Albion return to action after the international break with a trip to the King Power Stadium to take on Leicester City on Monday evening. The Baggies will be looking for their first win since August having picked up just three points from their last five games.
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.
Victory over Watford at the Hawthorns on Saturday would bring the Baggies level on points with the Hertfordshire club who have had a positive start to the season under new boss, Marco Silva.
For the fifth consecutive season, the Baggies find themselves with eight points from the first six games which, given that they had six points from the first two, is something of a disappointment this time around.
After winning their opening three games of the season in all competitions, Albion have now gone four games without a victory following their home defeat to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening.
The Baggies’ record of eight points from the first five games is a good start to the season, but having not won since game two, it does seem like a lost opportunity.