A few weeks ago, Albion were in with a shout of reaching 50 points in a Premier League season for the first time, but after three successive defeats, that now seems impossible with ten points needed from the last four games.
The Baggies visit the Emirates on Thursday evening seeking their first league double over Arsenal for more than half a century. This match is the first of back-to-back games against the two North London giants with Albion facing Spurs at White Hart Lane just four days later.
Quique Sánchez Flores brings his Watford team to the Hawthorns on Saturday for the first ever Premier League meeting between the sides at the Hawthorns. The Hornets have impressed in the top flight this season, but their league results have dipped recently and they are currently on a run of six games without a win.
Albion secured their fortieth point at the Stadium of Light last Saturday ahead of a tough run of fixtures in which they play three of the top four in their next four games. The first of those comes in the televised fixture on Saturday evening at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium.
Albion return to action after another two week holiday with a trip to Wearside to take on Sam Allardyce’s Sunderland. The Black Cats are fighting against relegation and, despite improved performances since the Dudley-born Big Sam took control, they have only won one of their last nine games and sit just inside the relegation zone… Continue reading Can Albion dent Sunderland’s survival hopes?
After a two week break, Albion return to action on Saturday with a match at home to relegation-threatened Norwich City. The Canaries are on a run of eight defeats in their last eleven games in all competitions which has seen then drop from 14th place on 2nd January into the bottom three fighting it out… Continue reading Throstles to out-sing the Canaries in the Battle of the Songbirds