The West Bromwich Albion Sentinel
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Both of them Fábio Carvalho's — 8.35
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.35, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Market17 Aug 2026
Hull City come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and West Bromwich Albion did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
No thanks: Chris Rigg rejects the move
West Bromwich Albion had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Sunderland, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at West Bromwich Albion
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Door shut on Marcus Edwards
West Bromwich Albion asked and Burnley said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
West Bromwich Albion supporters have found a favourite in Fábio Carvalho
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Fábio Carvalho has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market17 Aug 2026
West Bromwich Albion promote Simon Roberts from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Simon Roberts has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Stephen Hunter steps up from the West Bromwich Albion academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Stephen Hunter has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: James Hall joins the West Bromwich Albion first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. James Hall is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Match Fábio Carvalho answers Blackburn Rovers immediately
- Squad Tempers go at West Bromwich Albion
- Match West Bromwich Albion share the spoils with Blackburn Rovers