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After a near perfect start to the campaign, Pulis’s former side, Stoke City, are the visitors to the Hawthorns this weekend for the early televised game on Sunday with the Welshman looking to retain his record of never having been a losing manager in a fixture between the clubs.
Tuesday evening will see the first ever meeting between Accrington Stanley and West Bromwich Albion and, of course, the Baggies’ first ever visit to the Wham Stadium for the second round tie of the newly-named Carabao Cup.
Back-to-back wins at the start of a Premier League season for the first time put the Baggies in second place in the table on Saturday evening, their highest ever position in the Premier League, although Huddersfield’s win on Sunday pushed Albion down to third.
The first Premier League weekend produced 31 goals with the first two televised matches of the season giving the viewers a treat with no fewer than thirteen goals, while us Baggies fans saw just the one goal but it was at the right end meaning that Albion won on the opening day in successive seasons… Continue reading Albion’s defence puts others to shame→
I commented in my equivalent post last season how rare an opening day victory has been for the Baggies in the last few decades, and a year later we get another one!