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Next up: Birmingham Away
So, what of this encounter? A former Premier League team fallen on hard times, a team hovering above the relegation trap door and with an absent foreign owner. The contrast with The Albion couldn’t be greater. An easy game? Don’t be so sure. This season, the Championship has shown, that almost any team can beat another, it’s very competitive. Any team not performing to their maximum ability on the day can be well beaten and at this time of the season struggling teams who retain their managers often start hitting match winning form as they gerd their loins for the fight against relegation. Whether Birmingham City fall into this category is debatable, but their draw at Leeds United in the FA Cup 3rd round certainly hinted at a certain resilience. They have some good players too, watch out for young Morrison, once of Manchester United no less, who ran the Leeds defence ragged and the former Burnley player, Wade Elliot is a potent threat. They have lost promising defender, Will Packwood to a broken leg but are managed by Lee Clark who is much respected for his fine work when he managed an attack minded Huddersfield Town. Clark’s footballing philosophy should mean a decent match up, expect a draw from this one but the three points would be very handy and could propel Albion into play-off contention.
Words: Mark Brailsford
Blackburn away date confirmed
Albion’s away game against Blackburn Rovers has been rearranged for Tuesday 22 January, kick-off 7.45pm.
The fixture fell victim to the weather on Saturday 22 December, and the original ticket will be valid for this rearranged fixture for all supporters who purchased a ticket in advance.
The trip to Lancashire falls between an away trip to Birmingham City on Saturday 19 January and the home FA Cup fourth round tie at The Amex on Saturday 26 January.
Will Jago
9–2 win for BHA Women’s team
Albion Women cruised through to the third round of the FA Women’s Cup following an emphatic 9–2 win at Westfield. Four goals from Lily Agg (pictured) alongside braces by Kim Stenning and Faye Rabson completed the crushing victory, with Charlotte Gurr also grabbing a debut goal.
Albion’s top scorer Stenning broke the deadlock in the seventh minute to set the tone for the afternoon. Albion: Sole (GK); Cheshire, Ryan (c), James, Carter; Agg (Somes 68), Barton, Gurr (Parks 71); Boswell (Adams 75), Stenning, Rabson.
James Hilsum
