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title: "West Bromwich Albion: Fans rejoice as Championship tests reveal clean bill of health for the Baggies"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-fans-pleased-coronavirus-testing-promotion/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Twitter Talk"
published: "2020-05-25T11:50:20Z"
modified: "2020-05-25T11:50:20Z"
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# West Bromwich Albion: Fans rejoice as Championship tests reveal clean bill of health for the Baggies

**Plenty of West Brom fans welcomed a report from the [Express & Star](https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/west-bromwich-albion/2020/05/24/albion-players-and-staff-test-negative-for-coronavirus/) which confirmed that no cases of coronavirus have been detected at the club.**

[The newspaper reported](https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/west-bromwich-albion/2020/05/24/albion-players-and-staff-test-negative-for-coronavirus/) that, following more than 1,000 tests on players and staff from all 24 Championship clubs, only two positive tests were returned, both from Hull City. The report from Liam Keen was shared on Twitter by his Express & Star colleague Joseph Masi ([@JosephMasi\_Star](https://twitter.com/JosephMasi_Star/status/1264526746499645441)).

> From 1,014 Covid-19 tests carried out at the 24 Championship clubs only two have come back positive. None from Albion [https://t.co/0OEtN7UB7E](https://t.co/0OEtN7UB7E) [#wba](https://twitter.com/hashtag/wba?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Joseph Masi (@JosephMasi\_) [May 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/JosephMasi_/status/1264526746499645441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

As per the [Express & Star](https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/west-bromwich-albion/2020/05/24/albion-players-and-staff-test-negative-for-coronavirus/), Albion’s squad are set to resume training from today under the first phase of the EFL’s season restart plan, with COVID-19 testing to continue twice per week to ascertain that players and staff are sufficiently healthy to prepare for a return to football.

While anyone of a West Brom persuasion will likely be keen for the season to resume soon given that the Baggies are [on course for automatic promotion](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/championship/tabelle/wettbewerb/GB2/saison_id/2019) to the Premier League, Hull City have [publicly voiced their opposition to restarting the season](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/05/23/exclusive-hull-city-reiterates-opposition-championship-second/) more than once over the last week, with the Tigers just [two points above the relegation zone](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/championship/tabelle/wettbewerb/GB2/saison_id/2019).

These West Brom fans on Twitter were delighted to hear that everyone from the club tested negative for COVID-19, with one supporter cheekily pointing out that it has been “the only sign of negativity at the club this season”:

> That’s 0.197% [https://t.co/Rq8ZOZF2qq](https://t.co/Rq8ZOZF2qq)
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> — Mike Thomas Teague (@teaguey91) [May 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/teaguey91/status/1264593175173369858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Up the Brom [https://t.co/J04q9Sugdr](https://t.co/J04q9Sugdr)
>
> — Sal. (@\_salwba94) [May 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/_salwba94/status/1264529277522976770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> This has been the only sign of negativity at the club this season 👏🏼 glad they’re all okay 🤞🏼
>
> — JonW1995 (@JonW1995) [May 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/JonW1995/status/1264555221776306176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Can’t be long until we test positive for promotion right?
>
> — Doobyscoo 🌹 (@doobyscoo333) [May 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/doobyscoo333/status/1264541703597445120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> That’s fantastic only 2 positive tests so far from championship clubs highly likely we could see the league restarting next month if this trend continues
>
> — Jonathan Evans (@The5pecialone31) [May 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/The5pecialone31/status/1264545220626087937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> That has to be a good sign dont it ?
>
> — Lee Adams (@grizzly1479) [May 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/grizzly1479/status/1264555523074142208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***West Brom fans, are you confident that the season will resume and be played out to its conclusion? Share your views in the comments section below!***