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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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…
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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…
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