With their sights set on winning promotion back to the Premier League, West Bromwich Albion experienced an unexpectedly poor start to the Championship season and currently find themselves 23rd with only Huddersfield Town collecting fewer than the 14 points they have managed in 16 outings.
The struggles came under Steve Bruce, who departed earlier in October after a goalless draw at home to Luton, which left them on just 11 points from 13 games, having only managed one victory in that time.
The Baggies did begin life under the temporary stewardship of Richard Bealewith a 2-0 win away at Reading, thanks to goals from Matt Phillips and Taylor Gardner-Hickman,
but they were unable to build a winning run on the back of that triumph, suffering 2-0 and 2-1 defeats to Bristol City and Millwall respectively in their last two outings.
They looked set to take a point away from home in the latter, as the sides were tied at a goal apiece heading into injury time after John Swift’s opener was cancelled out and Kyle Bartley was shown a late red card, but the Baggies were
denied a share of the spoils as Tyler Burey netted a 90th-minute winner, and as a result, Corberan now inherits a side who have just 13 points from 16 league outings and sit three points adrift of 21st-placed Middlesbrough.
He will look to begin his tenure with a victory on Saturday and kickstart a climb up the division in the coming months as they welcome a Sheffield United side who are also struggling for form.
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At the end of September, Saturday’s visitors looked set to be one of the Championship’s dominant forces throughout the campaign, sitting at the summit
of the division heading into the international break with 23 points from 10 games, having picked up seven victories and only suffered one defeat.
They have not continued their fine form since returning to action this month, though, now in the midst of a six-game winless run, having only managed three points in that time and dropped to fifth spot as a result.
