2015–16 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was West Bromwich Albion's sixth consecutive season in the Premier League and their 138th year in existence.^[1] This season West Bromwich Albion participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

West Bromwich Albion

2015–16 season
Chairman	Jeremy Peace
Manager	Tony Pulis
Stadium	The Hawthorns
Premier League	14th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Salomón Rondón (9) All: Salomón Rondón (10)
Average home league attendance	24,631
Home colours Away colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Background

The writers of the Birmingham Mail forecast that Albion would finish somewhere between 10th and 16th, the average of all their predictions being 13th place.^[2] The Guardian also forecast a 13th-place finish for Albion, predicting that Tony Pulis would "be able to drive his side to safety" in his first full season in charge.^[3]

The club created a "fanzone", in which up to 2,000 supporters could gather before and after home matches. The fanzone is based in the vicinity of the 19th century Grade Two listed Hawthorns pub, adjacent to Albion's home ground, The Hawthorns. In order to facilitate this, the wings of the pub building were demolished and the central structure renovated inside and out. The work was initially delayed due to the discovery of horsehair in the building's plaster, which needed to be tested for anthrax spores. Work resumed once the tests came back negative.^[4]

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Ben Foster 3 DF  SWE Jonas Olsson 4 DF  WAL James Chester[notes 1] 5 MF  ARG Claudio Yacob 6 DF  NIR Jonny Evans 7 MF  SCO James Morrison[notes 2] 8 MF  ENG Craig Gardner 10 FW  NGA Victor Anichebe 11 MF  NIR Chris Brunt 13 GK  WAL Boaz Myhill[notes 3] 14 MF  IRL James McClean[notes 4] 15 DF  BEL Sébastien Pocognoli 16 DF  CRC Cristian Gamboa 17 FW  ENG Rickie Lambert 18 FW  ENG Saido Berahino[notes 5] 19 MF  ENG Callum McManaman

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  ENG Alex Pritchard (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 23 DF  NIR Gareth McAuley 24 MF  SCO Darren Fletcher (Captain) 25 DF  ENG Craig Dawson 29 MF  BEN Stéphane Sessègnon 30 MF  BRA Sandro (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) 33 FW  VEN Salomón Rondón 38 GK  ENG Jack Rose 40 GK  ENG Alex Palmer 41 MF  ENG Joe Ward 42 FW  ENG Kyle Edwards 43 DF  ENG Callam Jones 44 FW  WAL Tyler Roberts[notes 6] 45 FW  ENG Jonathan Leko[notes 7] 46 DF  IRL Shaun Donnellan[notes 8] 47 MF  ENG Sam Field

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 6 DF  ENG Joleon Lescott (to Aston Villa) 9 FW  NGA Brown Ideye (to Olympiakos) 20 DF  ENG Liam O'Neil (to Chesterfield)

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 GK  DEN Anders Lindegaard (on loan to Preston North End) 31 MF  GER Serge Gnabry (on loan from Arsenal) 36 MF  ENG Adil Nabi (to Peterborough United)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Ben Foster	19	0	15	0	4	0	0	0
13	GK	WAL	Boaz Myhill	25	0	23	0	1	0	1	0
Defenders
3	DF	SWE	Jonas Olsson	32	1	25+3	1	2	0	2	0
4	DF	WAL	James Chester	19	0	9+4	0	3+1	0	2	0
6	DF	NIR	Jonny Evans	34	1	30	1	4	0	0	0
15	DF	BEL	Sébastien Pocognoli	5	0	0+1	0	1+2	0	1	0
16	DF	CRC	Cristian Gamboa	3	0	0+1	0	1	0	1	0
23	DF	NIR	Gareth McAuley	39	1	34	1	4	0	1	0
25	DF	ENG	Craig Dawson	43	4	38	4	2+1	0	1+1	0
Midfielders
5	MF	ARG	Claudio Yacob	37	1	33	1	3	0	1	0
7	MF	SCO	James Morrison	19	4	17+1	3	1	1	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Craig Gardner	38	3	20+14	3	3	0	1	0
11	MF	NIR	Chris Brunt	26	0	20+2	0	3	0	1	0
14	MF	IRL	James McClean	42	2	28+7	2	5	0	1+1	0
19	MF	ENG	Callum McManaman	15	0	2+10	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
20	MF	ENG	Alex Pritchard	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
24	MF	SCO	Darren Fletcher	42	3	38	1	3	2	1	0
29	MF	BEN	Stephane Sessegnon	31	2	21+4	2	4+1	0	1	0
30	MF	BRA	Sandro	13	0	5+7	0	1	0	0	0
47	MF	ENG	Sam Field	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
10	FW	NGA	Victor Anichebe	14	0	3+7	0	1+2	0	1	0
17	FW	ENG	Rickie Lambert	24	1	5+14	1	2+1	0	2	0
18	FW	ENG	Saido Berahino	35	7	17+14	4	3+1	3	0	0
33	FW	VEN	Salomón Rondón	40	10	30+4	9	4+1	1	0+1	0
44	FW	WAL	Tyler Roberts	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
45	FW	ENG	Jonathan Leko	6	0	3+2	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players transferred out during the season
6	DF	ENG	Joleon Lescott	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	NGA	Brown Ideye	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
21	GK	DEN	Anders Lindegaard	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31	MF	GER	Serge Gnabry	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	2	0

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	LW		James McClean	Wigan Athletic	£1,500,000	[6][7]
29 July 2015	CB		James Chester	Hull City	£8,000,000	[8]
31 July 2015	ST		Rickie Lambert	Liverpool	£3,000,000	[9][10]
10 August 2015	CF		Salomón Rondón	Zenit Saint Petersburg	£12,000,000	[11]
29 August 2015	CB		Jonny Evans	Manchester United	£6,000,000	[12][13]
31 August 2015	GK		Anders Lindegaard	Manchester United	Free	[14]

Total outgoing: £30,500,000

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	RB		Wes Atkinson	Notts County [lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2015	DM		Chris Baird	Derby County [lower-alpha 2]	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2015	CB		Donervon Daniels	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	[18]
1 July 2015	LB		Jason Davidson	Huddersfield Town [lower-alpha 3]	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2015	RM		Graham Dorrans	Norwich City	£3,000,000	[20][21]
1 July 2015	LB		Bradley Garmston	Gillingham [lower-alpha 4]	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2015	MF		Alex Jones	Birmingham City	Free transfer	[23]
1 July 2015	DM		Youssuf Mulumbu	Norwich City	Free transfer	[24]
1 July 2015	CM		Mani O'Sullivan	Free Agent	Released	[16]
1 July 2015	AM		Kemar Roofe	Oxford United	Undisclosed	[25]
17 July 2015	LW		Georgios Samaras	Free agent	Released	[26]
24 August 2015	DM		Liam O'Neil	Chesterfield	Undisclosed	[27]
31 August 2015	CF		Brown Ideye	Olympiacos	Undisclosed	[28]
1 September 2015	CB		Joleon Lescott	Aston Villa	Undisclosed	[29]

1. Following Atkinson's release he joined Notts County.^[15]
2. Following Baird's release he joined Derby County.^[17]
3. Following Davidson's release he joined Huddersfield Town.^[19]
4. Following Garmston's release ohe joined Gillingham.^[22]

Total incoming: £3,000,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2015	RW		Serge Gnabry	Arsenal	End of season	[30]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
7 August 2015	GK		Alex Palmer	Kidderminster Harriers	2 January 2016	[31]
5 August 2015	CF		Andre Wright	Kidderminster Harriers	2 January 2016	[32]
7 August 2015	LW		Tahvon Campbell	Kidderminster Harriers	22 October 2015	[33]
28 August 2015	CF		Adil Nabi	Delhi Dynamos	29 November 2015	[34]
11 September 2015	CB		Jack Fitzwater	Chesterfield	9 October 2015	[35]
2 January 2016	LW		Tahvon Campbell	Yeovil Town	2 February 2016	[36]
23 January 2016	GK		Anders Lindegaard	Preston North End	End of season	[37]

Pre-season

On 1 May 2015, it was announced that West Bromwich Albion would face Walsall in a pre-season friendly on 28 July 2015.^[38] Also announced was that West Bromwich Albion will go on tour to the United States and face Orlando City, Charleston Battery and Richmond Kickers.^[39] On 12 May 2015, it was announced that a West Bromwich Albion XI side will travel to Forest Green Rovers on 28 July 2015.^[40] On 7 July 2015, West Bromwich Albion announced a friendly fixture against Swindon Town.^[41]

Red Bull Salzburg v West Bromwich Albion

8 July 2015 (2015-07-08) Friendly	Red Bull Salzburg	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	Schladming, Austria
18:00 CEST	Djuricin 33' Soriano 39' Minamino 65'	Report	Nabi 67'	Stadium: Athletic Arena

Orlando City v West Bromwich Albion

15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) Friendly	Orlando City	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	Orlando, United States
7:30 p.m. EDT	Kaká 45' Rivas 49' Rochez 87'	Report	McManaman 14'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 15,172

Charleston Battery v West Bromwich Albion

17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Friendly	Charleston Battery	1–2	West Bromwich Albion	Charleston, United States
7:30 p.m. EDT	Boyd 57'	Report	Berahino 42' Ideye 82'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

Richmond Kickers v West Bromwich Albion

19 July 2015 (2015-07-19) Friendly	Richmond Kickers	1–2	West Bromwich Albion	Richmond, United States
17:30 EDT	Shiffman 84'		McClean 14' Ideye 88'	Stadium: City Stadium

Swindon Town v West Bromwich Albion

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly	Swindon Town	1–4	West Bromwich Albion	Swindon
15:00 BST	Kasim 32'	Report	Morrison 8', ?' Anichebe 23' Sessègnon 82'	Stadium: County Ground

Walsall v West Bromwich Albion

28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly	Walsall	0–2	West Bromwich Albion	Walsall
19:30 BST		Report	Berahino 62' Ideye 83'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium

Forest Green Rovers v West Bromwich Albion XI

28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly	Forest Green Rovers	1–0	West Bromwich Albion XI	Nailsworth
19:30 BST				Stadium: The New Lawn

Premier League

For the club's final home match of the season, against Liverpool, West Bromwich Albion temporarily installed 96 red seats in the away end of The Hawthorns. Each seat featured the name of one of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster and remained unoccupied throughout the match.^[42]

League table

The Albion team prepares to face West Ham United at The Hawthorns.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Swansea City	38	12	11	15	42	52	−10	47
13	Watford	38	12	9	17	40	50	−10	45
14	West Bromwich Albion	38	10	13	15	34	48	−14	43
15	Crystal Palace	38	11	9	18	39	51	−12	42
16	Bournemouth	38	11	9	18	45	67	−22	42

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).^[43]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	10	13	15	34	48	−14	43	6	5	8	20	26	−6	4	8	7	14	22	−8

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	D	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	D
Position	20	17	20	14	13	10	15	17	12	8	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	11	15	11	11	13	15	13	13	15	14

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[44]

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City

10 August 2015 (2015-08-10) 1	West Bromwich Albion	0–3	Manchester City	West Bromwich
20:00 BST	Fletcher  39' Gardner  57' Chester  58' Yacob  62'	Report	Silva 9' Touré 24' Fernandinho  51' Kompany 59'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,564 (2,600 away) Referee: Mike Dean

Watford v West Bromwich Albion

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2	Watford	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Watford
15:00 BST	Nyom  90+1'	Report	Olsson  31' Lambert  66'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,011 (2,184 away) Referee: Paul Tierney

West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea

23 August 2015 (2015-08-23) 3	West Bromwich Albion	2–3	Chelsea	West Bromwich
13:30 BST	Morrison 14', 35', 59' McClean  37' McManaman  71'	Report	Matić  17' Pedro 20' Costa 30' Azpilicueta 42' Terry  54'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,256 (2,599 away) Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 4	Stoke City	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Afellay  25' Adam  31' Pieters  66'		Gardner  25' Rondón 45+3' McAuley  84'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 26,747 (2,046 away) Referee: Michael Oliver

West Bromwich Albion v Southampton

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 5	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Southampton	West Bromwich
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,265 (2,600 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell

Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 6	Aston Villa	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Birmingham
15:00 BST		Report	Berahino 39'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,321 (2,800 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Bromwich Albion v Everton

28 September 2015 7	West Bromwich Albion	2–3	Everton	West Bromwich
20:00 BST	Berahino 41' Dawson 54'	Report	Lukaku 55', 84' Koné 75'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,240 (2,600 away) Referee: Robert Madley

Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 8	Crystal Palace	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Selhurst
12:45 BST	Bolasie 68' Cabaye 89' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,033 (1,388 away) Referee: Jonathan Moss

West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 9	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Sunderland	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Dawson  9' Berahino 54' Yacob  56'	Report	Pantilimon  55' Borini  84'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,225 (2,596 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson

Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 10	Norwich City	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Norwich
15:00 BST	Howson  22'	Report	Rondón 47' Brunt  72' McClean  78'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,983 Referee: Kevin Friend

West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 11	West Bromwich Albion	2–3	Leicester City	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Rondón 30' Lambert 84' (pen.)	Report	Mahrez 57', 64' Vardy 77'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,150 (2,600 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor

Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 12	Manchester United	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Lingard 52' Mata 90' (pen.)	Report	McAuley  90+1'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,410 (1,300 away) Referee: Mike Dean

West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 13	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	Arsenal	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Morrison 35' Arteta 40' (o.g.)	Report	Giroud 28' Cazorla 84'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,343 (2,598 away) Referee: Mark Clattenburg

West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion

29 November 2015 (2015-11-29) 14	West Ham United	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	London
15:00 GMT	Zárate 17'	Report	Reid 50' (o.g.)	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,914 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 15	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	McClean 39',  83' Morrison  57' Gardner  73'	Report	Alli 15' Kane  75' Dembélé  81'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,602 (2,600 away) Referee: Jonathan Moss

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13) 16	Liverpool	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
16:00 GMT	Henderson 21' Origi 90'	Report	Dawson 30' Olsson 73'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,147 Referee: Craig Pawson

West Bromwich Albion v Bournemouth

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 17	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Bournemouth	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	McClean  34' Evans  39' Fletcher  64' McAuley 79' Rondón  90'	Report	Smith 52',  90' Daniels 87' (pen.)	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,127 (2,588 away) Referee: Mike Dean

Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion

26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 18	Swansea City	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Ki 9'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,789 Referee: Roger East

West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United

28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 19	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Newcastle United	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Fletcher 78'	Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,313 (2,600 away) Referee: Mike Jones

West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 20	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	Stoke City	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Sessègnon 60' Evans 90+2'	Report	Walters 81' Cameron  83'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,218 (2,600 away) Referee: Lee Mason

Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion

13 January 2016 (2016-01-13) 21	Chelsea	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	London
19:45 GMT	Azpilicueta 20' McAuley 73' (o.g.)	Report	Gardner 33' McClean 86'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,945 (849 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor

Southampton v West Bromwich Albion

16 January 2016 22	Southampton	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Ward-Prowse 5', 35' (pen.) Tadić 72'	Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,622 (1,553 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 23	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Aston Villa	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT		Report	Richards  41'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,165 (2,600 away) Referee: Robert Madley

West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City

2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 24	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Swansea City	West Bromwich
20:00 GMT	Rondón 90+2'	Report	Sigurðsson 64'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,062 (1,396 away) Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 25	Newcastle United	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Mitrović 32'	Report	McAuley  47' Chester  63' Olsson  83'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,152 (1,531 away) Referee: Lee Mason

Everton v West Bromwich Albion

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 26	Everton	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Barry  64'	Report	Rondón 14' Fletcher  51' McClean  51' Foster  75' Brunt  83'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,103 (1,610 away) Referee: Michael Oliver

West Bromwich Albion v Crystal Palace

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 27	West Bromwich Albion	3–2	Crystal Palace	West Bromwich
17:30 GMT	Gardner 12' Dawson  17', 20' Berahino 31' Chester  78'	Report	Adebayor  25' Wickham 48', 80' Cabaye  64'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,806 (1,989 away) Referee: Jonathan Moss

Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion

1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 28	Leicester City	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Drinkwater 30' King 45+1'	Report	Rondón 11' Sessègnon  32' Gardner 50' Yacob  88'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,018 (2,000 away) Referee: Mark Clattenburg

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United

6 March 2016 (2016-03-06) 29	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Manchester United	West Bromwich
16:00 GMT	Olsson  58' Rondón 66'	Report	Mata  23'  26'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,878 (2,600 away) Referee: Mike Dean

Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion

21 April 2016 (2016-04-21) 30	Arsenal	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Holloway, London
19:45 BST	Sánchez 6', 38'	Report	McAuley  41'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,568 (1,023 away) Referee: Jonathan Moss

West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 31	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	Norwich City	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	McAuley  90'	Report	Brady 50' Odjidja-Ofoe  81' Howson  90+5'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,039 (2,524 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor

Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 32	Sunderland	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Sunderland
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 45,144 (1,752 away) Referee: Roger East

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 33	Manchester City	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Manchester
17:30 BST	Agüero 19' (pen.) Nasri 66'	Report	Sessègnon 6' Gardner  33'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,920 (843 away) Referee: Mike Jones

West Bromwich Albion v Watford

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 34	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	Watford	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Berahino 68'87'	Report	Watson 27' Britos  32' Gomes  67' Deeney  86'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,515 (2,583 away) Referee: Michael Oliver

Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion

25 April 2016 (2016-04-25) 35	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	London
20:00 BST	Dawson 33' (o.g.)	BBC Report	Evans  60' Dawson 73'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,923 Referee: Mike Jones

West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 36	West Bromwich Albion	0–3	West Ham United	West Bromwich
16:00 BST		Report	Kouyaté 34' Noble 45+2', 79'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,031 (2,599 away) Referee: Lee Mason

Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion

7 May 2016 37	Bournemouth	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Elphick  42' Arter  70' Ritchie 82'	Report	Rondón 15' Gardner 27' Evans  62' Yacob  63'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,040 (1,250 away) Referee: Mark Clattenburg

West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool

15 May 2016 38	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Liverpool	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Rondón 13' McClean  45+2' Roberts  74' Evans  87'	Report	Ibe 23' Smith  40'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,196 (2,596 away) Referee: Bobby Madley

Cup competitions

FA Cup

West Bromwich Albion v Bristol City

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Bristol City	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Morrison  42', 90+5' Berahino 67'	Report	Wilbraham  45+2' Baker  72' Kodjia 74',  75' Agard 83'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,917 (5,183 away) Referee: Graham Scott

Bristol City v West Bromwich Albion

19 January 2016 (2016-01-19) Third round replay	Bristol City	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Bristol
19:45 GMT		Report	Yacob  45+2' Rondón 52'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,185 (1,450 away) Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: replay

West Bromwich Albion v Peterborough United

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) Fourth round	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Peterborough United	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Berahino 14', 84' McClean  67'	Report	Coulthirst 79' Smith  83' Angol  84' Taylor 86'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,517 (4,023 away) Referee: Kevin Friend

Peterborough United v West Bromwich Albion

10 February 2016 (2016-02-10) Fourth round replay	Peterborough United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3-4 p)	West Bromwich Albion	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Taylor 55'	Report	Fletcher 71'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 10,632 (1,436 away) Referee: Mike Jones
	Penalties
	Bostwick Maddison Samuelsen Fox Angol		Pocognoli Berahino Gardner Fletcher Chester

Reading v West Bromwich Albion F.C.

20 February 2016 Fifth Round	Reading	3–1	West Bromwich Albion F.C.	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McShane 59' Hector 72' Piazon 90+4'	Report	Fletcher 54' Evans  87'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 19,566 (3,686 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor

League Cup

West Bromwich Albion enter in the second round and were drawn at home against Port Vale.^[45] The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. West Brom were drawn away to Norwich City.^[46]

West Bromwich Albion v Port Vale

25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round	West Bromwich Albion	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Port Vale	West Bromwich
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 13,915 (2,592 away)
	Penalties
	Lambert Yacob McManaman Fletcher Chester		Leitch-Smith Duffy Purkiss Foley

Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion

23 September 2015 (2015-09-23) Third round	Norwich City	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	Norwich
19:45 BST	Jarvis 62' Lafferty 85' Pocognoli 90' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 19,015 (710 away) Referee: Craig Pawson

Notes

1. Chester was born in Warrington, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his mother and made his international debut for Wales in June 2014.
2. Morrison was born in Darlington, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2008.
3. Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
4. McClean was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 2012.
5. Berahino was born in Bujumbura, Burundi, but was raised in England from the age of 10 and represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Burundi in September 2018.
6. Roberts was born in Gloucester, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through two grandparents and represented them at every youth level between U-17 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in September 2018.
7. Leko was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, but was raised in England from the age of 8 and has represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-19 level.
8. Donnellan was born in Barnet, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.

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