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Jake Livermore hopes West Bromwich Albion don’t tail off

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West Bromwich Albion are aiming to win promotion to the Premier League.

Jake Livermore of West Bromwich Albion gives a thumbs up to the travelling West Bromwich Albion Fans during the Sky Bet Championship match between Sheffield Wednesday and West Bromwich...

West Bromwich Albion midfielder Jake Livermore has told The Express & Star that he hopes that the team do not tail off towards the end of the season like they did under Tony Pulis.

Livermore has been on the books of West Brom since January 2017 when he joined from Hull City for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £10 million.

Pulis was in charge of the Baggies from January 2015 until November 2017, and is now the manager of Middlesbrough.

Livermore has admitted that West Brom used to tail off towards the end of seasons, and hopes that history does not repeat itself this campaign.

The 28-year-old English midfielder told The Express & Star: “We played under Tony (Pulis) for a few years and the general feeling was that towards the end of the season, we blew up and the results seemed to slow down, and we are hoping with this style of play it will be in reverse.

“If we can stay there or thereabouts, we will push on towards the end of the season. We are still learning a different system, we are only going to grow and get better in my opinion.”

19th October 2018, Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England; EFL Championship football, Sheffield Wednesday versus Middlesbrough; Middlesbrough manager Tony Pulis takes his seat for the...

Pushing for promotion

West Brom simply cannot afford to tail off towards the end of the season, as they are chasing promotion from the Championship to the Premier League.

Darren Moore’s side have suffered a dip in form, and it is important that they bounce back.

The Baggies are playing attacking football and have scored 33 goals in the Championship so far this campaign.

However, West Brom are conceding far too many goals for a team aiming to win automatic promotion to the Premier League.

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