A season to forget finally draws to a close on Sunday as Albion wave goodbye to the Premier League once again with a trip to Elland Road. The contrasts between the two clubs could hardly be more stark and yet they were on a par just 14 months ago. When the country went into lockdown and football was suspended in…
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Albion are still looking for their first Premier League win over Leeds United, albeit Sunday will be only their fourth attempt. The Whites were the Baggies’ first Premier League opponents at the Hawthorns back in August 2002 and it was the Australian, Harry Kewell, who had the honour of scoring the first Premier League goal at the Shrine when he…
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West Brom 1 West Ham United 3 Sam Allardyce experienced his first and last match as Albion manager in front of Baggies fans on Wednesday night as the fans returned to the Hawthorns for the first time in fourteen months. Within half an hour of the final whistle, the news emerged that Big Sam would be stepping down at the…
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Only one former Albion side has had fewer points in the Premier League with one match to go – Gary Megson’s side in the Baggies’ first Premier League season had just 25 points from 37 games while the teams in 2005, 2009 and 2018 had 31 points and only the Great Escape in 2005 escaped relegation. You can read more…
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After losing at home to Arsenal on Monday 2nd May 2005, Albion’s survival hopes hung by a thread by given that their penultimate game was at the home of third-placed Manchester United. To put the date into footballing context, on the day following that home defeat, Liverpool beat Chelsea by virtue of the Luis Garcia “ghost goal” to reach the…
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With Albion already relegated, it is difficult to find too much to new to discuss in a match preview, but for Wednesday’s match with West Ham, there is something genuinely new to look forward to – fans will be back at the Hawthorns! I am lucky enough to be one of the 6,000 who will be in attendance and, despite…
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