Baggies’ jinx goes on

TONY Mowbray’s dour expression and studied under-statement may belie it, but nobody could accuse West Bromwich Albion of being dull.

At home, Mowbray’s side have rarely failed to thrill, scoring 39 goals in just 15 league games while, on occasions, simply swatting less talented opposition on an apparently relentless march back into the Premier League two seasons after they fell back into the second tier.

Away from the comfort zone of the Hawthorns though, it is a completely different story with Albion seemingly gripped by inhibition and a loss of self-belief.