11.05.2019… Villa v WBA…

Aston Villa 2  West Bromwich Albion 1

Villa Park… Saturday May 11th… 12.30pm

Attendance: 40,754

Ticket: £33 – Programme: £3.50

My first play-off game since 1990, so tried to avoid unhappy flashbacks…

West Brom taking an early lead through Dwight Gayle, but two quick fire second half goals (the second from the penalty spot) gave Villa a slender lead to take to The Hawthorns…

No chance of a repeat for Gayle in the second leg though, as he was (harshly) sent off late on for a challenge with Villa goalkeeper Jed Steer…

Pre-Match at Villa Park…

West Brom Defend a Free Kick…

Aston Villa; Steer, El Mohamady, Tuanzebe, Mings, Taylor, Whelan (Hourihane 67), Adomah (Green 67), McGinn, Grealish, El Ghazi (Kodjia 90+1), Abraham

Not Used; Jedinak, Davis, L Kalinic,Hause

Goals; Hourihane (75), Abraham (79 pen)

West Bromwich Albion; Johnstone, Dawson (Mears 45), Bartley, Hegazi (YC), Holgate (YC), Brunt, Johansen (Morrison 85), Gibbs (YC), Phillips (Murphy 66), Rodriguez, Gayle (RC)

Not Used; Townsend, Montero, Bond, Field

Goals; Gayle (16)

As usual, more pictures to follow on flickr…

05.05.2019… Derby v WBA…

Derby County 3 West Bromwich Albion 1

Pride Park… Sunday May 5th… 12.30pm…

Attendance: 32,055

Ticket: £31 – Programme: £3

It was touch an go for a while, but a game that ended in a victory that secured a play off place for the Rams…

Pre-Match: Derby Requiring Three Points…

Second Half: 3-1 Up, Mission Accomplished…

Derby County; Roos, Bogle, Keogh, Tomori, Malone, Holmes (Bennett 65 (YC)), Johnson, Mount, Wilson (Evans 90+1), Waghorn (Nugent 41), Lawrence

Not Used;  Carson, Marriott, Macdonald, Huddlestone

Goals; Waghorn (19), Bennett (70), Wilson (73 pen)

West Bromwich Albion; Johnstone (YC), Dawson, Bartley (YC)(Robson-Kanu 78 (RC)), Hegazi (YC), Holgate, Harper, Johansen (YC)(Field 75), Gibbs, Murphy (Phillips 60), Gayle, Rodriguez (YC)

Not Used; Morrison, Mears, Townsend, Bond

Goals; Johansen (47)

As usual, More pictures to follow on flickr…

13.04.2019… WBA v Preston…

West Bromwich Albion 4 Preston North End 1

The Hawthorns… Saturday April 13th… 3pm

Attendance: 25,088

Ticket: £20 – Programme: £3.50

A comfortable afternoon for the home side at the Hawthorns…

A hat-trick from Dwight Gayle all but ending any hopes that Preston may have had of making the play-offs in the process…

Pre Match: The Players Warm Up….

Second Half: West Brom Press…

West Bromwich Albion; Johnstone, Dawson (YC), Hegazi (Adarabioyo 52), Bartley, Holgate, Livermore (YC) (Phillips 70), Brunt, Johansen, Gibbs (Townsend 61), Rodriguez, Gayle

Not Used; Robson-Kanu, Bond, Harper, Murphy

Goals; Gayle (17, 31, 71), Rodriguez (43)

Preston North End; Rudd, Fisher (YC), Storey, Davies, Earl, Ledson, Nmecha, Browne (Ginnelly 87), Johnson, Gallagher (Robinson 42), Stockley (Maguire 45) 

Not Used; Moult, Crowe, Rafferty, Huntington

Goals; Robinson (90+1)

As usual, more pictures to follow on flickr…

09.03.2019… WBA v Ipswich…

West Bromwich Albion 1 Ipswich Town 1

The Hawthorns… Saturday March 9th… 3pm

Attendance: 26,631

Ticket: £20 – Programme: £3.50

A result that cost West Brom manager Darren Moore his job…

Everything had begun so well too, the Baggies being gifted an early lead via a deflected Stefan Johansen free kick. But they were unable to capitalise on their good fortune, allowing Jon Nolan to equalise for their bottom of the table opponents early in the second half from a well placed (but free) header…

As the game went on Ipswich looked the more likely winners but it finished level. West Brom remained fourth in the table, the play-offs looking their most likely outcome. Ipswich still looking doomed…

Outside The Hawthorns…

Inside The Hawthorns…

West Bromwich Albion; Johnstone, Dawson, Bartley, Adarabioyo (Field 86 (YC)), Townsend, Phillips (Leko 63), Livermore, Johansen (Morrison 71 (YC)), Rodriguez, Gayle, Murphy

Not Used; Brunt, Montero, Bond, Harper

Goals; Johansen (4)

Ipswich Town; Bialkowski, Bree, Chambers, Knudsen (YC), Kenlock, Bishop (Dawkins 72), Skuse, Nolan, Edwards (YC), Quaner (Jackson 45), Judge

Not Used; Gerken, Nydam, Nsiala, Dozzell, Emmanuel

Goals; Nolan (48)

As usual, more pictures to follow on flickr…