Jay Rodriguez’s controversial injury-time equalizer ensured a 2-2 draw between West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa at the Hawthorns on Friday night. Here’s our Player Ratings from the contest. West Bromwich Albion Sam Johnstone – the goalkeeper was a star performer at Aston Villa last season, mainly due to his excellent shot-stopping but he… Read more →
Jay Rodriguez’s controversial injury-time equalizer ensured a 2-2 draw between West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa at the Hawthorns on Friday night. Here’s our Six Things from the contest. El-Ghazi beats Hegazi Aston Villa’s wing-play has been outstanding in recent weeks and that threat was in evidence once again here. Down the left, Yannick Bolasie’s… Read more →
Lewis MacLeod’s injury-time equalizer rescued a point for Brentford at West Bromwich Albion, after Harvey Barnes had opened the scoring late on in a 1-1 draw at The Hawthorns. Here’s our Six Things from the game. Brentford’s incoherent pressing Brentford set up in the first half with an asymmetrical 4-2-2-2 system; with players still unfamiliar… Read more →
Middlesbrough are the Championship’s new leaders after Daniel Ayala’s injury-time winner gave them a 1-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion. Here’s our Player Ratings from the match. Middlesbrough Darren Randolph – the Irish stopper has proved a good signing since joining the club last summer; his direct kicking led to one of the goals at… Read more →
Middlesbrough are the Championship’s new leaders after Daniel Ayala’s injury-time winner gave them a 1-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion. Here’s our Six Things on the match. Middlesbrough’s intelligent pressing In the first half, Boro strikers Britt Assombalonga and Martin Braithwaite closed down shrewdly from the front, ably backed up by Adam Clayton and… Read more →
Nottingham Forest were cruelly denied the first win of their 2018-19 Championship campaign due to a late equalizer from Matt Phillips, in a 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Nottingham Forest Costel Pantilimon – commanded his area well from set pieces, but might have done better with… Read more →
Nottingham Forest were cruelly denied the first win of their 2018-19 Championship campaign due to a late equalizer from Matt Phillips, in a 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion. Here’s six things from the game. Forest’s first half pressure Adlene Guedioura brilliantly called the shots in midfield, bringing Tendayi Darikwa and Joe Lolley into play… Read more →
With the 2018-19 Championship season drawing nearer, The Football Lab spoke to Alex Newton ( @AlexRobNewton ) from Read West Brom. You finished bottom of the Premier League last season. Was it the decision to dismiss Tony Pulis while 17th in December that led to your relegation, or was the defensive football he enforced partly… Read more →
A fine performance from Alexis Sanchez and a brace from Alexandre Lacazette saw Arsenal to a 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion, although they were helped by an element of first half fortune. Here’s our player ratings for both teams. Arsenal Petr Cech – largely untested, but was found in no-man’s land for Rodriguez’s header… Read more →
A fine performance from Alexis Sanchez and a brace from Alexandre Lacazette saw Arsenal to a 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion, although they were helped by an element of first half fortune. Here’s five main talking points from the match. First half themes West Brom looked organized early on, pressing Arsenal into their own… Read more →