Sun 24th May - Ewood Park
By Ashley Marshall Last updated: 30th August 2008
Mowbray - Confident
West Brom manager Tony Mowbray has urged critics to judge his side after three months instead of three games after they battled to a goalless draw away at Bolton.
Mowbray believes his side looked comfortable playing in the top flight of English football and he praised the way his side dealt with the physical battle of a rugged Bolton outfit.
The Baggies boss believes his team has played well in each of its first three fixtures, and he feels these early performances are more important than picking up points.
West Brom slipped to 19th place in the league despite picking up their first point of the season, but Mowbray says he is confident his team will score goals and win matches.
He said: "We knew what we were going to get today in Bolton. We had to defend a thousand corners, it felt like, but it shows the character of our team to be able to do that.
"I think particularly in the first half we dominated the football match and should have been in front, and then we probably had the best chance of the game and didn't finish it off.
"So we're disappointed with a point but at the same time it was a game we could have easily lost. I have never known a team to get so many free kicks - it was frightening.
"I don't think the points tally reflects our play but I am a big believer in performance levels.
"After 15 games, let's see where we are, not after two or three. I think if we play as well as we have done these first three games then we will win plenty of matches."
Mowbray singled out the performance of Do-Heon Kim, and he praised the way Abdoulaye Meite coped with the powerful Kevin Davies before limping off injured.
The West Brom manager also spoke highly of newcomer Borja Valero who made his first start of the season and made it through almost an hour.
Mowbray said: "Borja picked some lovely passes up and broke away and caused problems, but he is not up to the pace yet.
"He is not up to the fitness levels required for the Premiership and he is finding the physicality of the league difficult.
"That's why he's getting a bit of a game here, a bit of game there. Hopefully in a month or two he will be up to the pace."
"We will keep working hard. It has been a long transfer window and I am particularly looking forward to when it closes.
"Hopefully there is one or two more additions that will help the team and on the evidence of the first three games, we don't need that much help.
"The squad is very much together and we have shown today we can fight our corner and we showed, particularly against Everton for an hour or so last week, that we can play in any company. We are looking forward to the rest of the season. "
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 11th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | Histon vs West Brom |
| Wednesday 15th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:30 | Nafta vs West Brom |
| Saturday 18th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 18:00 | Varteks vs West Brom |
| Wednesday 22nd July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:45 | Shrewsbury vs West Brom |
| Friday 24th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:30 | Kidderminster vs West Brom |
| Saturday 25th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | Walsall vs West Brom |
| Tuesday 28th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:45 | Swindon vs West Brom |
| Wednesday 29th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:30 | Port Vale vs West Brom |
| Friday 31st July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:45 | Cheltenham vs West Brom |
| Saturday 1st August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | West Brom vs AS Nancy |
| Saturday 8th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 17:30 | West Brom vs Newcastle |
| Tuesday 11th August | |
| Carling Cup | |
| 19:45 | Bury vs West Brom |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Nottm Forest vs West Brom |
| Tuesday 18th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Peterborough vs West Brom |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 17:20 | West Brom vs Ipswich |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Sheff Utd vs West Brom |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | West Brom vs Plymouth |
| Tuesday 15th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | West Brom vs Doncaster |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs West Brom |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | West Brom vs Crystal Palace |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 24th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 0 - 0 West Brom | |
| Sunday 17th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Brom 0 - 2 Liverpool | |
| Saturday 9th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Brom 3 - 1 Wigan | |
| Saturday 2nd May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Tottenham 1 - 0 West Brom | |
| Saturday 25th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Brom 3 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Sunday 19th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man City 4 - 2 West Brom | |
| Saturday 11th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 2 West Brom | |
| Saturday 4th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Brom 0 - 2 Stoke | |
| Saturday 21st March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Brom 1 - 1 Bolton | |
| Monday 16th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Ham 0 - 0 West Brom | |
| Tuesday 3rd March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Brom 1 - 3 Arsenal | |
| Saturday 28th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Everton 2 - 0 West Brom | |
| Sunday 22nd February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Fulham 2 - 0 West Brom | |
| Saturday 7th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Brom 2 - 3 Newcastle | |
| Tuesday 3rd February | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Burnley 3 - 1 West Brom | |
| Saturday 31st January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 2 - 2 West Brom | |
| Tuesday 27th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Brom 0 - 5 Man Utd | |
| Saturday 24th January | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| West Brom 2 - 2 Burnley | |
| Saturday 17th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Brom 3 - 0 Middlesbrough | |
| Tuesday 13th January | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Peterborough 0 - 2 West Brom | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Sheffield United | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Watford | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 0 |
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