Under pressure Arsenal boss, Arsène Wenger, brings his team to the Hawthorns for the early game on Saturday with his counterpart, Tony Pulis, aiming to disprove the feeling that his teams give up on reaching 40 points. In order to do that, however, he will need to change his approach to games against the top… Continue reading Pulis needs a change of approach to secure a top ten finish
With half of their remaining games against teams above them in the table, it may not be that easy for Albion to reach the 50 point mark.
Last week’s defeat at home to Crystal Palace was a major set back in the Baggies’ bid to qualify for Europe, but if they can repeat last season’s victory at Goodison Park, seventh place will be within reach once again.
Albion’s five match unbeaten run came to an end with a thoroughly disappointing performance against Palace at the Hawthorns, and fears from Baggies fans that the 40-point malaise may have set in once again.
For the third home match in succession, Tony Pulis comes up against one of his former clubs on Saturday, although his departure from Crystal Palace on the eve of the 2014/15 season was somewhat more acrimonious than his departures from either Stoke or Bournemouth, with a multi-million pound court case to go with it.
I pointed out in my preview to the Sunderland game last month that home wins over the Black Cats, Stoke and Bournemouth and draws at Middlesbrough and West Ham would see the Baggies reach 40 points by the end of February, and that is exactly what they have done.