Taking a player on loan is often seen as a ‘risk-free’ move. After all, you are getting the services of a professional without paying a transfer fee. For clubs below the Premier League, these deals can be vital. But it’s…

Death, taxes and an unpredictable season of Championship football: three of life's certainties. Since August, seven teams have perched atop the league table. Two are set to meet tonight in a match that could decide who heads into the festive…

Well, it was inevitable, wasn't it? West Bromwich Albion finally met their Premier League end after a seven-season stint in English football's top flight. The Baggies' extremely slow start eventually caught up with them; despite…

In 2014, James Rodriguez came out of nowhere to win the World Cup Golden Boot in Brazil. Nowhere to most readers will be AS Monaco. In fact, it’s Monaco by way of Colombian side Envigado, who sold the no.10 to Argentine club Banfield…

West Bromwich Albion were recently relegated due to Southampton beating Swansea, but fans have accepted Darren Moore's caretaker managerial role since Alan Pardew's departure from the club. The ex-Baggies defender has basically had…

The Premier League title was decided months ago if we're honest. With a month remaining in the campaign, the four Champions League places are all but certain as well. So much for the notion of uber-competitive English football and the so-called…

Midway through the 2015/16 season, Chelsea sacked Jose Mourinho. The club was in the table’s bottom half. They were 20 points from first-place Leicester, the title beyond them after 16 weeks. Mourinho was feuding in the press with his…

After losing eight games in a row, Alan Pardew was inevitably given his marching orders this morning. With only six games left in the season, the Englishman left the Baggies in a perilous situation. They sit rock-bottom of the table, 10 points…

When Alan Pardew replaced Tony Pulis at West Brom in December, Jordan Street wondered if the new man could be their saviour. Pardew had developed a reputation as a relegation specialist although you wouldn't want him to stay on after…

West Brom have been an established Premier League side. The current campaign is their eighth in succession. That run is almost certainly ending. Alan Pardew has only amassed one Premier League win with WBA since joining in November. There…

The short answer to the headline's question is that Daniel Sturridge suffered a hamstring injury after only four minutes on the field for West Brom against Chelsea. That qualifies as a hindrance. Sturridge made a bold statement…

Where does one begin? A handful of West Brom players have been interviewed by police and released after ‘borrowing’ a taxi during a McDonald's run in Barcelona. Reading that sentence, the mind is assaulted by a barrage of questions.…

Twelve months ago, defender Kieran Gibbs started for Arsenal against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League last-16. At the time, the Gunners were two points off second place in the league. Fast-forward a year and Gibbs is now…

Arsene Wenger's Gunners have the joint-worst defensive record in the Premier League's top eight. After the January transfer window closed, Wenger admitted he had wanted to bring in a defender, believed to be West Bromwich Albion’s…

The last time Liverpool conceded three first-half goals at Anfield it was to a rampaging Real Madrid side in 2014. Fast forward to 2018, Liverpool would repeat the undesirable feat against West Brom in the FA Cup fourth round. The Reds…