Albion will face Portsmouth in the FA Cup semi-finals.
The Baggies will face Pompey at Wembley in the last four with Championship rivals Barnsley and Cardiff playing in the other semi final.
The draw was made today by former Albion manager Bryan Robson, who pitted his former club against the only remaining Premier League side.
The omens are good for the Baggies, who played Portsmouth on their way to winning the cup in 1931 and 1968.
Albion boss Tony Mowbray said it would be a tough game against Pompey.
He said: “I had no preference as to who we drew because any semi-final is a tough game.
“Harry Redknapp has built a powerful side who are enjoying a terrific season.
“We’re very respectful of the talent they possess but we’ve earned the right to play this game and we’re looking forward to the challenge.
“For the time being, our minds are fully focussed on the five important league games we face before we go to Wembley – starting against Crystal Palace on Wednesday.”
The ties will be played on the weekend of April 5 and 6.
Have your say on the draw below
80 Comments
albion v portsmouth
barnsley v cardiff
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albion v barnsley
Well predicted wwfc4eva. That’s exactly how the draw went down. Not what we wanted. Think Portsmouth’s name is on the cup.
Beat Pompey and we’ve won the FA Cup IMO
1 - looks like you are right….
Lovin It !!!!
Amazing draw.
Come on Pompey!
A chance to play our attacking game against a good prem team,a preview to see how we will cope next year. Nothing to fear. Bagggggggiiiieeesssss
5 - small minded saddo… what a muppet you are.
Typical Robson, struggled to do anything right when he was the manager!!
We now take on the tag of the under dog. Wanted Barnsley, if not Cardiff, i just do not fancy our chances against Pompey.
Very good away from home, and do not concede many goals, oh well, it will be a great day out.
agreed
Play Cardiff in the final and that will be an UEFA place for certain as cardiff and licensed in Wales!
Bring on the Pompey boys, we’ll give the nation a spectacle
haaaa, good tie, would be nice to see an all championship final, but having been drawn against portsmouth i think you lot will get slaughtered
we’ll see you cryin at wembley (AGAIN!!!)
TonyWBA - Smack on. Agree 100%. More importantly, this will be a good measure of how we would manage if we get to the promised land. If we lose in the semi to a team from the division above then so be it.
Bloody Robson. Bet he was thinking “Stuff you Peace!” when he pulled that out.
They are probably the toughest opposition left in… the again if arsenal chelsea man u or liverpool were still in we would consider pompey an easy team…
they are in this fa cup the hardest from an easy set of teams
come on the albion…. beat pompey and its the double baby!
lol what you all moaning at. The pressure is all on portsmouth, they are expected to win the cup. What have the other three teams got to lose?
I personally think you’ll win it.
And can’t really see the point in wolves fans laughing either. Because at the mo, we are the laughing stock.
COME YOU POMPEY.BARNSLEY FOR THE CUP.
TO ALL ALBION FANS
IT LOOKS LIKE 2 TRIPS TO WEMBLEY THIS YEAR AND BOTH MISSING OUT HAHAHAHAHAH
POMPEY 3-SANDWELL 0
AND PLAYOFF FINAL WOLVES WIN
PLAY UP POMPEY
POMPEY PLAY UP
Anybody gotan idea of prices yet.
its a one off game it doesnt have any bearing on how you will cope in the prem if promoted.
or are barnsley a prem quality team.
good luck, hope you beat them.
Happy baggie, get off your soap box you clown.
It’s banter mate, that’s what being rival football supporters is all about. Take it in the nature it was intended and stop being so easily offended you big jessie.
Considering the ties you have had prior to the semi-final (relativley easy) this tie will show how good really you are. By no means a fore gone conclusion but you’ll certainly have your work cut out. All the best anyhow! Up the Wanderers
13. dingle
we’ll never see you at Wembley AGAIN!!!
Im a Wolves Fan and don’t get me wrong-I HATE SANDWELL TOWN but credit where its due. Youv got a good manager who plays the way football should be played and theyre aint many out there!!! We have got the biggest CLOWN goin in charge(Mad Mick! I Think you’l win pompey and the cup now(Iv got a feeling) BUT COME ON YOU POMPEY BOYS!!!!
I think WE are the toughest opposition in the cup. We have experience of new wembley and the tag of underdogs could unlock the performance that we know we are capable of. David James has been doing well recently so he is due to drop a clanger and there you go. 1912 was a long time ago but we owe Barnsley so we will have them in the final. No Fear - not now - dam sight easier than Playing Man U.
Robbo should never make an FA Cup draw again - is there anything he can get right these days ?
Still enough of that for now. We’ve got 3 massive points to play for on Wednesday night time to get our heads down and work for that and forget the cup for a few weeks.
Let’s continue to be the twelvth man for TM, Home away and at Wembley, and back them all the way.
7. Small minded how exactly?
Any so called wolves fan who kisses Albions backsides you call ‘real fans,’ Whereas anyone who says what they think are small minded saddos? or just ‘dingles.’ Well Wolves aren’t meant to like Albion and vice versa, it’s called rivalry… Albion have done very well to make the semi finals, better than Wolves obviously, And there’s no doubt that its anyone’s cup, but I for one hope you bow out against Pompy.
You lot think your absolutely amazing, when you know your still likely to mess up in both the league and cup. You’ve got the best goal scoring ability in the league but also a one of the dodgy-est backlines, thats why you lose to rubbish teams just like everyone else.
I’d say good luck but i’d really be lieing.
Bring on D-DAY!
hmmm, i see The Sun still has a media block on us huh?? not a mention of albion winning.
I hope we remember this insult
17 - unbelievable…. no shame whatsoever.
You make two trips to wembley in 2 years sound poor.
We may have lost last time - we may even lose this time… but at least we are THERE.
Admit it - you would give ya right arm to see your team at wembley - but it aint gonna happen this year is it.
Who cares what idiots like you think - we love going to wembley and look forward to doing it many times over the next few years.
ALBION Vs POMPEY
a good tie to show our class, think it will be a tight match but ov course baggies steal in the last gasps!
wolves fans what you on about, at least were actually in it. and you cant really be boasting about league performences either. you just wish you were in our position at this time. ohh yeah and saying ‘two trips wasted to wembley’ at least weve had the chance to go. ahaa! pathetic
COME ON YOU BAGGIES!
WBA.(so)
Worst draw for us but we’llhave West Brom any day of the week . Cardiff take Barnsley . Easy pickings PLAY UP POMPEY
16 - so right, wba got no pressure on them, if they lose oh well bit upset but had great day out
win and your favs
3 - over confidence in that comment, i know pompey favs so you knock them out yes your favs, but cardiff have good record vs you and already knocked you out in one cup
17 - Gloat all you want. We’re guaranteed a trip to Wembley in the FA Cup semi. If we win that, we’ve got either Barnsley or Cardiff in the final. We’re fourth in the league, five points of the top with two in hand. With Mick in charge, you’re looking more likely for a trip to League 1.
Admit it, you’re on here mouthing off because you’re jealous.
16. I’ve got time for you but as for 5, 12 and 13 ????? who knows. Quite right what you say, it’s
mainly been the year for the underdogs so far in this cup. Great that it didn’t happen to us
yesterday and confident we can pull this one off. Thanx for your prediction and I hope we prove
you right. Looking forward to our derby soon, sorry about the delay but we have had other things
to do.
well done albion, i am a villa fan but i am totally behind you and hope you bring the cup to the midlands
“David James has been doing well recently so he is due to drop a clanger and there you go”
What clown came out with this? Is having the man he replaced between your sticks an oversight? …
I was hoping for this tie. I still have fond memories of co-conspiring to relegate Southampton not so long ago. See you at Wembley!
NICE ONE ROBBO : Bryan as done us a big favour paring us with Portsmouth. The match will probable be played on saturday and we will be underdogs,so we aint got nothing to lose and everthing to gain. SEE U DOWN THERE.
To all the dingles, and yes LCW that includes you,
if fact you are the epitome of the word dingle.
Try eating chocolate when you are sucking on those lemons.
The best draw IMO, we will go into the game as underdogs, and a nothing to lose mentality.
The prices are £25 , £35 , £45 and £55 for the semi final.
The allocation hasn’t been anounced yet.
we all know how dingles like their history lessons so here goes.
we beat pompey in 1931 won the cup & promotion,beat pompey 1968 won the cup,when pompey won the cup in 1939 they beat us in the 4 th round,great draw bring it on,i`d rather be playing pompey than cardiff.
Well done to the Baggies they deserve some reward for the quality of their football, entertainment value and the amount of goals they have scored this season. They will give Pompey a game and with a little bit of luck get to the final and I hope they go on to lift the trophy. Having endured the trash that MM has conspired to serve up to us this season we deserve absolutely zilch. Jealous of course we are !!
33000 to each team I think.
So its the semi final of the cup - and its STILL not the biggest prize we can win this year.
To LCW and Clapham and evryone else who wants Pompy to win… WE DON’T CARE.
When you follow a team like us we know that we will get many jealous comments from teams who achieve nothing - its understandable.
So feel free to come on here and post your little jealous messages. far from upsetting us, its really very funny. We will still have agreat day at wembley, we will still be playing for automatic promotion, and we will do it all watching great football.
What have you got to look foward to apart from MM getting sacked - nothing.
Bye bye.
33,000 going to wembley brilliant,bring it on portsmouth.everybody keeps knocking us this season but we keep coming back,,underdogs is fine with us,like i have said a few times this season, west brom will win when you dont expect them to.so dont be suprised to see us lift the cup,id rather play pompey now than in the final,come on me babbies we can do it..DOING THE DOUBLE THE MOWBRAY WAY,,,IN STYLE OF COURSE,,,OH YES.
Oh well, your run was nice while it lasted - good to see Robbo doing the business for you again! lol… everyone wanted to avoid Pompey so it’s such a shame that you drew them. Hahahahahahaha… throwing it all away (again) the Mowbray way.
I view Portsmouth with great affection (letting us beat them on survival Sunday).
I was hoping this was going to be the final but hey ho.
Just organising the day out will be fun, hope its a good game and we can beat the odds, a call to all Albion fans, just enjoy the day and whatever happens, happens!!!
41. Who do you support? Man Utd? Oh, sorry I forgot, you like us, support an average championship side playing OK football.
It’s hilarious to see how wound up you are over some harmless football banter. Who cares really if you win or not. There are more important things in life to get upset over, well for some of us anyway.
It’s clearly getting to you so maybe you should just get back to your knitting and leave the banter to the boys who enjoy it.
Personally I wish Albion all the best.I dream of an all championship final . One in the eye for the ever more greedy FA Premier League and the odious corporate ticket culture of wembley.
Wouldn’t the fans be better pff without a Wembley semi tho? In terms of tickets each club would surely get more at the Emirates or Old Trafford.
26.
you want national recognition for beating bristol rovers obviously Cardiff and Barnsley. and even pompey will get the coverage because they are giant killers you were expected to beat bristol.
what a turn around within a couple of hours from having wolves fans on here wishing us luck and saying welldone and now the draws been made and its against portsmouth they all change there minds and weve blew it,,,oh well everyone keep running us down and we will carry on doing what we do best,playing exciting football and winning,,,DOING THE DOUBLE THE MOWBRAY WAY,,,IN STYLE OF COURSE,,OH YES.
31.
grow up you idiot. jealous of your lot i think not.
tried to be nice but you lot are still up your own asses.
you beat bristol rovers thats all and it could have been so different. bet you wasn’t feeling so clever in the first half when they were playing you off the park. and you couldn’t say it was because they were kicking your girls. sorry meant players.
you lot are not as great as you like to believe or you would be well clear at the top of the championship.
i have changed my mind i hope you get a good pasting and that’s not jealousy its just i have read some of your crap on here.
Don’t see why we should be afraid, after all we’ll be playing
them and their like next season, it gives us a
superb chance to show just what we can do against
Premier opposition.
Well done you Baggie boys and good luck be with you
all the way!
BOING BOING.
(45)…”sorry I forgot, you like us, support an average championship side playing OK football.”
I DONT FINK SO MATE!!!
Wolves fans = extremely jealous!!!!
Your pethetic jealous comments jus make us baggies laugh….you’d give anything to be in our position…would you not???
BOING BOING!!!!!!
DOING THE DOUBLE THE MOWBRAY WAY!!!
42.
yeah pity they don’t go to home matches. Glory hunters.
Clapham - you obviously care otherwise you would not be commenting on here and updating the posts - I care cos its my team. And no , we aint Man Utd - but we aint an average championship team either. And when were you lot playing ok football ? All your fans are saying its dreadful… but maybe you don’t know any better or you don’t mind watching dross.
Anyway, why am I discussing the FA Cup (or promotion, or attacking football) with a dingle ??
You critisise me for not taking banter, but you are soon back when someone answers your pathetic jealous comments.
knit one, pearl one, bend one, curl one….
Guys, why get heated about the silly dingle comments? At the end of the day it’s what this is all about, banter! To be honest i wish wolves would actually do something so we could have a go back but never mind. Come on you wolves give us some competition!! ha ha.
Anyway will be a great day regardless the result and would you back against free scoring mighty baggie boys?? Not on your nelly.
P.S Loyal, what is it D-Day for? Ha ha you silly little boy.
Michael - you are just a broken record. We knew it was killing you to post the “well done” posts - we are pleased you can stop pretending now and revert back to the usual dross…
As for taking 33000 to wembley - you call them glory hunters, and maybe they are - but if you ever get to wembley (LOL) I bet you take more than the 20000 home fans who go to Mol most games so your argument (like all your others) is pointless.
Your suggestion that BR played us off the park is just laughable - they gave a good fight in the first half, but if you are just going to make things up then you should just be ignored - which after this post you will be.
LOVIN IT !!!!!!
at the moment you are just an average championship team.
funny if you miss out this season you will all be calling for the zombie, sorry manager that never cracks a smile to be sacked and you know you will.
i think you will find that they did play you off the park for stages of the first half.
or was you too busy hiding.
and the reason i have changed my mind is not that i was pretending but because you lot have proved with your comments how big headed you are.
49.
why do you dingles think that just because we are a good side that we should win every single match, it doesnt work that way…and you dingles should no all about that.
56. What a pile of rubbish. Well done.
Anyone noticed Michael doesn’t post anything between the hours of 0845 and 1515…
I wonder where he could be…???
micheal………..why do you even bother. Granted there have been a “few” boos recently, but no one (except that idiot “yoggibear”) have been calling for TM to be sacked.
Its great being an “average” team in an “average” league who are going up in “average” style and doin the double the “average” way.
Happy, did u see merlin on match of the day saturday nite…..what a muppet. Numpty.
mickey……they didnt exactly play us off the park…..granted they did play well, gave us a good match, but in the end our grit and determination shone. Now you wolves would have buckled…..just a shame you already did by losing to cardiff. mental micky, go do your homework now….school is out
michael doesnt like it ,michael doesnt like it ,michael doesnt like it ,happys upset him…
its the happy and happier baggie tag team due……,ickey, put ur calculator away thats cheating……
63.
you complete and utter juvenile grow up.
its called banter.
and if you noticed Cardiff beat borough and played a lot of good football.
super kev
you need to learn to tell the time.
if people disagree with you they must still be at school because your opinions are so adult.
Portsmouth average crowd 20000.Albion average crowd 20000.That means about 40000 empty seats at the new Wembley.
Jealous dingles:
Keep posting your very welcome on here, one of the main reasons i view these pages!
Lovin’ it!!
Your post doesn’t make sense. I’m back cos I enjoy the banter and a bit of Happy Baggie baiting. It’s hugely enjoyable.
Just so you know, here’s a definition:
ban·ter (bntr)
n.
Good-humored, playful conversation.
v. ban·tered, ban·ter·ing, ban·ters
v.tr.
To speak to in a playful or teasing way.
v.intr.
To exchange mildly teasing remarks.
I’m not going to wish you well because like any self respecting wolves fan I would take great delight in seeing you lose. And if the shoe were on the other foot I would expect exactly the same from you lot.
That’s why we love football. The rivalry.
Not all of us are on here to exchange pleaseantries and group hug.
ps. You’re not an average championship team, you’re marginally above average.
Happy travels.
predicted wba would get portsmouth in semi b4 the draw.. full time 1-2
cardiff v barnsley full time 3-1
portsmouth cardiff final full time 3-0
pompey to win cup
at least its a day out at wembley for you
Good luck to the albion from a grown-up wolves fan
This is the double in the making. We are not called the arsenal of the championship by plaudits up and down the country cheaply. We have earned the right to inspire this team, with this manager, to the most amazing heights; and we, the supporters, will be in full voice, and unstinting passion at Wembley. The heritage that the baggies possess speaks volumes, and it is matched by the verve, graft, and formidable attacking ability that TM has inbred as an ethos into the team.Biggest plus points are self belief, and the panache to play attacking, fast flowing football, in our present style. No team can live with us when we boom forward from midfield, when our playmakers are on song. This is shaping up to be the most sensational year in the teams history.We deserve it on the strength of our nerve tingling,ability to play the beautiful game, VERY beautifully. We are witnessing the albion revolution, come on you baggies…!!!
banter schmanter, i think some of these posts are demeaning to the black country, and its football fans,try and get on will you.jumpers for goalposts,horse liniment rubbed into an open wound oh yes, football rattles and rosettes,where did it all go wrong…….
Well, Well, Well.
The ticket office manager at WBAFC, was heard to say, “where did this 30,000 ‘fans’ come from, its been dead in the ticket office all season. we had one cup match with just 12,000 and now its gone mad”
He also added, “its a great shame for the fans how carry the club by regular support, then this other lot turn up when it suits them, no one wants tickets for league games”
Says it all, doesnt it ! Glory Boys
30,000 fans, not long ago it was just 12,000, glory boys !
I don’t really find this too hard to say ……..
Good Luck Baggies…….. go win it for my mates FARNIE and SHAQ !
I was born Gold n Black and I will die Gold n Black, but it would be really grear=t to see
you lot beat Pompey, and go on to win the cup !
Happy, Happier, Bomber, Forever, Tony, Cyril and all the rest even FrankMrConsistancytheGas. Let’s carry on being jealous of that massive team up the road in the big city. We’ll just get on with LIVING THE DREAM.
to be honest, i think this tie is probably best for you lot as both cardiff and barnsley play cr@p football. Maybe pompey will bring the best out of you lot. i kno you guys, like us, cant seem to win against barnsley and im sure cardiff will be very pumped up for their tie as it is their first visit to wembley in 80 years. Congrats to you lot, even though i absolutely hate every thing those strips stand for….Just wish is was us, and not you.
WOLVES FANS = JEALOUS 12. u dont no what you are going on bout. liam small (liam-wolf) get real. cmon
baggie boys, lets win the cup and silence the dingle custard bowls.
tours of wembley for 20 quid any wolves fans interested cuz thats the onlyway u lot will get there