West Bromwich Albion 2 Preston North End 0 Two goals from Turkish midfielder Okay Yokuşlu made it seven wins from the last eight games of 2022 for Albion as Preston North End were comfortably beaten in front of a sell out Hawthorns crowd. The margin of victory would have been much greater had it not been for a string of…
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Albion’s seventh win in eight games lifted them to ninth place in the Championship table and to within a point of the play-off places. Other than after the opening game of the season, it is the Baggies’ highest league position since February. Despite the recovery in form in recent weeks, it remains Albion’s worst start to a second tier season…
Read MoreBaggies bouncing as Preston visit the Hawthorns
West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End; The Hawthorns, Thursday 29th December 2022, 8pm Carlos Corberán and his team will be hoping to prove that the Coventry City defeat was a mere blip with another win on Thursday when Ryan Lowe’s Preston North End are the visitors. Two wonderful goals from Matt Phillips and Brandon Thomas-Asante capped an impressive away…
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The Baggies sixth victory in seven games moved them up into the top half of the table, albeit for just a couple of hours until Luton Town’s victory over Norwich City moved them into 12th above Corberán’s team. Brandon Thomas-Asante’s superb second half goal made it five goals from substitutes in the last four games which suggests that the man…
Read MoreBaggies look to put Robins under fire on Boxing Day
Bristol City v West Bromwich Albion; Ashton Gate, Monday 26th December 2022, 3pm Carlos Corberán takes his team to Ashton Gate on Boxing Day looking to start a new winning run after the last one was rudely interrupted by the defeat at Coventry on Wednesday evening. Albion will be backed by a second successive sell out following away from home…
Read MoreBattling Baggies beaten by late penalty
Coventry City 1 West Bromwich Albion 0 Albion’s winning run came to an end on Wednesday as they suffered their first ever defeat at the CBS Arena thanks to a stoppage time penalty from Viktor Gyökeres. While Albion could consider themselves a little unlucky as the ball rebounded kindly for the Swede before he was brought down, and that the…
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