‘West Brom’ Archives
Liverpool 1-0 West Brom
Spain striker Fernando Torres volleyed in to give an unconvincing Liverpool (download) a somewhat lucky victory over West Brom at Anfield. Torres struck his first goal of the season by clinically converting a Dirk Kuyt cross from the edge of the box.
West Brom 1-0 Sunderland
Roberto Di Matteo's new signing Peter Odemwingie made an immediate impact at West Brom. WBA had kept only 1 clean sheet in their last 8 home games at Premier League level before this.
Wednesday night footy: 24th February
Inter Milan 2 - 1 Chelsea Well, yesterday I said that Inter had no chance (wrong) but that they should go for it early on (dead right). In the end José Mourinho's Inter left Chelsea battered and bruised, but breathing. Inter Milan 2 - Chelsea 1 longer highlights- Watch more Sports Videos at Vodpod. Tottenham 4 - 0 Bolton A [...]
The tragic of the Cup: 13th – 14th February
Fulham 4 - 0 Notts County You don't want to mess with Sven, I'm telling you. Fulham 4 - Notts County 0- Watch more Videos at Vodpod. Crystal Palace 2 - 2 Aston Villa Stilyan Petrov's dodgy late equaliser denied Crystal Palace victory after an enthralling cup-tie at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace 2 - Aston [...]
The tragic of the Cup: 3rd round 2nd – 3rd January
The 4th Round Draw FA Cup (4th Round Draw)- Watch more Videos at Vodpod. Manchester Utd 0 - 1 Leeds Utd Sir Alex Ferguson has expressed 'shock' at his team's performance after their 1-0 defeat to lowly Leeds, who will travel to White Hart Lane in round four as a reward for beating Manchester United. Manchester [...]
When Man Utd were crap: Man Utd 3 – 5 West Brom (1978)
For most West Brom fans, their team’s epic 5-3 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford just over 30 years ago is particularly memorable. For then coach Ron Atkinson, it represented one of the most bizarre half-time team talks he ever delivered. ‘I went in and told them that they didn’t deserve to be losing 3-2 and that there was no [...]
Panini Legends #14: The era of the crappy perm
Once upon a time, 1979 I believe it was, football shirts had massive wide collars and it was obligatory for players to perm their hair. This was a golden age for the spectator, as much for the 'you'd never see me with hair like that' factor as the football on display. This was also something of a golden era in the black country, West Brom flying [...]
The delight of the Carling Cup
The Carling Cup started to heat up last night. Well, this is about as good as it's likely to get. Leeds 0 - 1 Liverpool Simon Grayson's impressive League One side turned back the clock a few years, forcing a consistently high tempo while passing neatly throughout this tie. They could consider themselves unfortunate to bow out to David [...]
Post-hooligans Carling Cup highlights
Who can stop the boys from White Hart lane? Not the lads from Wigan, that's for sure, although maybe Newcastle might be getting a chance sooner than I thought. Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Manchester City The team that cost 200 million quid needed second half goals from Shaun Wright-Phillips and Carlos Tevez to put them into the next round of the [...]
Life outside the Premier League
More highlights from the depths of the English leagues, i.e. The Championship and League One. Marvel at the expoits of former league champions like Leeds and Derby, wonder at the majesty of European giants such as Nottingham Forest: Sheffield Wednesday 4 - 0 Scunthorpe Richard Wood opened the scoring after six minutes and Jermaine Johnson [...]
