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Stop losing your shirt at half-time

Monday February 02 2009

A new blight is creeping into English football that first reared its head in Euro 2008: the practice of swapping shirts with opponents at half-time. Or rather, sidling up to the opposition's star player as the teams come off at the break to get his shirt before any of your team-mates, as Borja Valero did with Carlos Tevez when West Bromwich Albion played Manchester United on Tuesday.

Stop losing your shirt at half-time

Monday February 02 2009

A new blight is creeping into English football that first reared its head in Euro 2008: the practice of swapping shirts with opponents at half-time. Or rather, sidling up to the opposition's star player as the teams come off at the break to get his shirt before any of your team-mates, as Borja Valero did with Carlos Tevez when West Bromwich Albion played Manchester United on Tuesday.

Dimitar Berbatov is tackled by West Brom's Robert Koren

Giggs superb as United hit goal trail to move three clear of pack

Wednesday January 28 2009

MANCHESTER UNITED cleaned up in every sense last night, striking five times while Edwin van der Sar set a new Premier League record of going 1025 minutes without being beaten.

Koren kills off Boro

Sunday January 18 2009

Robert Koren produced an inspired display to help West Brom move off the bottom of the Premier League and drag Gareth Southgate's side further into the relegation mire.

Prolific Anelka puts Blues back in driving seat

Sunday November 16 2008

Stamford Bridge is not quite the fortress it used to be, but Chelsea can do no wrong on the road. They destroyed West Brom with three goals in the run-up to half-time to ensure a top-flight-record 10th successive away win, three at the end of last season and seven so far this time. This equals the achievement of the Spurs side of 48 years ago.

Liverpool striker Robbie Keane. Photo: Shaun Botterill, Getty Images

Keane finally finds his feet at Anfield

Sunday November 09 2008

With the uncertainty of Rafael Benitez's future, Fernando Torres' injury and even what looks like a title challenge, Robbie Keane's lack of Premier League goals had largely been forgotten but the Irishman scored two to take Liverpool three points clear at the summit.

Hull sink Baggies to hit dizzy heights

Sunday October 26 2008

TITLE-chasing Hull. . . Hang on, let's start again.

Bednar kills off tame Cottagers

Sunday October 05 2008

West Brom striker Roman Bednar scored his first goal in open play this season to secure back-to-back Premier League wins for Tony Mowbray's side.

West Brom show their mettle

Sunday September 28 2008

The last time West Bromwich ventured to the north east they were on the wrong end of a 3-1 humbling by Hartlepool, a result that had the doom mongers predicting a slow and painful death for Tony Mowbray's side this season.

Brunt hammers message home for Zola

Sunday September 14 2008

A SHAMBLES. A highly entertaining shambles admittedly, but this was football as scripted by the Marx Brothers. West Ham had shown their capacity for farce in the baffling 4-1 victory over Blackburn two weeks ago, but this was 100 times sillier. As West Brom manager Tony Mowbray said: "It could have been 6-6.'' Kevin Keen, in his first and only game in charge of West Ham, referred to it as "a whirlwind''.

Yakubu saves Toffees from Moyes' fury

Sunday August 24 2008

This was not pretty, but Everton, after losing their opening game last week, will not care. West Brom -- apart from Roman Bednar's late penalty for a Phil Neville handball -- just could not take their chances and, ultimately, paid with three points.