So much for Alan Pardew’s brand of exciting attacking football – two games, no goals, one point against two sides in the bottom three. Not only have Albion played the bottom side for two successive games, on both occasions they have moved off the bottom as a result of the match.
With Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal in three of the next four games, the chances of a happy Christmas for Baggies fans seem slim. I guess you can’t drum the Pulis effect out of a side straight away, and it certainly seems that Pardew has his work cut out.
Game 17 has only ever produced one victory, a 3-2 win at Newcastle in 2011. Albion will travel to Anfield with trepidation.
| 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 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 17th | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 19th | 26 |
| 2004/2005 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 10 | 20th | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 17th | 34 |
| 2005/2006 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 19th | 30 |
| 2008/2009 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 20th | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 20th | 32 |
| 2010/2011 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 8th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 11th | 47 |
| 2011/2012 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 13th | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10th | 47 |
| 2012/2013 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 5th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 8th | 49 |
| 2013/2014 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 16th | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 17th | 36 |
| 2014/2015 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 14th | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13th | 44 |
| 2015/2016 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 13th | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14th | 43 |
| 2016/2017 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10th | 45 |
| 2017/2018 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 17th | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Comparison of Equivalent Fixtures^ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| 2016/2017 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 24 |
| 2016/2017 Results | Swansea City (A) | L | 1-2 | ||||
| Liverpool (A) | L | 1-2 | |||||
Results
| 2002/2003 | 30/11/2002 | Middlesbrough (H) | W | 1-0 | Dichio |
| 2004/2005 | 04/12/2004 | Portsmouth (A) | L | 2-3 | Stefanovic (o.g.), Earnshaw |
| 2005/2006 | 10/12/2005 | Manchester City (H) | W | 2-0 | Kamara, Campbell |
| 2008/2009 | 07/12/2008 | Portsmouth (H) | D | 1-1 | Greening |
| 2010/2011 | 05/12/2010 | Newcastle United (H) | W | 3-1 | Tchoyi, Odemwingie (2) |
| 2011/2012 | 17/12/2011 | Blackburn Rovers (A) | W | 2-1 | Morrison, Odemwingie |
| 2012/2013 | 08/12/2012 | Arsenal (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2013/2014 | 14/12/2013 | Cardiff City (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2014/2015 | 13/12/2014 | Aston Villa (H) | W | 1-0 | Gardner |
| 2015/2016 | 13/12/2015 | Liverpool (A) | D | 2-2 | Dawson, Olsson |
| 2016/2017 | 14/12/2016 | Swansea City (H) | W | 3-1 | Rondón (3) |
| 2017/2018 | 09/12/2017 | Swansea City (A) | L | 0-1 |
Next Matches
| 2002/2003 | 08/12/2002 | Tottenham Hotspur (A) | L | 1-3 | Dobie |
| 2004/2005 | 11/12/2004 | Charlton Athletic (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2005/2006 | 17/12/2005 | Portsmouth (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2008/2009 | 13/12/2008 | Sunderland (A) | L | 0-4 | |
| 2010/2011 | 11/12/2010 | Aston Villa (A) | L | 1-2 | Scharner |
| 2011/2012 | 21/12/2011 | Newcastle United (A) | W | 3-2 | Odemwingie, McAuley, Scharner |
| 2012/2013 | 16/12/2012 | West Ham United (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2013/2014 | 21/12/2013 | Hull City (H) | D | 1-1 | Vydra |
| 2014/2015 | 20/12/2014 | Queen’s Park Rangers (A) | L | 2-3 | Lescott, Varela |
| 2015/2016 | 19/12/2015 | AFC Bournemouth (H) | L | 1-2 | McAuley |
| 2016/2017 | 17/12/2016 | Manchester United (H) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2017/2018 | 13/12/2017 | Liverpool (A) |
* 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.