West Bromwich Albion

We asked for Albion fans' thoughts after the Baggies came from 2-0 down inside 12 minutes to snatch a 3-2 win against Blackburn Rovers at The Hawthorns.

Here are some of your comments:

Richard: Unlike previous seasons when we go behind we know we have the players to reply, there seems to be no fear factor at The Hawthorns.

David: A topsy turvy performance but ultimately, we edged it against what was a decent Blackburn Rovers side. My heart was in my mouth when Price dinked that penalty in - Panenka style. Call me old fashioned, leave an imprint of your boot laces on the ball, son. Well done Jimmy for turning over your former boss!

Mark: Awesome performance from the Baggies today, never gave up when some teams would fold having been 2-0 down, the belief in the team is great to see - full credit to Mozza for making the changes when needed.

Trevor: Good to see fast flowing football this season. Much better than last season. Players are playing for each other and they are not giving up after going behind. Last season we would have lost the last two games.

Ray: Amazing comeback from the boys playing some lovely football. Keep up the good work.

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Charlotte Richardson
Final Score reporter at The Hawthorns

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What a breathless and brilliant contest at The Hawthorns.

James Morrison has built belief and a brand of football that means despite being two goals down after just 12 minutes, home supporters sensed a comeback could be possible.

To come back and win all three points? Well, the noise when the full-time whistle was blown suggests this is a victory supporters will savour for the rest of their week, not just their weekend.

It is hard to remain positive and aggressive when you are trailing but West Brom were brave and defiant, earning their reward with back-to-back victories for a third time this season.

Rovers will be disappointed with their game management. The visitors had lost two of their 10 league games on the road prior to this. A sore defeat especially after such a bright start.

West Bromwich Albion boss James Morrison spoke to BBC Radio WM after their win against Blackburn Rovers.

For a written selection of his quotes, click here.

West Bromwich Albion and Blackburn Rovers meet on Saturday (15:00 BST) in a game between two of the top 10 in-form Championship sides.

Both teams have managed 10 points from their past six games with the Baggies up to fourth place in the table while Rovers are seventh.

• West Brom have kept three clean sheets in their past four league meetings with Blackburn Rovers, as many as in their previous 16 beforehand.

• After their 1-0 defeat in this fixture last season, Blackburn could suffer back-to-back away league losses to West Brom for the first time since March 1949 (three in a row).

• West Brom have lost just one of their past 12 home league games (W4 D7), though that defeat did come in their last outing at the Hawthorns and a 1-0 defeat by Birmingham.

• Blackburn have won each of their past two league games and will be hoping to win three in succession for the first time since November last year. Rovers have now lost just two of their past 10 Championship matches on the road (W4 D4).

• In the Championship so far in 2026-27, West Brom's Callum Styles has made the most tackles of any player (36). All five of his goals for the Baggies have come on home soil – two this season.

Chris Hall
Fan writer

James Morrison may only be in his infancy as a manager, but he's faced more challenges than many seasoned club bosses.

Morrison took over as interim boss in late February after the disastrous, winless reign of Eric Ramsay.

Things did not start well, a weak defeat at 23rd-placed Oxford United, which cemented Albion's own place in the relegation zone, was described by Morrison as "unacceptable" and he demanded his players take some responsibility.

The home truths he dished out that day lit a fire under many; Albion wouldn't lose again until the final day of the season, by which time they were already safe.

Another huge factor in Albion's surge to safety was a change in system Morrison implemented following the defeat in Oxfordshire.

They had scored just three goals in eight league games at that point, but a move to a front two resulted in the Baggies bagging 14 goals in the final 11 games of the campaign, using a narrower midfield and the dynamic duo of Callum Styles and Danny Imray at full-back to provide the width.

Morrison thought he had achieved mathematical safety with two games to spare after a home win over Watford, only for a two-point deduction dished out by the EFL days later to dash those hopes and leave Albion with work to do.

But, in trademark Morrison fashion, he dealt with the situation with consummate calmness, refusing to focus on things he couldn't control and, instead, encouraging his players to keep their standards high and get the job done. They duly did with a 0-0 draw at home to Ipswich.

Morrison was made permanent boss prior to the last game of the 2025-26 season and might have hoped for a less eventful ride in the 2026-27 campaign... but that has not been the case.

Albion had worked on a system throughout pre-season that had Alex Mowatt as (in Morrison's own words) its glue.

He was sold days before the season kicked off.

No matter, in came Felix Horn Myhre and Albion won their opening game away at Norwich 2-1.

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Morrison had played with two strikers in every game up to that point.

But, days before the home clash with Burnley, he found himself without his starting centre-forward Aune Heggebo after the Norwegian was given a retrospective ban for a handball goal at Carrow Road.

Once more, Morrison was unfazed; he rejigged the side and won the match.

Then, just a couple of weeks later, Albion travelled to Pride Park, a ground where the Baggies had not won in 23 years.

Within 50 minutes, Morrison had lost both his right-backs (one through a red card, the other through injury), but regardless, the Baggies ran out 1-0 winners despite playing an hour with 10 men.

Then to Tuesday night. Off the back of two derby day defeats, with some of the worst statistics in the league and with no wide men to call upon (again), Albion found themselves 1-0 down and staring at a third consecutive defeat for the first time since April 2025.

But Morrison once more found the solution, introducing Heggebo and Jimmy-Jay Morgan to devastating effect as the Baggies turned the game around to win 2-1.

For a manager so young and relatively inexperienced, Morrison has an incredible ability to find solutions to problems.

However, if he could have to deal with fewer of them, we'd all be thankful.

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West Bromwich Albion will be hoping to end a run of three games without a win when they visit Wrexham on Tuesday night.

The Baggies have slipped from top to ninth following a draw and two successive defeats.

The Red Dragons have won just one of their past five games (D3 L1) but have only lost twice all season so far.

• The only two previous league meetings between Wrexham and West Brom came last season, with the Baggies avoiding defeat in both (W1 D1), winning away from home (3-2).

• West Brom have only lost one of their past nine league meetings with Welsh clubs (W4 D4), although that was their most recent away from home, going down 1-0 at Swansea in January.

• Wrexham have only failed to score in one of their previous 32 home league games, a 0-2 defeat to Millwall in February last season.

• West Brom have alternated between winning (3) and losing (3) their past six Championship away games, losing 1-0 at Wolves most recently.

• Isaac Price scored three of West Brom's five Championship goals against Wrexham last season, the most any player scored against a single opponent for the club in 2025-26

Ged Scott & Steve Hermon
BBC Sport England & Radio WM

West Bromwich Albion midfielder Felix Horn Myhre says he and his team-mates will have to up their game when they head for Wrexham on Tuesday on the back of two successive Championship derby defeats.

Losing at Wolves and then at home to Birmingham City either side of the extended international break has left James Morrison's men without a win in over a month.

Albion won 3-2 on their only previous league visit to Wrexham 14 months ago. But, after scoring 11 times in their first four league and cup games this term, the goals have since rather dried up for the Baggies.

They netted once in every one of their next five league games and then failed to score in their past two, which would both have been heavier defeats but for the fine form of goalkeeper Max O'Leary.

"Max made some really good saves again," Horn Myhre told BBC Radio WM. "But we shouldn't need to be reliant on our goalkeeper to keep us in it.

Aune Heggebo did hit the post against Blues and Horn Myhre went close with a header - but that was as close as Albion came.

"It's fine margins. If he scores with that one and I score with the header, then you never know what happens," Horn Myhre added.

"If you take your chances, eventually the momentum will change. But, after they scored it was an uphill battle and we didn't have enough quality.

"It was a bit flat. We never really got up to the pace we can and should - and we didn't create enough to win. We especially need to improve in the final third.

"The good thing is we don't have to dwell. We can get our heads straight and look for ways to beat Wrexham."

The main worry for the Baggies is that, following their 6-0 thumping at West Ham, Wrexham have since responded by picking up four points out of a possible six.

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We asked for your thoughts after Birmingham City won 1-0 at West Bromwich Albion in the West Midlands derby on Saturday.

Here are some of your comments:

West Brom fans

Fred: A pretty even game over all but no arguments over the end result. Both sides showed intent and credit to Blues for being on it but despite some nice passages of play too many poor decisions in the final third by Albion who lacked the needed incisiveness and creativity.

We were also outmuscled too often with too many loose passes again as well. Stewart and Price have to start next game me.

Danny: They looked pretty toothless. So little by the way of shots. Need to get the ball into the danger areas much more quickly.

Baggieboy: As soon as Birmingham City scored, I stopped watching. The fact is we just can't score enough goals. I cannot believe Morrison left Molumby on the bench in a game like this. Is his inexperience showing?

Keith: A draw would have been a fairer result but Blues were obdurate and played their part in a decent game. In the end Albion couldn't make enough of their chances while Birmingham took theirs.

Baggie 1: It's not happening at the moment, we look naïve and disjointed in possession and clumsy out of it. In the first half every cross that came into our box looked like there could be a goal on the end of it.

Second half we could hardly create anything and I thought Brum were worthy of their win. We are a young side, it's going to take a bit more time and patience will be required. O'Leary outstanding again.

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Birmingham fans

Alan: That was a great performance from the Blues. Vicente played a great game with great defensive work. Priske work-rate was rewarded with a goal. Just need Stansfield to get the ball between the posts and we might be in with a chance come the end of the season.

Tony: Another excellent away performance. Klarer and Neumann in central defence go from strength to strength, and Stansfield outstanding, but he could really do with a goal.

Mike: It was an excellent game with both sides having good chances. I thought Blues were the better side and was an excellent advertisement for the Championship.

Ian: All round good away performance. Thought we controlled the game well in the second half. Cool penalty.

Darrol: I thought Birmingham City fully deserved their win. A great all-round performance. And excellent defending when needed.

Gary: Very impressed especially the first half, the speed of the passing and movement off the ball and decisive thinking. Very impressive.

Royal Blue: Congrats to Blues. Another good result in a promising season against a valiant WBA side who I hope gets back to winning ways shortly. For Blues the defence was solid, and it was another away performance where we took the game to the home side. Such a difference on last season.

Well done, Chris. Great to see Priske get his second goal of the season too. He can finish with 15+. All the best Baggies.

West Bromwich Albion head coach James Morrison spoke to BBC WM after Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Birmingham City.

"I'm disappointed with the result, of course. I was really disappointed with the first-half performance, I didn't see anywhere near enough aggression," he said.

"And with the timing of the goal, it was important to get to half-time and address the defensive structure really because they were playing through us a little bit too much.

"They surprised us really with how they changed their formation, so we had to tweak that. In the second half we were trying, but again I didn't see the intensity and there were too many performances that weren't at the level that we expect."

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West Bromwich Albion full-back Brayann Pereira will have benefitted from turning down an international call-up to stay at The Hawthorns and work on settling in a the club, according to head coach James Morrison.

The 23-year-old decided not to travel for DR Congo's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and remain in England to train with the Baggies, having only joined the Championship club from NEC Nijmegen on transfer deadline day.

"He probably realised he needs a bit of work to fit into the system," Albion boss Morrison told BBC WM.

"When we signed him we knew he played in a different way but we've seen his attributes. We've been working with him a lot over the period so I welcome that.

"He's taken on board a lot of information and I've been really happy with him so he'll be ready to go."

West Brom return to Championship action at home to Birmingham City on Saturday (12:30 BST) with Pereira available after serving a suspension for being sent-off on his debut in a 1-0 win at Derby last month.

"As a player you know [when you've made a mistake] and I think he learned his lesson," Morrison added.

"How he plays he's always on the front foot so he'll learn a lot from that and will be wanting to put it right."

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Former West Bromwich Albion and Scotland forward Matt Phillips has announced his retirement from professional football.

The 35-year-old made 238 league appearances for the Baggies, scoring 28 goals during an eight-year stay at The Hawthorns which included three seasons in the Premier League.

Phillips started his career with Wycombe Wanderers before joining Blackpool and then QPR in 2013. He cost Albion £5.5m in 2016.

He made his Scotland debut in a 5-1 friendly win over the USA in May 2012, going on to make 16 senior international appearances and scoring one goal during a win over Hungary in 2018.

After leaving the Baggies in August 2024, Phillips spent 18 months with Oxford United before ending last season with Stevenage where he scored two goals in 19 League One games.

"It's been an amazing journey, as my professional playing career comes to an end let's see what's next," he said on social media., external