Albion fans were left in limbo as the transfer window closed at 11pm on Thursday night with just one confirmed deal on deadline day, but two more loan deals apparently close to being concluded. There was no news from the club, but rumours soon emerged that both deals had fallen through with paperwork not submitted in time. The silence continued…
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West Bromwich Albion 1 Burnley 1 While the build up to the match was all about the business that the club failed to do in the transfer window, the talk afterwards was all about one of the players they did manage to bring in. A dramatic 98th minute equaliser from Brandon Thomas-Asante sent the Hawthorns faithful into raptures and the…
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A debut goal from Brandon Thomas-Asante sent the Baggies faithful home happy albeit it was a third successive draw that leaves Steve Bruce’s side firmly in mid-table. Only once before has an Albion side drawn six of their first eight games of the season – that was Brian Little’s team in 1999/2000 who won the other two games but had…
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West Bromwich Albion v Burnley; The Hawthorns, Friday 2nd September 2022, 8pm For the first time in more than 13 years, Albion face a Burnley side not managed by Sean Dyche on Friday evening, and it is fair to say that Vincent Kompany’s side is somewhat different in style to the one that Dyche managed to keep in the Premier…
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Wigan Athletic 1 West Bromwich Albion 1 At the start of the season, Albion were amongst the bookies’ favourites for promotion along with the relegated clubs – all started slowly, but as Norwich and Watford were scoring late winners and Burnley comfortably beat Millwall, the Baggies stuttered to another draw to leave them languishing in mid-table while those three clubs…
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Albion’s promotion challenge is looking anything but looking at the league table as yet another draw sees them languishing in 12th place after seven games. The game at Wigan, however, was not like earlier matches when the Baggies have dominated and created numerous chances. Instead, Albion looked tired and lethargic, perhaps like a team that has played a game every…
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