West Brom - Weeks 1 & 2 Review

Tony Pulis’ West Brom side will have been hoping to start the season with an upset against a Manchester City side improved by their £49million signing of Raheem Sterling. The atmosphere at the Hawthorns was dampened after 9 minutes, as Yaya Toure’s shot ricocheted in off David Silva’s legs, giving the Sky Blues an early lead. Toure got on the scoresheet later on in the game and Kompany rounded off the performance with a third, his second half header completing their domination of an underwhelming Albion side. A 3-0 loss would not have been how the Baggies wished to start their campaign, but it would have taken something special against a Man City side playing with this much quality.

2015/2016 Preview - West Brom

Some will say that predicting the Baggies to finish 15th is a bit harsh, considering Tony Pulis's managerial magnificence, but like Tottenham they relied largely on one man to score most of the goals, and it is a huge ask of Berahino to repeat his performance of last year, and that's if they don't lose him to Spurs later on in the transfer window. They lost out on the move for Diaby, but did secure James Chester and Rickie Lambert, who can both definitely add some stability to this side that secured a famous victory against Manchester United, but also lost 4-1 on the last day of the Premier League season. A fall of 2 places from last season is what we have predicted, and West Brom should feel no shame in that, and look forward to a bright future under Tony Pulis.