Having started the campaign with a club record run of unbeaten games, and unbeaten home games, the class of 2021/22 have now matched another club record, that of five successive games without a goal. This season is the sixth time that particular “feat” has been achieved but only the second time that all five games have been in the league.…
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The third game of Steve Bruce’s tenure sees the Baggies visit Kenilworth Road to take on Nathan Jones’ resurgent Luton Town knowing that defeat would see the Hatters leapfrog Albion in the table. The Bedfordshire side have lost just two of their last twelve games in all competitions, winning eight, a run that has seen them climb into the top…
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West Brom 0 Blackburn Rovers 0 Steve Bruce’s home debut as Albion manager brought his first point in the role but he was left frustrated as the Baggies’ turmoil in front of goal continued. There were positive signs as the players produced plenty of effort and no small amount of decent football, but time and again the moves broke down…
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The Baggies avoided a fourth straight defeat but they still failed to score so extended their scoreless run to four games. That run was matched in the league by Slaven Bilić’s team either side of lockdown in 2020 when they failed to score against Wigan Athletic, Swansea City, Birmingham City and Brentford, although that run was punctuated by a 3-2…
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Steve Bruce will be introduced to the Hawthorns crowd as the new Albion manager for the first time on Monday evening as one of his predecessors, Tony Mowbray, brings his current team, Blackburn Rovers, to B71. Earlier in the season, Rovers were on the end of the Baggies’ third successive victory leaving them joint top of the fledgling league table.…
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Sheffield United 2 West Brom 0 Steve Bruce was left under no illusions as the size of the task he has taken on as Albion fell to a third 2-0 defeat in a row at Bramall Lane, not helped by a second red card of the season for club captain, Jake Livermore. The positives of the evening, what few there…
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