim a point
West Bromwich Albion 1 Stoke City 1 Frustration has been a recurring theme this season and it was certainly the overwhelming feeling on leaving the Hawthorns on Sunday afternoon. This was a match that Albion should have won, but a combination of excellent goalkeeping, a freak goal and, for me, a lack of real ambition until the last twenty minutes…
Read MoreAlbion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 22 games
The Baggies first score draw at the Hawthorns this season moved Carlos Corberán’s team back ahead of Hull City into fifth place on goal difference, but they are now six points behind the two clubs in third and fourth place, Leeds United and Southampton. Albion’s tally of 36 points from 22 games is seven points better than last season, and…
Read MoreStruggling Stoke next up for the Baggies
West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City; The Hawthorns, Sunday 17th December 2023, 12 noon Albion return to the Hawthorns on Sunday for the first of three home games out of the last four in this calendar year. The opponents, Stoke City, are the third club in the row that the Baggies have faced having recently disposed of their manager. Alex…
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