Ultimately a poor result for the Baggies, although defeat was not unexpected. 4-0 was maybe a little harsh, but only a little!
Albion next start a run of six games against clubs below them in the table, a run that could well define their season.
Game 22 has not been kind of late with the Baggies having failed to win their 22nd game in the last four seasons, although they have only lost game 22 at home once – in their first Premier League season when Jason Koumas’s opener against Manchester United after six minutes was cancelled out by Ruud van Nistelrooy just two minutes later, before goals from Scholes and Solksjaer won the points for the Red Devils.
| Home | Away | Season End | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Posn* | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Posn | Pts | |
| 2002/2003 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 19th | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 19th | 26 |
| 2004/2005 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 12 | 20th | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 17th | 34 |
| 2005/2006 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 19 | 17th | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 19th | 30 |
| 2008/2009 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 18 | 20th | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 20th | 32 |
| 2010/2011 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 22 | 16th | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 11th | 47 |
| 2011/2012 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 22 | 15th | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10th | 47 |
| 2012/2013 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 7th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 8th | 49 |
| 2013/2014 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 21 | 14th | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 17th | 36 |
| 2014/2015 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 21 | 14th | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 13th | 44 |
| 2015/2016 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 13th | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14th | 43 |
| 2016/2017 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 8th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | ||
| Comparison of Equivalent Fixtures^ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| 2015/2016 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 21 |
| 2015/2016 Results | Tottenham Hotspur (A) | D | 1-1 | ||||
| Sunderland (H) | W | 1-0 | |||||
Results
| 2002/2003 | 28/12/2002 | Charlton Athletic (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2004/2005 | 01/01/2005 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | D | 1-1 | Gera |
| 2005/2006 | 02/01/2006 | Aston Villa (H) | L | 1-2 | Watson |
| 2008/2009 | 10/01/2009 | Aston Villa (A) | L | 1-2 | Morrison |
| 2010/2011 | 04/01/2011 | Fulham (A) | L | 0-3 | |
| 2011/2012 | 14/01/2012 | Norwich City (H) | L | 1-2 | Long (pen) |
| 2012/2013 | 01/01/2013 | Fulham (H) | L | 1-2 | Lukaku |
| 2013/2014 | 11/01/2014 | Southampton (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2014/2015 | 10/01/2015 | Hull City (H) | W | 1-0 | Berahino |
| 2015/2016 | 13/01/2016 | Chelsea (A) | D | 2-2 | Gardner, McClean |
| 2016/2017 | 14/01/2017 | Tottenham Hotspur (A) | L | 0-4 |
Next Matches
| 2002/2003 | 11/01/2003 | Manchester United (H) | L | 1-3 | Koumas |
| 2004/2005 | 03/01/2005 | Newcastle United (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2005/2006 | 15/01/2006 | Wigan Athletic (A) | W | 1-0 | Albrechtsen |
| 2008/2009 | 17/01/2009 | Middlesbrough (H) | W | 3-0 | McMahon (o.g.), Koren (2) |
| 2010/2011 | 15/01/2011 | Blackpool (H) | W | 3-2 | Odemwingie (2), Morrison |
| 2011/2012 | 21/01/2012 | Stoke City (A) | W | 2-1 | Morrison, Dorrans |
| 2012/2013 | 12/01/2013 | Reading (A) | L | 2-3 | Lukaku (2) |
| 2013/2014 | 20/01/2014 | Everton (H) | D | 1-1 | Lugano |
| 2014/2015 | 19/01/2015 | Everton (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2015/2016 | 16/01/2016 | Southampton (A) | L | 0-3 | |
| 2016/2017 | 21/01/2017 | Sunderland (H) |
* Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the Premier League table after all fixtures for that day have been completed.
^ Fixtures against promoted clubs are compared against fixtures against the relegated clubs from last season with the club finishing 1st in the Championship compared against the club finishing 18th in the Premier League, 2nd compared with 19th and the play-off winners compared against the club who finished bottom.