30-10-2020, 21:47
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It's all deja vu as we kick off November with yet another Monday night game, still searching for that elusive first win of the season. This time Craven Cottage is the destination, and as opponents Fulham are propping up the table with just one point so far, it's a golden opportunity. The first half at the Amex was a poor showing even by this season's standards, but a first Baggies goal for Karlan Grant provides a glimmer of hope that we might yet cause teams a few problems on the attack.
The Cottagers have so far conceded the same number of goals as Albion and scored one fewer, which seems a recipe for the two sides cancelling each other out, especially as our last four encounters have all ended in draws. And of course, our record in this fixture in general remains a miserable litany of failure: winless since 2010, without a success at Craven Cottage since the League Cup in October 2005, and without a league victory there since October 1967. All in all, good omens are very thin on the ground as we look forward to Monday. But if we can build on last week's second half, then there's a chance we could defy the history books against the odds.
Famous fans: They're a discriminating bunch in that corner of West London, with Hugh Grant, Pierce Brosnan, Richard Osman, Keith Allen, Emily Maitlis, Max Clifford and the late Keith Chegwin among a sizeable list of those who've graced the half-time queue for champagne and boeuf en croute.
"I would rather spend a holiday in Tuscany than in the Black Country, but if I were compelled to choose between living in West Bromwich or Florence, I should make straight for West Bromwich." - J.B. Priestley
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