For the second time this season WBA won 5-0 this afternoon, and with the 3 points go one point clear of Newcastle at the top of the Championship on 28 points. Nigel Pearson - has done wonders at Leicester City Their other 5-0 league� triumph was at Middlesbrough on 19th September, and that may well have been the [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool

Another great win in the Milk Cup for the Arsenal thanks to two crackers from Merida and Bendtner.

Though fatigue set in at the end, it was another feather in the cap for Wenger's second string. It seems to happen every year, yet every year it still surprises me how much potential there is bubbling under the surface at the club.

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The English Championship is almost a third into the 2009-10 season. It remains very close at the top of the table and only four point separating the top nine teams. Newcastle United remains on top and looks the favorite to win an automatic promotion spot. West Bromwich Albion is also in the top four and another club that has to be a favorite to be promoted.

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How can a club survive in the Premier League, West Brom, Hull and Stoke managements wondered last year? Wolves, Birmingham and Burnley managers and presidents ask the same question today. You may say that the answer to this old question is always the same: MONEY. The answer is only partially true.

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Arsenal have done it again in the League Cup.
It wasn't the 6-0 that they had at this point last season, but a couple great late goals, both involving Ramsey and substitute Carlos Vela, have Arsenal through to the next round. The 56,000 supporters in attendance and the rest of us watching on Arsenal TV Online (ATVO) enjoyed it tremendously. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal 2-0 WBA

Strictly speaking, this is no match review. I couldn't listen to the game, I didn't hunt around for a stream in a haystack and I've not got time to watch the re-run on Arsenal.com. So seeing as, at the time of writing, all I've done is flitted in and out of Twitter, I've not got a lot of insight into the game itself.

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I know it's the Carling Cup, but, you know, it's Arsenal, and maybe you're looking for an excuse to waste time at work. That's what I'm here for.

Arsenal: Starters: Szczesny, Gilbert, Silvestre, Senderos, Gibbs, Wilshere, Coquelin, Ramsey, Traore, Watt, Sunu Bench: Shea, Bartley, Eastmond, Randall, Barazite, Frimpong, Vela

West Brom: Starters: Kiely, Barnett, Zuiverloon, Olsson, Jara, Thomas, Teixiera, Korren, Dorrans, Moore, Cox Bench: Carson, Meite, Martis, Mulunbu, Bednar, Reid, Woods

Interesting that Vela starts on the bench.

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The morning after the day before and the finger pointing of blame has begun following the shambolic collapse against West Bromwich Albion. The brunt, no pun intended, of the vitriol seems to be aimed fairly and squarely on the shoulders of manager Gareth Southgate, but for me the players who took to the field yesterday let themselves, the club and the fans badly down.

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According to the latest reports, Fulhams's Diomansy Kamara heads Hughton's wish list for emergency loans, with Marlon Harewood and Daniel Cousin also on the interim manager's radar. Fulham signed Kamara from West Bromwich Albion in July 2007 for £6m but he injured a cruciate ligament in June 2008 which kept him on the treatment table for [. Click to continue reading...

In the fantastic start Newcastle have made this season, with an initial � draw at WBA, followed by 5 consecutive wins, coach Chris Hughton leaves no doubt in anybody's mind, that it is the Newcastle players who deserve all the credit. Chis Hughton - credit goes to the players alone Newcastle of course are top of the Championship [. Click to continue reading...

Coca Cola Championship is speeding up and we bring you a brief prediction for each club this season. Many things have changed in the squads, especially on the benches. It seems that it will be tougher than ever and many so-called favourites might just prove otherwise...Here is part three.

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Newcastle United make one change from the side which drew at West Brom last Saturday with Joey Barton replacing Damien Duff. Newcastle will again go with a 4-4-2 system with an up-front pairing of local lads Andy Carroll and Shola Ameobi. Steve Harper returns in goal, after being taken off at half-time at WBA because of [. Click to continue reading...

Coca Cola Championship season is speeding up and we bring you a brief prediction for each club this season. Many things have changed in the squads, especially on benches. It seems that it will be tougher than ever and many so-called favourites might just prove otherwise...

LEICESTER CITY

When a pretty big club like Leicester city suffers such a failure like a drop to the Third league and then makes it to an express return to Championship, then other clubs should beware of their self-esteem and courage.

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In goal: Schwarzer, Stockdale, Zuberbuhler
Right back:� Paintsil, Kelly, Baird
In the middle:� Hangeland, Hughes, Baird, Smalling, Kallio
On the left:� Konchesky, Baird, Kallio
Right midfield:� Gera, Riise, Davies, Dempsey
Centre-midfield:� Murphy, Etuhu, Baird, Dikgacoi, Andranik
Left midfield:� Dempsey, Gera, Seol
Up front:� A.

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New today that Steve Harper will start against Reading on Saturday, having fully recovered from the head injury which forced him off during last weekend's opening-day draw at West Brom. Steve Harper - fit again for Saturday Steve got a nasty knock at The Hawthorns on Saturday, as WBA scored their first goal after 39 minutes. Click to continue reading...

Chris Hughton says that Newcastle must be more clinical in front of goal, and take the chances when they come to them, if they are to get out of the Championship at their first attempt. Chris Hughton - we must take our chances Newcastle had enough possession of the ball away at WBA on Saturday, especially [. Click to continue reading...

Good news today as Steve Harper has made a full recovery from his head injury he sustained at WBA on Saturday. Steve Harper - recovered from his head injury Newcastle caretaker boss Chris Hughton talked about Steve today: "Steve is fine. He was waiting for us at the airport on Saturday night and we will assess him [. Click to continue reading...

There was more positive than negative to take out of our game against WBA on Saturday, and that's a nice surprise for Newcastle fans everywhere. Alan Smith - great game on Saturday! We're not going to get carried away with one game but the lads battled well for the point in the second half and we saw [. Click to continue reading...

Alan Smith had one of his best games for the Tyneside club on Saturday at WBA as he put in a tireless display in central midfield. Alan Smith - excellent display in midfield for Newcastle And Smith was more than happy with both the display and the result on Saturday against one of the clubs fancied for [. Click to continue reading...

It turns out that Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper traveled back with the rest of the squad on Saturday night after the good 1-1 draw at WBA. Steve Harper - OK after being hurt by Ameobi With a head inbjury Steve was rightly taken to hospital for precautionary checks after sustaining the injury during the opening-day 1-1 draw [. Click to continue reading...

Alan Shearer gave Ashley a list of seven potential signings at the end of last season, but the� former Newcastle and England striker � has now reverted back to his role as a BBC commentator during Saturday's game at WBA. Alan Shearer still wants Newcastle job But over the weekend the Newcastle's all-time record goalscorer with 206 goals, [. Click to continue reading...

Here are some of Tim Krul's great saves he made in the second half on Saturday at WBA. Tim Krul - great second half display Click to continue reading...

Gallery, Images, Photos and Pictures of West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United, Coca Cola Championship, August 2009. Includes Scott Carson, Tim Krul, Robert Koren, Luke Moore, Marec Cech, Jonas Olsson, Damien Duff, Steven Taylor, Alan Smith, José Enrique, Kevin Nolan, Shola Ameobi and Chris Wood. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle coach Chris Hughton will choose between Shola Ameobi and Andy Carroll on who will start with Kevin Nolan up front tomorrow at WBA. Andy Carroll should get start tomorrow Both Academy lads have played well in pre-season but it seems that Hughton is leaning towards playing Kevin Nolan alongside Ameobi as an advanced midfielder – [. Click to continue reading...

We had thought that young Tamas Kadar would make his debut tomorrow at WBA, after a good string of performances at the back with local lad Steven Taylor. Fabricio Coloccini - likely to start tomorrow But it looks like caretaker boss Chris Hughton may be tempted to bring back a fit-again Fabricio Coloccini for tomorrow first league [. Click to continue reading...

News from the club today that Alan Smith will be the Newcastle United captain for the first Championship match at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. Alan Smith - captain at WBA on Saturday The 28-year-old has deputized for captain Nicky Butt during pre-season and stand-in manager� Chris Hughton confirmed today that the former Leeds and Manchester United [. Click to continue reading...

Paul Barron, Newcastle's goalkeeping coach, has given an enlightening and positive interview to the Newcastle Evening Chronicle today, as the first game of the Championship season awaits us at WBA on Saturday. Paul Barron gives insightful interview today Paul Barron has revealed that the Newcastle side will go into their first Championship encounter of the season [. Click to continue reading...

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"Bobby Robson became the heart that English football wore on its sleeve." The words are a touching epitaph from the beginning of David Lacey's tribute to Sir Bobby Robson in this morning's Guardian, after the footballing great passed away yesterday. But they only do him partial justice. Best known in England for successful spells as a player then manager at Fulham, West Bromich Albion, Ipswitch Town and Newcastle and for his eight years at the helm of the English national team his feats overseas often go undocumented, or at best overlooked.

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Cologne's Lukas Podolski hit up the WBA middleweight world boxing blah-do-bloo in Nurburg with his girlfriend, Monika Puchalski. July 11, 2009. Image by Getty Images Click to continue reading...

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West Bromwich Albion have returned to the Football League Championship for the 2009/10 season following their relegation from the English Premier League. Given their recent success in the second tier of English soccer, a prompt return to the Premiership is certainly a possibility. Following last month's launch of their new home kit, the Baggies today unveiled [. Click to continue reading...

It may be that the gag on our players isn't as strict as we had thought, since our longest serving player, goalkeeper � Steve Harper, says today the lads are focused on getting in a good pre-season before they open their Championship campaign at WBA on Saturday, 8th August. Steve Harper - concentrating on getting ready for [. Click to continue reading...

Coca Cola Championship club West Bromwich Albion have officially unveiled their new home kit for the 2009-10 season. WBA played in the 2008-09 Premier League, but were relegated along with Newcastle and Middlesbrough. The new WBA home shirt is made by Umbro. It uses the traditional WBA white and blue striped design. Click to continue reading...

West Bromwich Albion have returned to the Football League Championship for the 2009/10 season following their relegation from the English Premier League. Given their recent success in the second tier of English soccer, a prompt return to the Premiership is certainly a possibility. Today, the Baggies unveiled their new Umbro home kit for the 09/10 season. Click to continue reading...