The head-to-head record between the Baggies and the Hammers stands at 41 wins apiece with Albion slightly ahead in terms of goals with 172 to 169. The league record is also level with 35 wins for each side, but the Hammers have scored one more goal in league meetings with 142 to the Baggies’ 141. That suggests that the clubs…
Read MoreAlbion show why real competition matters
West Brom 1 Liverpool 2 It may have been ultimately unsuccessful, but Albion’s performance against Liverpool showed the value of true competitive integrity, something that the European Super League would have destroyed and something that is still in danger in the Premier League and European football as a whole. Although already relegated, Albion went toe-to-toe with last season’s Premier League…
Read MoreAlbion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 36 games
More late heartbreak for Albion leaves them on 26 points from 36 games, with Megson’s first Premier League team as the only one with fewer points at the same stage of the season. That side also lost at home to Liverpool in game 36, but the scoreline on that occasion was somewhat more emphatic! In 2005, Bryan Robson’s Baggies were…
Read MoreStep back in time to 2005 – Gunners put Baggies on the brink
After dropping crucial points in the 1-1 draw with Blackburn, Arsenal were next up at the Hawthorns. Arsène Wenger’s side may have lost their invincible status and the Premier League title to the new kid on the block, José Mourinho, but they still needed points to secure second place and their players were playing for a place in the starting…
Read MoreRelegated Albion welcome top four-chasing Reds
With relegation confirmed, Albion welcome Liverpool to the Hawthorns on Sunday evening for what will hopefully be the last ever match at the venue with fans excluded. While the Baggies having nothing left to play for, Jürgen Klopp’s team are still chasing a top four spot that they kept alive with their victory at Old Trafford on Thursday evening. They…
Read MoreWest Brom v Liverpool – History and Statistics
Albion are currently in the midst of a four match unbeaten run against last season’s Premier League champions. They earned their first point under Sam Allardyce at Anfield on Boxing Day and, in their last Premier League season, they drew 2-2 with the Reds at the Hawthorns under Darren Moore, earned a 0-0 draw at Anfield in the league earlier…
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