The West Bromwich Albion Sentinel
Market7 Sep 2026
West Bromwich Albion turn down Port Vale for Alfie Gilchrist
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Isaac Price in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at West Bromwich Albion this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match5 Sep 2026
Southampton take the points off West Bromwich Albion
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Ousmane Diakité falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Nat Phillips left out for tactical reasons at West Bromwich Albion
The shape wanted a different profile against this opponent, which is a real football answer and no comfort at all to the man it is about. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
Player ratings7 Sep 2026
Nobody could get near Karlan Grant
Successful dribbles: 11. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Squad Callum Styles called up by his country
- Player ratings The referee tires of Chris Mepham
- Market The Tammer Kumar story refuses to die