Impressive Albion still have issues to solve

West Bromwich Albion 4 Middlesbrough 2 The Baggies moved up to seventh in the fledgling Championship table thanks to a 4-2 victory over Middlesbrough at the Hawthorns. Like the win over Swansea City a fortnight ago, it was not as comfortable as it should have been, but seven goals scored in two home games is an encouraging sign for what…

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Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 4 games

A second goal in an Albion shirt for Cédric Kipré and a first for Jeremy Sarmiento bookended a second victory of the season for the Baggies lifting them into seventh place in the Championship table. It maintains Albion’s 100% home record this season and makes it 13 wins in 18 home league games under Carlos Corberán – no Championship team…

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New look Middlesbrough next up at the Hawthorns

West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough; The Hawthorns, Saturday 26th August 2023, 3pm Before the campaign started, Albion were thought to have a tough start to the season starting with three of last season’s top ten plus one of the relegated teams. As it stands, only one of those four teams is in the top half of the table, with Blackburn…

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Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 3 games

Brandon Thomas-Asante’s controversial goal and a few excellent Alex Palmer saves earned Albion a point at Leeds on Friday night to move them up into the top half of the table, albeit Saturday’s results mean that they are down to 13th at the time of writing. Four points from the opening three games represents a “par” score based on the…

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Baggies make season’s TV bow at Elland Road

Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion; Elland Road, Friday 18th August 2023, 8pm Albion travel to West Yorkshire on Friday evening for their first televised fixture of the season, and their first match against one of the teams to have been relegated from the Premier League. Leeds and Albion were both promoted automatically in the COVID-affected 2019/2020 campaign with both…

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