By Alan Duffy

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Norwich City Premier League 14th January 2012

What a superb season Norwich City, newly-promoted to the top tier, are having. Finding themselves in ninth-place, only eight points off a European place, Paul Lambert and co.

Boxing Day is one of the most exciting days of the year for soccer fans as all 20 Premier League teams take to the field over a two-day period and Monday's offerings did not disappoint.

Manchester United are now tied at the top of the Premier League title after a 5-0 destruction of Wigan.

Roberto Mancini has criticized the Premier League for scheduling the next round of fixtures in a way that means Liverpool will have two days' extra rest before their away game against Manchester City a week on Tuesday.
Liverpool are at home against Newcastle United on Friday night and City face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Sunday afternoon, giving Kenny Dalglish's players close to an extra 48 hours to recover for the match at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester United took a big step towards their 20th league title by moving level on points with leaders Manchester City, who were held 0-0 at West Brom, following a 5-0 victory against Wigan.

United, who thrashed Fulham 5-0 five days ago and Wigan suffered the same fate with the help of Dimitar Berbatov's hat-trick (41, 58, 78).

By Alan Duffy

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Manchester City Premier League 26th December 2011

Good old Roy Hodgson and his merry band of Baggies became the first team in the league this season to stop the Citizens from scoring, after putting on a superb hard-working performance.

Saturday 26th November 2011, 3pm Kick-off. The Hawthorns.

It's a rare Saturday 3pm Saturday kick off for Tottenham Hotspur this week. Not that the game time should faze Harry Redknapp's dazzling Spurs side, on the face of it, not much could or should at the moment.

By Alan Duffy

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Bolton Wanderers Premier League 19th November 2011

Ireland striker Shane Long made a surprise comeback from injury to net the winning goal in an entertaining game at The Hawthorns.

Video highlights and reaction Match report By the numbers

So the progress and the momentum continued yesterday with a win so routine it made you sit up and realise how long it's been since we won a game quite so easily. Having beaten us here last season West Brom clearly decided that was enough and really didn't offer much at all.

In defence of Luis Suárez | Scott Murray

The Liverpool striker has become a pariah in the Premier League thanks to little English football's strange kind of logic Having showcased his Hand of God tribute act at the last World Cup, and sunk his gnashers into a fellow pro while at Ajax, Luis Suárez was a ready-formed cartoon villain when he washed up on these shores last January.

Thomas Ref made mistake

Jerome Thomas claims Lee Mason was wrong to award Liverpool an early penalty in West Brom's 2-0 defeat.

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West Brom midfielder Paul Scharner has lambasted Luis Suarez for the "nice dive" that earned the penalty to set Liverpool on the way to a 2-0 victory at the Hawthorns.
Suarez was adjudged to have been fouled by Jerome Thomas inside the area after just nine minutes of Saturday's Premier League clash and Charlie Adam stepped up to score from the spot.

'He is good at winning penalties' West Brom defender Billy Jones on Liverpool's Luis Suarez

Jerome Thomas' trip on the Uruguayan in the first half allowed Charlie Adam to give the Reds the lead, and the former Preston man says they had been warned to be careful in the box

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Luis Suarez never has a bad game. A body of perpetual motion, the Uruguayan's movement and elusiveness remain Liverpool's most dangerous attacking threat. El Pistolero's immensely positive contribution in games are often tinged with slight regrets. He does not score as many goals as he should have, considering the amount of chances he creates game in game out.

By Alan Duffy

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Liverpool Premier League 29th October

Liverpool were by far the better side at the Hawthorns on Saturday with goals from Charlie Adam (via the penalty spot) and Andy Carroll sealing a comfortable win for the visitors.

Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez showed more signs of forging a potent strike partnership as Liverpool strolled to victory over West Brom - and former Reds manager Roy Hodgson - at the Hawthorns.
A Charlie Adam penalty and Carroll's third goal of the campaign confirmed Liverpool's superiority as they climbed into fifth spot in the Barclays Premier League.

Kenny Dalglish paid tribute to another star showing from Luis Suarez after watching the Uruguayan torment West Brom on Saturday.
Suarez played a part in both of Liverpool's goals as they left The Hawthorns with a 2-0 win.
He won the penalty from which Charlie Adam opened the scoring, before playing in Andy Carroll for the Reds' second.

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Liverpool: Carroll on Target in Reds' stroll

Goals from Charlie Adam and Andy Carroll gave Liverpool a comfortable 2-0 win at the Hawthorns. This time last year, West Brom manager Roy Hodgson was in the middle of a torrid six month spell as Liverpool manager.

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Liverpool | Premier League Match report

He is a magnet to controversy and probably always will be but it is impossible not to admire Luis Suárez's mercurial talent. The Uruguayan took centre stage here in an accomplished Liverpool performance that proved there is life after Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher.

West Brom come to Villa Park in a fixture we haven't lost since 1979. Our record from the last 10 times we played the Baggies in the league is six wins and four draws.

Roy Hodgson's side picked up their second win of the season last weekend, a 2-0 home victory against the hapless Wolves. We're trying to put a comprehensive loss at the hands of Man City behind us, Alex McLeish threatening to drop any players who put in lacklustre defensive displays.

By Alan Duffy

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Fulham Premier League 24 September 2011

These two sides have endured poor starts to the new Premier League season and this game was, in keeping with those starts, a rather mediocre affair.

The Cottagers bossed the first half but couldn't find a way through the Baggies' defence while in the second-half, Roy Hodgson's side looked far more accomplished but they also couldn't find a goal.

West Bromwich Albion Travel Roster by Position

Goalkeeper (1): Boaz Myhill

Defenders (9): Marek Cech, Craig Dawson, Paul Downing, Pablo Ibáñez, Billy Jones, Gareth McAuley, Jonas Olsson, Nicky Shorey, Gabriel Tamas

Midfielders (10): Chris Brunt, Graham Dorrans, Sam Mantom, James Morrison, Youssouf Mulumbu, Steven Reid, Paul Scharner, Somen Tchoyi, Jerome Thomas, George Thorne

Forwards (6): Roman Bednar, Simon Cox, Marc-Antoine Fortune, Ishmael Miller, Peter Odemwingie, Chris Wood

West Bromwich Albion's travel roster for tomorrow night's game.

Unlikely goalscorer Bingham mobbed by teammates.
The summer of MLS vs Premiership fixtures kicked off with success for North American clubs as San Jose Earthquakes defeated West Bromwich Albion 2-1.
The Californian outfit went ahead in the most remarkable fashion just three minutes after kick off.

With the San Jose Earthquakes being shut out four times in their last five league games, they needed somebody to step up to snap the team out of its recent funk. As it turns out, that player was rookie goalkeeper David Bingham.

Bingham scored from more than 90 yards, with his long kick bouncing over West Brom's California-born goalkeeper Boaz Myhill to open the scoring in the third minute of San Jose's 2-1 victory in a club friendly Tuesday night.

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Highlights of yesterday's draw with West Brom, as well as player ratings for that match, after the jump.

West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal by jordanip

Now onto the ratings:

Almunia 4 I'll try to keep this rating short, because I don't really feel like looking up "awful" in the thesaurus.

LONDON, England At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal kept the pressure on United with a comfortable win against Wolves. Van Persie put Arsene Wenger's team ahead in the 16th minute with an emphatic volley from a Cesc Fabregas cross. Wolves had ended United's 29-match unbeaten run last week, but they are back at the bottom [.

05.02.2011 - Carlos Tévez celebró sus 27 años anotando los tres goles con que Manchester City venció (3-0) a West Bromwich Albion en la Premier League.
Carlitos pegó un remate en el poste a los tres minutos pero a los 16 se dio el gusto de abrir el marcador de penal, por infracción de Steven Reid sobre Aleksandar Kolarov, cinco minutos después aumentó a dos tras una combinación de pases con su compañero David Silva y después que Kolarov estrelló una pelota en el travesaño, completó su trío de goles a los 35 minutos con otro penal por mano de Jerome Thomas para llegar a 20 goles en la tabla de goleadores.

LONDON, England West Brom took an early lead through Peter Odemwingie, before strikes from Charles N'Zogbia and Ben Watson gave Wigan a 2-1 lead at half time. But the Baggies rallied and a battling second half performances was rewarded with a 79th minute equaliser through Fortune. A win for Wigan would have take them [.

BLACKBURN, England Blackburn manager Steve Kean celebrated his long-term contract with a third home victory in a row as Rovers claimed a 2-0 win over West Brom at Ewood Park to climb up to seventh place in the Barclays Premier League. Kean this week signed a deal to keep him at the club until [...]

Rio Ferdinand's last yellow card, for both club or country, came on March 14th 2009, during our 4-1 defeat to Liverpool at Old Trafford for a foul on Dirk Kuyt.

That's 53 appearances and 4515 minutes of football with a yellow card.

Whilst some of this might be down to his status as England captain (don't forget he escaped a booking for giving away this foul on Jerome Thomas a denying a goalscoring opportunity) we shouldn't discount Rio's excellent positioning which means he isn't required to make the last ditch tackles that Jamie Carragher and John Terry are hailed for.

West Brom 1-1 Manchester Utd: Observations

There was hardly much to smile about, if anything really, in 2010 for Wayne Rooney. Playing deeper than he has in past seasons, Rooney hasn't exactly had any stand-out performances as of yet in this campaign but this, although not by any means at his explosive best, was a sign of greater things to come.

Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez scored to keep Manchester United at the top of the Barclays Premier League on goal difference with a 2-1 win at West Brom. Rooney opened the scoring when he headed in Patrice Evra's cross on three minutes but James Morrison equalised with a long-range shot.

Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez scored to keep Manchester United at the top of the Barclays Premier League on goal difference with a 2-1 win at West Brom. Rooney opened the scoring when he headed in Patrice Evra's cross on three minutes but James Morrison equalised with a long-range shot.

Arsenal goalkeeper, Wojciech Szczesny ended up with egg on his face today after spending the afternoon Tweeting whilst watching Manchester United's victory over West Brom.

In the first half, Gary Neville should have conceded a penalty after committing a foul in the box. Nothing was given. Later on, Rio Ferdinand conceded a penalty for foul in the box.

LIVERPOOL, England Joe Cole may have earned under-pressure Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson some breathing space with a last gasp winner against Bolton at Anfield. With the club's owners reportedly seeking a replacement, the summer signing's first league goal and Fernando Torres' equaliser came at just the right time for the former Fulham boss.

Here is a video of the missed penalty by Peter Odemwingie ( West Brom) against Manchester United. With the match tied at 1-1, Rio Ferdinand fouled Jerome Thomas in the box, leading to a penalty for the Baggies. However Odemwingie dragged his shot wide, and the penalty miss proved to be crucial as Javier Hernandez [.