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…
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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…
Read MoreDiangana and Wallace on target as Albion take the points
Rotherham United 0 West Bromwich Albion 2 It was by no means a classic performance from Corberán’s Baggies, but they got the job done to recover from successive defeats and take all three points home from South Yorkshire. It was a victory that the visitors deserved even if they didn’t reach the heights of which they are capable. Some credit…
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Albion recorded their tenth victory and their tenth clean sheet of the campaign as Rotherham United were beaten 2-0 at the New York Stadium. Surprisingly, it was the first time that the Millers had failed to score in a home match this season having previously earned 1-1 draws against the top two clubs, but they couldn’t find a way past…
Read MoreAlbion look to return to winning ways at bottom of the table Rotherham
Rotherham United v West Bromwich Albion; New York Stadium, Tuesday 12th December 2023, 7.45pm Carlos Corberán takes his side to South Yorkshire on Tuesday evening looking to bounce back from two successive defeats. Their opponents, Rotherham United, have dropped to the bottom of the table as their near neighbours, Sheffield Wednesday, have found a bit of form, and they have…
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