West Brom 0 Preston North End 2 Much of this season has left Albion fans frustrated, but Wednesday evening’s defeat to Preston resulted in a mix of anger and astonishment, anger from those who have been calling for Ismaël’s head and astonishment from those, like myself, who have been prepared to give him more time. This wasn’t “more of the…
Read MoreAlbion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 28 games
Preston North End’s first win at the Hawthorns since 1973 ended Albion’s club record unbeaten home start to a campaign at 13 matches and means that this season is now the Baggies’ worst start to a second tier campaign since 1999/2000 when Brian Little’s team sat in 19th place after 28 games with just 29 points. That was the last…
Read MorePreston up next as Baggies look for second win of the year
After recording their first victory of 2022, Valérien Ismaël’s team will be looking to build on it with another home victory against bottom half opposition when Ryan Lowe’s Preston North End visit the Hawthorns on Wednesday evening to play the game that was postponed due to COVID cases at Deepdale in late December. Saturday’s victory over Peterborough was comprehensive and…
Read MoreBaggies leave it late but claim a deserved victory
West Brom 3 Peterborough United 0 It may have been a comfortable victory in the end, but that doesn’t go anywhere near telling the complete story of this match and the result alone will not satisfy some when it comes to the future of the head coach. However, it was Ismaël’s substitutions that turned the match with Robinson and Diangana’s…
Read MoreAlbion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 27 games
After four league games without a win, Albion finally earned all three points and completed their first league double in the process. It moves the onto 45 points from 27 games, one more that Megson’s 2001/02 team had at the same time. Valérien Ismaël’s team have also set a new club record of 13 league games unbeaten from the start…
Read MoreCrunch time for Baggies in first of two ‘must win’ home games
Although chances were at a premium, Albion were ultimately unfortunate to lose at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium last weekend, but is is a defeat that means that they have won just two of the last ten league games. That is a run of form that cannot be allowed to continue if the Baggies hope to challenge for the play-offs,…
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