West Brom’s Steven Reid played Arsenal game with broken leg
LONDON, England ● West Bromwich Albion right back Steven Reid played the second half of their 2-0 defeat at Arsenal in early December with a fractured fibula, manager Steve Clarke said on Thursday. Reid is unlikely to feature in Saturday’s Premier League derby against Aston Villa at the Hawthorns after taking a knock [...]
Controversial win Baggies at QPR
LONDON, England ● A controversial Robert Green own goal proved the winner as Queens Park Rangers slumped to another defeat to return to the foot of the Premier League. Baggies captain Chris Brunt fired the visitors ahead with a low shot from distance. Four minutes after the break West Brom doubled their lead [...]
West Brom bring Norwich run to end
WEST BROMWICH, England ● West Bromwich Albion brought Norwich City’s 10-match unbeaten run in the English Premier League to a crashing halt with a 2-1 win at the Hawthorns on Saturday. Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku headed the winner with eight minutes to go to leave West Brom sixth in the table, five points ahead of [...]
Whitehead denies West Brom third spot
LONDON, England ● A late goal from substitute Dean Whitehead gave Stoke City their first away win of the season at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday to deny the hosts third place in the Premier League. Whitehead picked up a cross from fellow substitute Michael Kightly, as Stoke became just the second team to win [...]
West Brom punish old boy Di Matteo
WEST BROMWICH, England ● Chelsea coach Roberto Di Matteo paid a heavy price for tinkering with his team as the Blues went down 2-1 at his former club West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. Shane Long and Peter Odemwingie bounced the Baggies into fourth place in the Premier League, as Chelsea’s hopes of mounting a credible [...]
Baggies continue to surprise
WIGAN, England ● West Brom’s excellent start to the season continued on Saturday as they recorded their first away win of the campaign with a 2-1 victory over in-form Wigan in an entertaining Premier League clash. All the goals came in the first-half with James Morrison and an own goal by Gary Caldwell giving [...]
WBA secures fifth place
LONDON, England ● Peter Odemwingie struck twice to help West Bromwich Albion continue their bright start to the season with a comfortable 2-0 win over bottom club Southampton on Monday that lifted them to fifth in the Premier League. Striker Odemwingie’s hopeful shot after 36 minutes opened the home side’s account and the Nigerian [...]
Newcastle snatch late victory
NEWCASTLE, England ● Papiss Cisse scored a fortuitous injury-time winner as Newcastle United edged in-form West Bromwich Albion 2-1 in the English Premier League on Sunday. Substitute Sammy Ameobi’s shot from the edge of the box flicked off Cisse’s back and wrong-footed visiting goalkeeper Ben Foster to give Alan Pardew’s side all three [...]
City and super-sub Dzeko never quit
BIRMINGHAM, England ● Substitute Edin Dzeko struck two dramatic late goals as 10-man Manchester City came from behind to beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 at the Hawthorns on Saturday. James Milner’s sending off midway through the first half had appeared to hand the advantage to the Baggies and they took the lead through Shane Long’s [...]
