A telling statistic about Albion’s start to this season is that had they repeated the results achieved in the equivalent fixtures last season, they would have enjoyed their best start to a Premier League season and be sitting in sixth place.
With Arsenal having been the only one of last season’s top seven that the Baggies have played, it does feel like an opportunity missed, particularly given the encouraging start.
Conceding the late equaliser to Watford was galling, but it was probably a fair result and it does maintain Albion’s unbeaten home record in the league.
Game 8 has not been too good for the Baggies in recent seasons, with the last victory being six years ago when goals from Brunt and Odemwingie saw off our near neighbours, in the first leg of a league double over Wolves in what was their latest season in the top flight.
| Home | Away | Season End | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Posn* | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Posn | Pts | |
| 2002/2003 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19th | 26 |
| 2004/2005 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 18th | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 17th | 34 |
| 2005/2006 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 18th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19th | 30 |
| 2008/2009 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20th | 32 |
| 2010/2011 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 6th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 11th | 47 |
| 2011/2012 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 15th | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10th | 47 |
| 2012/2013 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 4th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8th | 49 |
| 2013/2014 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17th | 36 |
| 2014/2015 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13th | 44 |
| 2015/2016 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 15th | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14th | 43 |
| 2016/2017 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10th | 45 |
| 2017/2018 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10th | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Comparison of Equivalent Fixtures^ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| 2016/2017 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 14 |
| 2016/2017 Results | Watford (H) | W | 3-1 | ||||
| Leicester City (A) | W | 2-1 | |||||
Results
| 2002/2003 | 21/09/2002 | Liverpool (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2004/2005 | 25/09/2004 | Newcastle United (A) | L | 1-3 | Horsfield |
| 2005/2006 | 24/09/2005 | Charlton Athletic (H) | L | 1-2 | Davies |
| 2008/2009 | 04/10/2008 | Fulham (H) | W | 1-0 | Bednar |
| 2010/2011 | 02/10/2010 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | D | 1-1 | Morrison |
| 2011/2012 | 01/10/2011 | Sunderland (A) | D | 2-2 | Morrison, Long |
| 2012/2013 | 06/10/2012 | Queen’s Park Rangers (H) | W | 3-2 | Morrison, Gera, Mulumbu |
| 2013/2014 | 06/10/2013 | Arsenal (H) | D | 1-1 | Yacob |
| 2014/2015 | 04/10/2014 | Liverpool (A) | L | 1-2 | Berahino (pen) |
| 2015/2016 | 28/09/2015 | Everton (H) | L | 2-3 | Berahino, Dawson |
| 2016/2017 | 01/10/2016 | Sunderland (A) | D | 1-1 | Chadli |
| 2017/2018 | 30/09/2017 | Watford (H) | D | 2-2 | Rondón, Evans |
Next Matches
| 2002/2003 | 30/09/2002 | Blackburn Rovers (H) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2004/2005 | 02/10/2004 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | W | 2-1 | Kanu, Gera |
| 2005/2006 | 01/10/2005 | Blackburn Rovers (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2008/2009 | 18/10/2008 | Manchester United (A) | L | 0-4 | |
| 2010/2011 | 16/10/2010 | Manchester United (A) | D | 2-2 | Evra (o.g.), Tchoyi |
| 2011/2012 | 16/10/2011 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) | W | 2-0 | Brunt, Odemwingie |
| 2012/2013 | 20/10/2012 | Manchester City (H) | L | 1-2 | Long |
| 2013/2014 | 19/10/2013 | Stoke City (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2014/2015 | 20/10/2014 | Manchester United (H) | D | 2-2 | Sessègnon, Berahino |
| 2015/2016 | 03/10/2015 | Crystal Palace (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2016/2017 | 15/10/2016 | Tottenham Hotspur (H) | D | 1-1 | Chadli |
| 2017/2018 | 16/10/2017 | Leicester City (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.