Tag: West Bromwich Albion

Chelsea vs West Brom – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Chelsea will be hoping to make it eight points from a possible 12 under interim boss Guss Hiddink as they take on West Bromwich Albion, who are three points above their opponents after two straight wins. After going away to Manchester United and getting the clean sheet they wanted, Chelsea looked much more like their old selves in sweeping aside the challenge of London rivals Crystal Palace. They spent the majority of the first half hour of match forced back into their own half, but once Diego Costa unselfishly set…

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West Brom vs Stoke – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Stoke City will be aiming to collect a third consecutive Premier League victory when they make the short trip to West Bromwich Albion, but in order to do so will have to overcome their hoodoo against former boss Tony Pulis. Since leaving the Potters in the summer of 2013, Pulis has won on each of the three occasions in which he has faced them, all by the goal to nil. A triumph by the same scoreline against struggling Newcastle United on Monday was a crucial one for his current side,…

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West Brom vs Newcastle – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Newcastle United will be hoping to bounce back from the bitter disappointment of their Boxing Day loss by collecting all three points away to West Bromwich Albion, who will be intent on avoiding a third straight defeat. This has turned into a very important game for the Baggies, who are now only three points above the drop zone with their opponents lying in the final relegation spot as things stand, so there will be some concern around if they were to lose this one. They came away very frustrated on…

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West Brom vs Bournemouth – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Bournemouth will be aiming to win for the third successive Premier League game when they make the trip to the Hawthorns to face the stern test that West Bromwich Albion invariably provide. Only a cruel deflection in the fifth minute of stoppage time at the end of the game prevented West Brom from coming away with all three points at Liverpool last weekend, where the danger they pose from set-pieces was very evident. Defenders Craig Dawson and Jonas Olsson were the ones to profit from dead-ball situations, with the latter…

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Liverpool vs West Brom – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Liverpool will be aiming to return to winning ways on Sunday as they take on a West Bromwich Albion side who will undoubtedly be intent on making it difficult for them. After playing Chelsea and Manchester City off the park and then scoring six at Southampton in the Capital One Cup, there was quite a furore around Jurgen Klopp’s team amid talk of a potential title bid. But the game away to Newcastle United last weekend was a reminder that such talk is somewhat fanciful as they turned in an abysmal performance…

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West Brom vs Tottenham – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Tottenham will be aiming to continue their phonemenal form with success against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns, a venue at which they have not tasted defeat for nearly seven years. The home side will be pleased with their haul of four points from two challenging games since the international break, following a terrific win over title hopefuls Arsenal with a satisfactory draw away to West Ham United. The latter saw a good response after half-time from the Baggies, who were fortunate not to have been just the one goal behind at…

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West Ham vs West Brom – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

West Ham United will be aiming to pick up their first win in four Premier League matches when host a West Bromwich Albion side which will still be buzzing after their win over title hopefuls Arsenal last time out. Manager Slaven Bilic will have been reasonably happy with the first 20 minutes of West Ham’s last game at London rivals Tottenham, but from the moment they fell behind his tactics began to unravel. Playing as the lone striker, Andy Carroll struggled and did not look fully match-fit, while the talents…

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West Brom vs Arsenal – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Arsenal will be looking to take their unbeaten run in the Premier League to seven games by claiming a fourth successive win over West Bromwich Albion, who are keen to improve their home record. The West Midlands club have won just one of their six matches on their own turf, conceding three in each of their four defeats. Their defensive record on the road is decidedly better, but that counted for little in their last match at Manchester United as a determined rearguard action was unable to hold out for any…

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Man Utd vs West Brom – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Manchester United will be hoping to build on their confidence boosting Champions League in the week by return to form domestically as they entertain West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. The Old Trafford faithful clearly made their feelings known against CSKA Moscow, crying for their team to attack with greater purpose and then an almost universal chorus of boos when Anthony Martial was substituted by manager Louis van Gaal. The decision was eventually vindicated to the extent that United were able to find a winner in the end through recently maligned…

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West Brom vs Leicester – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

West Bromwich Albion will be looking to continue their rise up the Premier League table by gaining a third straight victory, but opponents Leicester City have lost fewer matches than anyone in the top-flight so far this season. It was a rearguard action early on for Albion last time out at Norwich City, but once the pressure had subsided they took control of the game and created a number of very presentable goalscoring opportunities. It took until early in the second half to make one of them pay, with the technically…

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Norwich vs West Brom – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Norwich City will be determined to bounce back from their thrashing at lowly Newcastle United by seeing off a West Bromwich Albion side that they have already knocked out of the Capital One Cup. For the remainder of this season, the Premier League is unlikely to see many worse defensive displays than the one Norwich produced on Tyneside, shipping six goals through a lack of intensity and organisation as well as carelessness in possession. Too many players were committed forward in attacking positions, leaving holding midfielder Alexander Tettey badly exposed…

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West Brom vs Sunderland – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Sam Allardyce begins his attempts to turn around Sunderland’s fortunes as he takes his new side to West Bromwich Albion, who have picked up just one point from a possible 12 at home so far this season. The hosts might come into this game feeling more wary than they perhaps would have done a couple of weeks ago, with Sunderland surely set to raise their game a little here under a new manager. The Baggies are under a little pressure to return to form having lost their last two games,…

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Crystal Palace vs West Brom – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Crystal Palace will be looking to get one over former manager Tony Pulis as the Welshman brings his West Bromwich Albion side to Selhurst Park boasting an unbeaten record on the road during which they have not conceded a goal. After an off-colour performance at Tottenham which saw them lack their usual dynamism and verve, the Eagles have recovered in style by sweeping aside rivals Charlton Athletic in the Capital One Cup and then avoiding a third straight Premier League loss in beating Watford in a tight affair last time…

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West Brom vs Everton – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Having won their last two matches on the road, West Bromwich Albion will be determined to gain their first three-point haul at home on Monday evening against Everton, who they have not beaten in their last five Premier League meetings. The first six games of the season have proven how difficult a side the Baggies are to penetrate, emphasising the level of organisation that Tony Pulis has implemented at the club. A key figure in that success is Claudio Yacob, who over the course of 2015 has re-emerged as one…

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Aston Villa vs West Brom – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Aston Villa will be desperate to bounce back from the dejection of their miraculous defeat at Leicester City as they play host to West Bromwich Albion in the second of three consecutive Midlands derbies for Tim Sherwood’s side. The former Tottenham boss could not contain his disappointment and disbelief as his side contrived to throw away a two-goal lead to come away from the King Power Stadium with nothing on Sunday. It had been going so well, with the dynamism of attacking midfield trio Carles Gil, Jack Grealish and Scott Sinclair…

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West Brom vs Southampton – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Two sides who will be aiming to follow up their first wins of the season with another three points meet at the Hawthorns, as West Bromwich Albion entertain Ronald Koeman’s Southampton. A nervy Baggies side were given a massive helping hand by Stoke City last time out, seeing two opponents sent off before edging to victory through Salomon Rondon’s first goal since his record £12m signing. The Venezuelan already appears to be money well spent, providing a physical though dynamic presence in attack, showing no shortage of nice touches and glimpses…

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Stoke vs West Brom – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Saturday will be a big day for Tony Pulis as he returns to the Britannia Stadium for the first time since being let go by Stoke City in 2013, hoping to mastermind current club West Bromwich Albion’s first victory of the season. The hosts are also winless, but have followed a disappointing opening loss to Liverpool with two respectable away draws. The game at Norwich City last time out was very much a case of having to hold on, and they had goalkeeper Jack Butland to thank for preserving a…

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West Brom vs Man City – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Manchester City begin their bid to regain the Premier League title with a potentially tricky away trip to the Hawthorns to face West Bromwich Albion. Tony Pulis wasted little time in stamping his mark on the Baggies after arriving at the turn of the year, turning a side which looked like candidates for relegation into one that ended comfortably in mid-table, well clear of safety. He begins a season in charge of a club for the first time in three years, and his presence alone has ensured that very few…

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Arsenal vs West Brom – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Arsenal will look to end their league season by winning for the first time in four matches against West Bromwich Albion, who have not lost in five. It has been a frustrating couple of weeks for the North London side, who have fired blanks in their last three home matches and needed a fortunate own goal to earn them a point at Manchester United. However, only an unlikely goals swing would see them relinquish third place to the Red Devils. There was plenty of endeavour in their attempts to end…

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Berahino urged to commit future to West Brom

Stephen Donovan

West Bromwich Albion Head Coach Tony Pulis has urged top scorer Saido Berahino to commit his future to the club by signing a new and improved contract, the Birmingham Mail has reported. There is widespread interest in the 21-year-old, who has had a fine season for the Baggies, scoring an impressive 20 Premier League goals including two in Monday’s memorable 3-0 success over champions Chelsea. Europa League hopefuls Liverpool and Tottenham are among the sides especially keen, with bids expected to come in for Berahino when the transfer window opens.…

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West Brom vs Chelsea – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Chelsea will be looking for their first away win at West Bromwich Albion in for years in what is the final Monday evening clash of this Premier League season. It has been a strong recent run for the home side, who have a strong home record under Tony Pulis despite a blip in March. He also knows how to contain Jose Mourinho’s side, having earned a famous victory while manager of Crystal Palace last term. His latest team will be typically well organised here. There will be some regret at…

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