Marco Gabbiadini admits he was “surprised” by how poor promotion-chasing West Brom were in their 1-0 defeat to Sunderland at The Hawthorns. The Baggies’ 10-match unbeaten run in the Championship was ended by a Pierre Ekwah first-strike in Saturday’s (13 April) game, shortly after Brandon Thomas-Asante was dismissed. West Brom remain fifth with three games to go, but seventh-placed Hull City can close the gap to five points if they win their game in hand. Speaking on BBC Radio Newcastle’s Total Sport [15 April], ex-Sunderland player Gabbiadini said: “I was surprised how poor West Brom are. “I k ..read more

West Brom are preparing to face Leicester City on 20 April and could call on their academy to fill the void left by suspended striker Brandon Thomas-Asante. Thomas-Asante picked up two yellow cards in as many minutes against Sunderland last time out, and the Albion conceded just moments later and saw their 10-game unbeaten run come to a halt. Carlos Corberan does have other attacking options to choose from in the form of Andreas Weimann, West Ham loanee Callum Marshall, and summer signing Josh Maja. However, none of that trio are in the form of these West Brom youngsters, all of whom may fancy ..read more

West Brom are in the hunt to sign Huddersfield midfielder Brahima Diarra on a free transfer this summer, according to Sudinfo. Writing on their website (16 April), the Belgian news outlet report that the 20-year-old midfielder has been frozen out at the John Smith’s Stadium after refusing to agree terms on a new contract. It has been reported that several clubs are now interested in signing him, including top-flight clubs in Belgium and Portugal as well as the Baggies, Leicester and Hull in the English Championship. Will West Brom be busy in the summer transfer window? It’s been a long time si ..read more

Dan Plumley has insisted that a reduction in parachute payments will have played a big factor in the latest losses recorded by West Brom. The Baggies reported a loss of £11million in their 2022-23 accounts, with the BBC predicting that it could be even higher next time around. The football finance expert agreed that could be the case, albeit promotion to the Premier League this season changes that picture significantly moving forward. “Parachute payments will be the overriding cause,” he exclusively told West Brom News. “Once they drop off, you would expect revenue to dip significantly and you ..read more

West Brom are one of several clubs in the race to sign Josh Murphy from Oxford United this summer with the winger available on a free transfer, according to The Sun. The Baggies face competition from Hull City, QPR, Southampton, Sunderland and MLS side Minnesota United in the race to land the 29-year-old. After joining Oxford on a free transfer in 2022, Murphy’s form has exploded this season, scoring six times and providing four assists with scouts watching the 5-0 win over Peterborough. West Brom want to seal Josh Murphy transfer West Brom, like Oxford, look set for the play-off places of the ..read more

West Brom boss Carlos Corberan might be forced to throw Josh Maja back in at the deep end after Brandon Thomas-Asante was sent off against Sunderland. The Baggies’ unbeaten run came to an end as they lost 1-0 at The Hawthorns against Sunderland on Saturday (13 April). It is the first time West Brom have been beaten in 11 matches, with Pierre Ekwah scoring the decisive goal in first-half stoppage time, minutes after the hosts had been reduced to 10 men following the dismissal of Thomas-Asante for a second bookable offence. It was a miserable afternoon for Thomas-Asante who completed just 40 per ..read more

Shilen Patel has hailed West Brom players and fans for not giving up in their 1-0 defeat to Sunderland at The Hawthorns on Saturday. Pierre Ewkah’s goal in first-half stoppage time – minutes after Brandon Thomas-Asante’s red card – was enough for Sunderland to grab all three points and end Albion’s 10-match unbeaten run in the Championship. Patel took to social media after the game to admit that it was hard to see West Brom lose for the first time since his takeover at the end of February but he was happy with the effort he saw from Carlos Corberan’s players. “Tough way for the unbeaten streak ..read more

Carlos Corberan has hit out again over the Dan Ballard incident in the reverse fixture between West Brom and Sunderland back in December. Speaking in his post-match press conference after the 1-0 defeat against the Black Cats on Saturday (13 April, via The Northern Echo), the Albion boss admitted that Brandon Thomas-Asante had a “lesson” to learn after his two yellow cards, which resulted in him receiving his marching orders at The Hawthorns. But speaking about how much of a disadvantage playing with 10 men can be for some teams, the Spaniard brought up the “terrible” foul by Ballard on Josh M ..read more

Ideal Heating mascot Boiler Man – Joe James O’Neill – has taken to social media to explain his recent absence from West Brom matches. O’Neill has worked as a mascot for Albion since 2015, taking on the role of Boiler Man since it was introduced in 2018. However, he revealed on social media that the decision not to use the mascot recently was not in his hands and cannot be discussed publicly. He wrote on X: “I have worked at the club since 2015 supporting as club mascot, in more recent seasons as the Boiler Man mascot. During these nine years I have had some of my most incredible experiences, m ..read more

Tony Brown has hailed West Brom goalkeeper Alex Palmer, calling him “brilliant” in the Baggies’ 1-0 defeat against Sunderland on Saturday. Carlos Corberan’s side were reduced to 10 men shortly before half-time as Brandon Thomas-Asante was dismissed for two bookable offences and Sunderland got their only goal of the game shortly after as Pierre Ekwah turned home following a corner. However, Palmer did his utmost to keep his side in the game and bailed out team-mate Alex Mowatt after the midfielder’s poor backward header, rushing off his line to deal with the danger. Brown, speaking to BBC Radio ..read more