West Bromwich Albion News

Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images Mick McCarthy has paid an almost inevitable price for Wolves' dismal run of form, with the Midlands club announcing the sacking of their manager on Monday morning.

West Bromwich Albion striker Peter Odemwingie plunged Wolves into the relegation zone as his hat-trick inspired a 5-1 rout in the 'Black Country' derby at Molineux on Sunday.

West Bromwich Albion away at Wolverhampton Wanderers Follow all the action as West Bromwich Albion travel away to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium in the Premier League on 12-Feb-2012. The match kicks off at 13:30 Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion Live

Venue Molineux, Sunday 1.30pm Sky Sports 1 Ref L Mason Odds Wolves 7-5 WBA 19-10 Draw 11-5 Roy Hodgson can reflect on his first year in charge of West Bromwich Albion with some satisfaction but his mood will darken should this Black County derby be lost to a side that sits just above the drop zone.

IT'll be an anxious day or so for Albion manager Roy Hodgson - not least over the fitness of Shane Long.

WE continue our series on early FA Cup winners from the local area, with pictures and accounts of the matches taken from the book The Cup 1883-1932, 50 Years of English Cup Finals , a copy of which has been kindly loaned to us by Rob Griffin of Halesowen.

"WITH Wolverhampton Wanderers, the League champions, and West Bromwich Albion, the cup holders, vying with each other for the First Division leadership, there is bound to be a big gate at Molineux." Many words will be written and spoken previewing Sunday's Black Country derby, the 148th league meeting of the famous old rivals, but that sentence ... (more)

West Bromwich Albion manager Roy Hodgson has revealed he is 'very satisfied' with the progress made during his year in charge.

West Bromwich Albion striker Peter Odemwingie believes his side could make the top ten if they bounce back and improve their home form.

Arsenal Football Club is delighted to list the last of the special edition Arsenal home shirts on eBay including that of goalscorer, Robin van Persie .

WEST BROMWICH, United Kingdom: Swansea came from behind to defeat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 at The Hawthorns on Saturday, recording just their second win away from home this season.

West Bromwich Albion's poor form of late - they have picked up one win in their last six league games - has seen them slip down the table and their manager, Roy Hodgson, will be keen for his side to get back to winning ways.

London, Feb 2: Keith Andrews who handed a transfer request to Blackburn Rovers and joined West Bromwich Albion just minutes before the end of the transfer window, has slammed the Indian owners of Blackburn Rovers.

Kevin Phillips, Boaz Myhill, Tony Morley, Curtis Davies and Robert Hopkins are among those who have featured for West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa and Birmingham City at some stage in their careers - though we suspect die-hard Blues fan Hopkins might not admit it.

While Martin Jol's side kept possession with ease, they only had Clint Dempsey's second-half effort to show for their hard work.

Hosts held after failing to create enough clear-cut opportunities, but can take solace in the fact that the American's goals don't look like drying up any time soon Fulham were held to a 1-1 draw by West Brom after Clint Dempsey's second half strike was cancelled out by a late Somen Tchoyi goal in their Premier League encounter.

Roy Hodgson has been given fresh hope ahead of the Premier League run-in with news Zoltan Gera could return ahead of schedule.

Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images The Birmingham City defender Liam Ridgewell is set to join West Bromwich Albion after the two clubs agreed a fee.

West Bromwich Albion midfielder James Morrison has called for manager Roy Hodgson to be handed greater backing in the transfer market in order to boost the club's squad.

Norwich City's Grant Holt, the scorer of his side's first goal, challenges West Brom's Craig Dawson, right.