This season’s Baggies are just one point worse off than Steve Clarke’s team were at the same stage of Albion’s record breaking Premier League season. Victory at the Riverside on 31st January will see this season become the new record.
However, an Albion side has never claimed victory in game 23 of a Premier League season – last season, the 0-0 home draw with Villa, one of the most disappointing performances of the season, was the 23rd of the season.
| 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 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 16 | 20th | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 19th | 26 |
| 2004/2005 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 13 | 20th | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 17th | 34 |
| 2005/2006 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 22 | 16th | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 19th | 30 |
| 2008/2009 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 21 | 20th | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 20th | 32 |
| 2010/2011 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 25 | 14th | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 11th | 47 |
| 2011/2012 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 25 | 15th | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 10th | 47 |
| 2012/2013 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 7th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 8th | 49 |
| 2013/2014 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 13th | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 17th | 36 |
| 2014/2015 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 22 | 14th | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 13th | 44 |
| 2015/2016 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 13th | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14th | 43 |
| 2016/2017 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 8th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | ||
| Comparison of Equivalent Fixtures^ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| 2015/2016 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 24 |
| 2015/2016 Results | Sunderland (H) | W | 1-0 | ||||
| Norwich City (A) | W | 1-0 | |||||
Results
| 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) | W | 2-0 | Fletcher, Brunt |
Next Matches
| 2002/2003 | 18/01/2003 | Leeds United (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2004/2005 | 16/01/2005 | Fulham (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2005/2006 | 21/01/2006 | Sunderland (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2008/2009 | 27/01/2009 | Manchester United (H) | L | 0-5 | |
| 2010/2011 | 23/01/2011 | Blackburn Rovers (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2011/2012 | 01/02/2012 | Fulham (A) | D | 1-1 | Tchoyi |
| 2012/2013 | 19/01/2013 | Aston Villa (H) | D | 2-2 | Brunt, Odemwingie |
| 2013/2014 | 29/01/2014 | Aston Villa (A) | L | 3-4 | Brunt, Delph (o.g.), Mulumbu |
| 2014/2015 | 31/01/2015 | Tottenham Hotspur (H) | L | 0-3 | |
| 2015/2016 | 23/01/2016 | Aston Villa (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2016/2017 | 31/01/2017 | Middlesbrough (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.