{
  "id": 12833679,
  "title": "Pick of the stats: West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/pick-of-the-stats-west-bromwich-albion-v-birmingham-city",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:12:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pick-stats-west-bromwich-albion-091257480.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "West Bromwich Albion will host Birmingham City in a West Midlands derby during the Championship on Saturday at 12:30 BST. This will be the second local derby for the Baggies this season, as they aim to recover from a 1-0 loss to Wolves before the international break. Birmingham City have won only one of their past five games (3 draws and 1 defeat), but they did secure a draw against promotion hopefuls Middlesbrough in their most recent encounter. West Bromwich Albion have triumphed in one of their past seven league meetings with Birmingham City (2 draws and 4 defeats), including a 1-0 victory at home in February 2024.\n\nSince the 2000-01 season, Birmingham City has claimed two wins in their 13 away league matches against West Brom, with both victories occurring in the 2005-06 and 2022-23 seasons. In their 13 away league games, Birmingham City have won three matches by a score of 3-2. Since James Morrison took charge of West Brom on February 28, the team has been one of two Championship teams to remain ever-present without a home defeat (4 wins and 6 draws). Southampton is the sole team with a higher number of home points (26) compared to the Baggies (18) during this period.\n\nBirmingham City has experienced more draws in Championship matches than any other team this season, with a total of five draws. This marks the fourth time they have had this many draws in the first eight league games of a campaign, following instances in the 1965-66, 1980-81, and 2018-19 seasons. In their previous three Championship appearances, Liam Millar has been involved in four goals, contributing one goal and three assists. Out of the three games, Millar did not score or assist for Birmingham in a 2-2 draw against Middlesbrough.",
  "summary": "The key stats before West Bromwich Albion's clash with Birmingham City in the Championship on Saturday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}