Big Dave’s first game in charge almost produced the victory that Albion fans craved, but a point at least brought the losing streak to an end.
The Baggies deserved the lead when Rodriguez scored and Swansea equalised from one of their rare forays forward at that point, although they improved afterwards and could’ve grabbed all three points. The result means that Albion have now lost 26 points from winning positions this season.
In the Great Escape season, Albion faced a tricky trip to White Hart Lane in game 33 but came away with a precious point that could’ve been all three after Zoltan Gera had given the visitors the lead. Robbie Keane (who else?) got the equaliser which left Albion still in 17th place.
After that match the table stood as follows:
| Premier League Relegation Battle – 20th April 2005 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 17. | West Brom | 33 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 53 | -21 | 29 |
| 18. | Southampton | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 55 | -18 | 28 |
| 19. | Crystal Palace | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 58 | -22 | 27 |
| 20. | Norwich City | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 67 | -30 | 27 |
Here are the full season by season comparisons.
| 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 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 52 | 21 | 19th | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 19th | 26 |
| 2004/2005 | 33 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 53 | 29 | 17th | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 17th | 34 |
| 2005/2006 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 49 | 28 | 18th | 6 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 9 | 19th | 30 |
| 2008/2009 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 63 | 25 | 20th | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 20th | 32 |
| 2010/2011 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 62 | 39 | 11th | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 15 | 11th | 47 |
| 2011/2012 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 47 | 39 | 13th | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 10th | 47 |
| 2012/2013 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 8th | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 8th | 49 |
| 2013/2014 | 33 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 40 | 51 | 33 | 16th | 3 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 17th | 36 |
| 2014/2015 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 46 | 36 | 13th | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 13th | 44 |
| 2015/2016 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 40 | 40 | 14th | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 14th | 43 |
| 2016/2017 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 42 | 44 | 8th | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 10th | 45 |
| 2017/2018 | 33 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 52 | 21 | 20th | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 7 | ||
| Comparison of Equivalent Fixtures^ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| 2016/2017 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 48 | 39 |
| 2016/2017 Results | Swansea City (H) | W | 3-1 | ||||
| Manchester United (A) | D | 0-0 | |||||
Results
| 2002/2003 | 12/04/2003 | Everton (H) | L | 1-2 | Balis (pen) |
| 2004/2005 | 20/04/2005 | Tottenham Hotspur (A) | D | 1-1 | Gera |
| 2005/2006 | 09/04/2006 | Aston Villa (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2008/2009 | 19/04/2009 | Manchester City (A) | L | 2-4 | Brunt (2) |
| 2010/2011 | 16/04/2011 | Chelsea (H) | L | 1-3 | Odemwingie |
| 2011/2012 | 11/04/2012 | Manchester City (A) | L | 0-4 | |
| 2012/2013 | 20/04/2013 | Newcastle United (H) | D | 1-1 | Jones |
| 2013/2014 | 12/04/2014 | Tottenham Hotspur (H) | D | 3-3 | Vydra, Brunt, Sessègnon |
| 2014/2015 | 18/04/2015 | Crystal Palace (A) | W | 2-0 | Morrison, Gardner |
| 2015/2016 | 16/04/2016 | Watford (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2016/2017 | 16/04/2017 | Liverpool (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2017/2018 | 07/04/2018 | Swansea City (H) | D | 1-1 | Rodriguez |
Next Matches
| 2002/2003 | 19/04/2003 | Sunderland (A) | W | 2-1 | McInnes (2) |
| 2004/2005 | 23/04/2005 | Middlesbrough (A) | L | 0-4 | |
| 2005/2006 | 15/04/2006 | Arsenal (A) | L | 1-3 | Quashie |
| 2008/2009 | 25/04/2009 | Sunderland (H) | W | 3-0 | Olsson, Brunt, Menseguez |
| 2010/2011 | 23/04/2011 | Tottenham Hotspur (A) | D | 2-2 | Odemwingie, Cox |
| 2011/2012 | 14/04/2012 | Queen’s Park Rangers (H) | W | 1-0 | Dorrans |
| 2012/2013 | 27/04/2013 | Southampton (A) | W | 3-0 | Fortuné, Lukaku, Long |
| 2013/2014 | 21/04/2014 | Manchester City (A) | L | 1-3 | Dorrans |
| 2014/2015 | 25/04/2015 | Liverpool (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2015/2016 | 21/04/2016 | Arsenal (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2016/2017 | 29/04/2017 | Leicester City (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2017/2018 | 15/04/2018 | Manchester United (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.