It was the late late show at the Hawthorns with two stoppage time goals, and a red card after the final whistle, which resulted in a deserved three points for the Baggies. It was Albion’s first stoppage time winner since Karlan Grant scored in the 93rd minute to beat Blackpool at home on Good Friday in 2022 and the first…
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West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield Wednesday; The Hawthorns, Saturday 8th February 2025, 12.30pm While we are three games into Tony Mowbray’s second spell at the club, the transfer window seems to have given the club a new reset and Saturday’s game with Sheffield Wednesday has the feeling of being the first of a new chapter of the season. New signings…
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January transfer windows are notoriously difficult to navigate and Albion’s task in this year’s one was made all more the difficult by entering it without a head coach in place. Obviously, the work to identify targets will have been going on for months, and a new head coach will not necessarily amend the overall direction of the club, particularly when…
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Albion’s sixth defeat of the season leaves them hanging on to a top six spot and has somewhat blunted the optimism felt after last weekend’s victory over Portsmouth. For me, the Baggies played OK but struggled to break down a resolute Plymouth defence – having found the breakthrough, the game turned on a controversial penalty decision and the visitors can…
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Plymouth Argyle v West Bromwich Albion; Home Park, Saturday 1st February 2025, 12.30pm The Albion fans that will make the long journey to south Devon on Saturday morning will do so with a sense of renewed optimism. Defeat in Mowbray’s first game in charge left Albion fans thinking that it may not be that easy to transform the side quickly,…
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Tony Mowbray’s Hawthorns return brought Albion’s biggest win since Matheus Pereira inspired Slaven Bilić’s team to a 5-1 win over Swansea City in December 2019. Only twice since then have the Baggies scored five goals – Steve Bruce’s team beat Hull City 5-2 in what was Albion’s first victory of the 2022/23 campaign while Sam Allardyce’s team surprised everyone by…
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