Isaac Price delivered a masterclass at The Hawthorns as West Bromwich Albion staged a stirring comeback to defeat Burnley 3-1 in a high-octane Sky Bet Championship encounter. Trailing early in the contest, the Baggies refused to buckle, turning the match completely on its head through a decisive brace from Price. It was a statement victory for Albion, proving their tactical resilience in front of their home supporters and building directly on a strong opening to their league campaign, which had previously yielded an impressive 2-1 away triumph at Norwich City. Price’s clinical double proved the ultimate difference on a night where West Brom demonstrated lethal execution in the final third.
The result banished years of frustration against the Clarets. Heading into the fixture, West Brom had failed to win any of their previous seven league meetings against Burnley—drawing five and losing two—with their last victory in this matchup coming back on matchday two of the 2017-18 Premier League campaign. Furthermore, Burnley had established a formidable recent record in the Black Country. Despite losing their first six visits to The Hawthorns this century, the Lancashire side had remained unbeaten across their four most recent trips to West Brom. Price and his teammates shattered those historical trends with relentless pressing and sharp, decisive attacking interplay.
Beyond breaking long-standing head-to-head hoodoos, the victory serves as a vital psychological breakthrough against teams dropping down from the top flight. Since the start of 2024, West Brom had managed just a single victory across 14 league attempts against sides relegated from the Premier League the prior season, even while maintaining an undefeated six-match home sequence against such opposition. Price’s heroics reflected his growing influence within the squad, building directly on recent eye-catching displays where he netted alongside Daryl Dike and Danny Imray in a comfortable 3-0 home victory over Watford—a game where Alex Mowatt also volleyed narrowly over from a Price knockdown.
Burnley, who previously showed resilience of their own earlier in the campaign by battling back from two goals down against West Ham to claim a draw at Turf Moor, found themselves unable to stem the home side’s momentum once West Brom hit their stride. The defeat caps a challenging stretch for the Clarets, who recently suffered a tight 3-2 defeat against Nuno Espirito Santo’s West Ham at the London Stadium despite late drama involving goals from Kyle Walker-Peters and Josh Cullen. For West Brom, this impressive turnaround underscores a blossoming period of form, complementing recent goalscoring contributions from Aune Heggebo and Karlan Grant as the Baggies continue to make noise in the Championship promotion race.
