Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion; Ewood Park, Sunday 14th August 2022, 3pm Having opened their league campaign with matches against two of the pre-season promotion favourites, Albion now face the side that sit top of the early Championship table. Blackburn Rovers are the only Championship side to have won their opening two fixtures following up a narrow 1-0 win…
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West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield United; The Hawthorns, Thursday 11th August 2022, 8pm Thursday night football is back at the Hawthorns! Yes, that’s a phrase that doesn’t really sit well, isn’t it? This weeks’ League Cup tie will be just the 34th match played on a Thursday in the entire club’s history, excluding those on the traditional holiday fixture dates…
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West Bromwich Albion 1 Watford 1 Steve Bruce’s Albion opened their home campaign with an excellent performance that had the Hawthorns rocking throughout, but they ultimately failed to take all three points thanks to a wonder goal from Ismaïla Sarr although they could have ended up with nothing had the Senegalese forward not missed a second half penalty. Fans leaving…
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An excellent performance from the Baggies did not result in the three points it deserved but Steve Bruce’s have negotiated two very difficult opening fixtures against sides expected to be challenging at the end of the season and remain unbeaten. The last time that an Albion side opened a league campaign with two draws was under Alan Irvine in 2014…
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West Bromwich Albion v Watford; The Hawthorns, Monday 8th August 2022, 8pm Albion’s first home game of the season sees relegated Watford visit the Hawthorns for the first time since 2017. Once again, the game is on Sky TV although the decision to move it to Monday was made by the police first due to concerns over a clash with…
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Middlesbrough 1 West Bromwich Albion 1 A debut goal from John Swift secured a well-deserved point for Albion in their opening day fixture at the Riverside Stadium. The hosts had the better of the first half and were worthy of their 1-0 lead at the break courtesy of a tenth minute goal from Isiah Jones, but Steve Bruce’s team were…
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