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The 2017–18 season was West Bromwich Albion's eighth consecutive season in the Premier League and their 140th year in existence.[2] This season the club participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. Tony Pulis began the season as the team's head coach but a poor run of form led to his dismissal in November; he was succeeded by Alan Pardew later that month.[3] On 2 April 2018, Pardew left West Brom by mutual consent. First team coach and former player Darren Moore took the stand until the end of the season.
| 2017–18 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Lai Guochuan | |||
| Head coach | Tony Pulis (until 20 November)[1] Gary Megson (Caretaker, from 20 to 29 November) Alan Pardew (from 29 November 2017 to 2 April) Darren Moore (Caretaker, from 2 April) | |||
| Stadium | The Hawthorns | |||
| Premier League | 20th (relegated) | |||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
| EFL Cup | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jay Rodriguez Salomón Rondón (7) All: Jay Rodriguez (11) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 26,223 vs.Arsenal (31 December 2017) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 22,704 vs.Stoke City (27 August 2017) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 24,520 | |||
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The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018, with competitive matches played between August and May.
West Bromwich Albion's relegation to the Championship was confirmed on 8 May 2018, by virtue of Southampton earning a 1–0 away victory at fellow strugglers Swansea City.[4]
During the off-season, West Bromwich Albion made several improvements to their stadium, The Hawthorns. The club increased the number of wheelchair bays from 145 to 171 and installed Changing Places toilets, which are a special type of accessible toilet.[5][6] They also installed new giant screens inside the stadium,[7] created a sensory area—to cater for young fans on the autism spectrum—and added "nostalgic" artwork to the concourses.[5] The club's season ticket sales hit a seven-year high following a reduction in prices.[8]
| Organisation | Pos. | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 90min.com/Yahoo! Sports | 14th | [9][10] |
| BBC Sport | 12th | [11] |
| Birmingham Mail | 12th | [12] |
| The Daily Telegraph | 14th | [13] |
| ESPN | 16th | [14] |
| Football365 | 13th | [15] |
| Goal.com | 11th | [16] |
| The Guardian | 12th | [8] |
| Sky Sports | 13th | [17] |
The club unveiled two new kits for the season, both of which were manufactured by Adidas. The home attire featured Albion's traditional navy blue and white vertical striped shirts, white shorts and white socks, though the backs and sleeves of the shirts were all navy blue.[18] The away kit comprised white jerseys with red sleeves and red shorts and socks.[19] The team's main shirt sponsor was Palm Eco-Town Development Company, whom West Bromwich Albion owner Guochuan Lai had served as general manager for over 20 years. The deal is thought to be worth £6 million to Albion over two years.[20] Additionally, Albion's shirt sleeves were sponsored by online gambling provider 12BET, following a ruling by the Premier League that allowed clubs to add sponsor's logos to sleeves for the first time.[21][22]
Assistant head coach Dave Kemp retired after spending over 40 years in football and was replaced by Gary Megson, who returned after having led Albion to the Premier League as manager in the 2000s.[23] Jonny Evans was named as the club's new captain following the departure of Darren Fletcher to Stoke City.[24] Shortly before the start of the new season, head coach Tony Pulis signed a one-year contract extension to keep him at the club until 2019.[25]
Prior to the start of the season, sports journalists were unanimous in forecasting that Albion would finish in the bottom half of the Premier League but avoid relegation. The BBC's chief football writer, Phil McNulty, expected Tony Pulis to keep the team in the top division "with the minimum of fuss".[11] Paul Merson of Sky Sports thought that Albion would be "solid" and "hard to beat" under Pulis and that without him the team would finish "five or so places" lower.[17] ESPN's Iain Macintosh was more pessimistic, predicting that West Brom would finish only two places above the relegation zone.[14] Oddschecker quoted odds of 750/1 on Albion winning the Premier League,[8] while Paddy Power offered 6/1 on the club being relegated.[26]
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2017 | CF |  | Jay Rodriguez | Southampton | £13m | [27] |
| 3 July 2017 | CF |  | Zhang Yuning | Vitesse | £6.5m | [28] |
| 15 August 2017 | CM | | Gareth Barry | Everton | £1m | [29] |
| 25 August 2017 | RW |  | Oliver Burke | RB Leipzig | £13.5m | [30] |
| 30 August 2017 | LB | | Kieran Gibbs | Arsenal | £7m | [31] |
| 31 August 2017 | DF | | Kyle Jameson | Chelsea | Undisclosed | [32] |
| 18 December 2017 | CB |  | Ahmed Hegazi | Al Ahly | £4.5m | [33] |
Loans in
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2017 | CB | | Ahmed Hegazi | Al Ahly | 30 June 2018 | [34] |
| 30 August 2017 | CM |  | Grzegorz Krychowiak | Paris Saint Germain | 30 June 2018 | [35] |
| 29 January 2018 | CB | | Ali Gabr | Zamalek | 30 June 2018 | [36] |
| 29 January 2018 | CF | | Daniel Sturridge | Liverpool | 30 June 2018 | [37] |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | CB |  | Panayiotis Artymatas | Anorthosis Famagusta | Released | [38][a] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB |  | Danny Barbir | Free agent | Released | [38] |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | | Sameron Dool | Free agent | Released | [38] |
| 1 July 2017 | RW |  | Zachary Elbouzedi | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Released | [38][b] |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | | Darren Fletcher | Stoke City | Free | [41] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF |  | Marcus Forss | Brentford | Released | [38][c] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | | Callam Jones | Free agent | Released | [38] |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | | Rahis Nabi | Burnley | Released | [38][d] |
| 1 July 2017 | DF | | Jordan Piggott | Free agent | Released | [38] |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | | Callum Pritchatt | Free agent | Released | [38] |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | | Jack Rose | Southampton | Released | [38][e] |
| 1 July 2017 | AM | | James Smith | Free agent | Released | [38] |
| 1 July 2017 | DM | | Bradley Sweeney | Free agent | Released | [38] |
| 1 July 2017 | RW | | Chay Tilt | Queens Park Rangers | Released | [38][f] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | | Andre Wright | Free agent | Released | [38] |
| 31 August 2017 | RW | | Callum McManaman | Sunderland | Undisclosed | [46] |
| 31 January 2018 | CF | | Tyler Roberts | Leeds United | Undisclosed | [47] |
- Panayiotis Artymatas joined Anorthosis Famagusta following his release.[39]
- Zachary Elbouzedi joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle following his release.[40]
- Jack Rose joined Southampton following his release.[44]
- Chay Tilt joined Queens Park Rangers following his release.[45]
Loans out
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2017 | CF | | Zhang Yuning | Werder Bremen | 30 June 2019 | [28] |
| 22 July 2017 | CB | | Jack Fitzwater | Forest Green Rovers | January 2018 | [48] |
| 11 August 2017 | CB | | Shaun Donnellan | Walsall | 3 January 2018 | [49] |
| 12 August 2017 | CB | | Kyle Howkins | Cambridge United | 12 February 2018 | [50] |
| 25 August 2017 | CF |  | Tyler Roberts | Walsall | January 2018 | [51] |
| 28 August 2017 | RW | | Jonathan Leko | Bristol City | 30 June 2018 | [52] |
| 31 August 2017 | LM | | Kyle Edwards | Exeter City | 3 January 2018 | [53] |
| 31 August 2017 | CM | | Rekeem Harper | Blackburn Rovers | 30 June 2018 | [54] |
| 31 August 2017 | RB | | Kane Wilson | Exeter City | 3 January 2018 | [55] |
Premier League Asia Trophy
West Bromwich Albion participated in the 2017 Premier League Asia Trophy in Hong Kong. It was the eighth edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy pre-season tournament and the first to feature four teams from the Premier League.[56]
| 19 July 2017 Semi-final | Leicester City | 1–1 (7–6 p) | West Bromwich Albion | So Kon Po, Hong Kong |
| 18:00 HKT | Mahrez  24' |
Report | Rodriguez 10' |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Paul Tierney (England) |
| Penalties | ||||
Ulloa  Vardy Fuchs Drinkwater Iborra King Albrighton |
Chadli Robson-Kanu Evans Dawson McClean Leko Field |
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| 22 July 2017 Third place playoff | West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | Crystal Palace | So Kon Po, Hong Kong |
| 18:00 HKT | Nyom  33'Yacob 50' |
Report | Milivojević 11' Sako 43' |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Chiu-Kok Ng (Hong Kong) |
Teresa Herrera Trophy
The Teresa Herrera Trophy is a pre-season tournament that has been held annually in A Coruña, Spain, since 1946. The competition has sometimes featured four teams in a semi-final, final and third place play-off, while in other years —including 2017—only a single match final takes place.[57] West Bromwich Albion were taking part in the competition for the first time and were defeated 2–0 by tournament hosts Deportivo de La Coruña, who were managed by former Albion head coach Pepe Mel.
| 5 August 2017 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | A Coruña, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST | Gama 71' Borja 86' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Riazor |
Other friendlies
As of 22 June 2017, West Bromwich Albion have announced eight pre-season friendlies against Burton Albion,[58] Walsall,[59] Kidderminster Harriers,[60] Port Vale,[61] Bristol Rovers, Slough Town,[62] Deportivo de La Coruña[63] and Slavia Prague.[64]
| 12 July 2017 | Slavia Prague | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Kumberg, Austria |
| 17:00 CEST | Deli 50' Frydrych 77' |
Report | McClean 26' |
Stadium: TBA |
| 26 July 2017 | Burton Albion | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Burton upon Trent |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Rodriguez 77' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,211 |
| 26 July 2017 | Walsall | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Walsall |
| 19:45 BST | Bakayoko 77' |
Report | Donnellan 53' Robson-Kanu 89' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium |
| 29 July 2017 | Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Horfield |
| 15:00 BST | Harrison 5' Nichols 86' |
Report | Dawson 90' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium |
| 29 July 2017 | Slough Town | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Slough |
| 15:00 BST | Harris 29' Flood 54' |
Roberts 13' |
Stadium: Arbour Park |
| 1 August 2017 | Kidderminster Harriers | P–P[65] | West Bromwich Albion | Kidderminster |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Aggborough Stadium |
West Bromwich Albion competed in the 2017–18 Premier League, the 26th season of English football's top division since its breakaway from the Football League in 1992. It was Albion's 12th season (8th consecutive) in the Premier League, 80th season in the top tier of English football and their 119th season of league football in all.[a] West Brom's provisional fixture list was announced on 14 June 2017,[66] but as is common for Premier League clubs, a number of the Saturday matches were subsequently rescheduled for live broadcast on television. The away games against Arsenal, Leicester City and Chelsea were selected for Sky Sports' Monday Night Football. Home matches against Stoke City, Manchester United and Arsenal and the away game at Manchester United were shown on Sky's Super Sunday programme. The rescheduling of the Arsenal home game caused the away game against West Ham United to be moved from New Year's Day (Monday) to the following evening, Tuesday 2 January, though the latter was not televised. The home game against Liverpool was switched to a lunchtime slot for coverage on Sky Sports and the away game versus Southampton was moved to a Saturday evening for screening on BT Sport.[67][68][69][70][71][72][73]
August
Albion's opening match was at home to A.F.C. Bournemouth and featured debuts for new signing Jay Rodriguez and loanee Ahmed Hegazi. Rodriguez was named man of the match for his performance, while Hegazi scored the only goal of the game, thus becoming the first Baggies player to score on his Premier League debut since Thievy did so in 2014. Albion won their opening league match for the second successive season, the first time they had done so since 1992[74] and the first time in the top division since 1978.[75] West Brom's first away match of the season also resulted in a 1–0 win, Hal Robson-Kanu scoring the second half goal against Burnley before being sent off for elbowing Matthew Lowton 12 minutes later. He is only the fourth player to come on as a sub, score and be sent off in the same Premier League game. Albion won their opening two league games of a top flight season for the first time since 1978–79.[76] The team's 100% start came to an end following a 1–1 against Stoke City, though the draw did ensure that Albion remained unbeaten heading into the international break.[77]
September
On 9 September 2017, West Brom's unbeaten record in the league came to an end after their 3–1 defeat away at Premier League newcomers Brighton & Hove Albion, who scored their first league goals and earned their first league win with the result. West Brom found themselves 3–0 down in the second half courtesy of a brace from Pascal Groß and a headed goal from Tomer Hemed. They did manage to pull a goal back through James Morrison late in the game, but it was not enough as West Brom fell to 9th in the table.[78] Albion's goalless draw at home to West Ham United was Tony Pulis' 100th Premier League game in charge of the club, making him the first Baggies head coach to reach that milestone.[79] On 25 September 2017, Gareth Barry became the all-time leading appearance maker in Premier League history after appearing against Arsenal, playing his 633th premier league game that made him surpass former Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs.[80] He was also given the armband in this game. But the team lost 2–0 from a brace of Alexandre Lacazette, stretching Tony Pulis's awful managerial records at the Emirates Stadium. Five days later, they squandered a 2–0 lead they had taken in the opening 20 minuntes through Rondón and Evans'goals against Watford at home, being equalized by Richarlison in the 95th minute.
December
Albion lost 3–1 away at Stoke City in the 100th top flight meeting between the two sides. Salomón Rondón—in his 100th game for the club—scored Albion's consolation goal.[81]
January
Albion started the new year with a tough visit to West Ham United, kicked off only 50 hours after the Arsenal clash, while West Ham had a week to spare due to their fixtures against Tottenham Hotspur was postponed. Club Chairman John Williams had requested a postpone for this match but dismissed by the FA. James McClean scores his first goal for club in 16 months, where last one also against West Ham. But a brace from Andy Carroll helped the home side bounce back, where the second goal being a 95-minute late winner. Jake Livermore was involved in an angry exchange with a fan after he was substituted in the second half, which was later confirmed that fan made remarks related to Livermore's abortive son. The midfielder was not charged by the FA while the fan later received an 'indefinite ban' from West Ham for home and away games. West Brom finally picked up their first league win across 5 months and 20 games at home against Brighton, defenders Jonny Evans and Craig Dawson each scored a header from corners respectively.
One week later, Albion earned a 1–1 draw away to Everton, but unfortunately the match is overshadowed as home midfielder James McCarthy suffered a broken leg after putting out a harsh tackle on Salomón Rondón and was set to miss out for a lengthy period. James McClean came on in the second half and made his 100th appearance for West Brom.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 37 | |
| 17 | Southampton | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 36 | |
| 18 | Swansea City (R) | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 33 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
| 19 | Stoke City (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 68 | −33 | 33 | |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion (R) | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 31 |
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).[82]
(R) Relegated
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).[82]
(R) Relegated
Result 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 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 27 | −17 |
Last updated: 13 May 2018.
Source: Premier League
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 12 August 2017 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | AFC Bournemouth | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 BST | Hegazi 31' Yacob 34'Rodriguez 82'Robson-Kanu 90' |
Report | Arter 86' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,011 (2,509 away) Referee: Robert Madley |
| 19 August 2017 2 | Burnley | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Burnley |
| 15:00 BST | Barnes 90' |
Report | Robson-Kanu 71',  83' |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 19,619 (1,337 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 27 August 2017 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Stoke City | West Bromwich |
| 13:30 BST | Rodriguez 52', 61' Rondón 84' |
Report | Pieters 33' Crouch 77'Allen 88' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,704 (2,547 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 9 September 2017 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Falmer |
| 15:00 BST | Groß 45', 48' Hemed 63' March 88' Murray 90+1' |
Report | Morrison 77' |
Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,381 (2,550 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 16 September 2017 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | West Ham United | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 BST | Foster 66' McClean 83' |
Report | Zabaleta 9' Antonio 90+6' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,942 (2,598 away) Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 25 September 2017 6 | Arsenal | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Holloway |
| 20:00 BST | Lacazette 20', 67' (pen.) Sánchez 44' |
Report | Evans 35' Dawson 49'Krychowiak 56'Nyom 67' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,134 (956 away) Referee: Robert Madley |
| 30 September 2017 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Watford | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 BST | Rondón 18' Evans 21', 88'Livermore 87'McClean 90' |
Report | Doucouré 37' Richarlison 90+5' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,606 (2,600 away) Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 16 October 2017 8 | Leicester City | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Leicester |
| 20:00 BST | Iheanacho 62' Albrighton 68'Mahrez 80' |
Report | Hegazi 8' Myhill 47'Chadli 63' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,203 (1,623 away) Referee: Mike Dean |
| 21 October 2017 9 | Southampton | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Southampton |
| 17:30 BST | Boufal 85' |
Report | Chadli 67' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,947 (1,207 away) Referee: Graham Scott |
| 28 October 2017 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–3 | Manchester City | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 BST | Rodriguez 13' Evans 21'Hegazi 72'Phillips 90+2' |
Report | Sané 10' Fernandinho 15'Jesus 60'Sterling 64'Otamendi 71'Walker 90+4' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,003 (2,600 away) Referee: Mike Jones |
| 4 November 2017 11 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT | van La Parra 44' Schindler 57' Williams 70' |
Report | Hegazi 31' Nyom 35' Barry 53' McClean 90+5' |
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 24,169 (2,340 away) Referee: Roger East |
| 18 November 2017 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–4 | Chelsea | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Rondón 54' Yacob 88' |
Report | Morata 17' 90' Hazard 19' 23', 62'Alonso 38'Fàbregas 50' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,592 (2,600 away) Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 25 November 2017 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Dier 58' Kane 74' |
Report | Rondón 4' Barry 26'Gibbs 60'Nyom 77'Foster 82' |
Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 65,905 (3,062 away) Referee: Mike Jones |
| 28 November 2017 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Newcastle United | West Bromwich |
| 20:00 GMT | Robson-Kanu 45'+1' Field 56' |
Report | Clark 59' Evans 83' (o.g.) |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,534 (2,581 away) Referee: Lee Probert |
| 2 December 2017 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Livermore 64' Field 90+2'Nyom 90+4' |
Report | Ward 76' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,531 (2,208 away) Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 9 December 2017 16 | Swansea City | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Swansea |
| 15:00 GMT | Carroll 51' Bony 81'Mesa 86' |
Report | Yacob 16' Field 35'Robson-Kanu 78'Evans 84'Brunt 88' |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 19,580 (1,032 away) Referee: Mike Dean |
| 13 December 2017 17 | Liverpool | 0–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Liverpool |
| 20:00 GMT | Can 68' |
Report | Field 90+2' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,243 (1,083 away) Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 17 December 2017 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Manchester United | West Bromwich |
| 14:15 GMT | Barry 77' Rondón 90+5' |
Report | Lukaku 27' Lingard 35'Rashford 53'Matić 90+3'Rojo 90+5' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,782 (2,600 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 23 December 2017 19 | Stoke City | 3–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Allen 19' Choupo-Moting 45+2'Sobhi 90+5' 90+6' |
Report | Rondón 51' |
Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 29,057 (2,078 away) Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 26 December 2017 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | Everton | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Dawson 68' Barry 79' |
Report | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,364 (2,600 away) Referee: Roger East |
| 31 December 2017 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Arsenal | West Bromwich |
| 16:30 GMT | Evans 34' Brunt 59'Dawson 82'Rodriguez 89' (pen.) |
Report | Mustafi 58' McClean 83' (o.g.)Wilshere 88'Čech 90+5' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,223 (2,594 away) Referee: Mike Dean |
| 2 January 2018 22 | West Ham United | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Stratford, London |
| 19:45 GMT | Lanzini 6' Masuaku 44'Carroll 59', 90+4' 61' |
Report | McClean 30' Yacob 74'Krychowiak 90+6' |
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,888 (1,063 away) Referee: Mike Jones |
| 13 January 2018 23 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Evans 4' Dawson 55' |
Report | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,240 (2,595 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 20 January 2018 24 | Everton | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Liverpool |
| 15:00 GMT | Walcott 45+1' Schneiderlin 58' Niasse 70' |
Report | Rodriguez 7' Dawson 88' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,061 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 31 January 2018 25 | Manchester City | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Manchester |
| 20:00 GMT | Fernandinho 19' Silva 32'De Bruyne 68'Agüero 89' |
Report | McClean 69' Rondón 75'Phillips 85' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 53,241 (901 away) Referee: Robert Madley |
| 3 February 2018 26 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–3 | Southampton | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Hegazi 4' Barry 22'Rondón 72'Phillips 90+2' |
Report | Lemina 40' Stephens 43'Ward-Prowse 55'Bertrand 90+2' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,911 (2,031 away) Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 12 February 2018 27 | Chelsea | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Fulham |
| 20:00 GMT | Hazard 25', 71' Moses 63' |
Report | Evans 45+3' Gibbs 49' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,071 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 24 February 2018 28 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Huddersfield Town | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Dawson 64' Evans 83' |
Report | Hadergjonaj 30' van La Parra 48' Mounié 56' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,920 (2,597 away) Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 3 March 2018 29 | Watford | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Watford |
| 15:00 GMT | Capoue 25' Mariappa 72' Deeney 77' |
Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,022 (2,074 away) Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 10 March 2018 30 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–4 | Leicester City | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Rondón 8' Livermore 80' |
Report | Vardy 21', 41' Simpson 53'Mahrez 62'Ndidi 73'Iheanacho 76'Iborra 90+3' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,558 (2,600 away) Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 17 March 2018 31 | AFC Bournemouth | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 53' Ibe 77'Stanislas 89' |
Report | Livermore 34' Rodriguez 49'Dawson 87' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,242 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 31 March 2018 32 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Burnley | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 BST | Rondón 83' Yacob 90+3' |
Report | Barnes 22' 54' Chris Wood 73'Cork 79'Pope 90+5' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,455 (2,593 away) Referee: Lee Probert |
| 7 April 2018 33 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Swansea City | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 BST | Brunt 50' Rodriguez 54' Phillips 87' McClean 90' |
Report | Clucas 55' Abraham 75' Bartley 90' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,297 (2,597 away) Referee: Roger East |
| 15 April 2018 34 | Manchester United | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Manchester |
| 16:00 BST | Pogba 29' |
Report | Rodriguez 73' Nyom 77' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,095 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 21 April 2018 35 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Liverpool | West Bromwich |
| 12:30 BST | Livermore 79' Rondón 88' |
Report | Ings 4' Moreno 69' Salah 72' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,520 (2,600 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 28 April 2018 36 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Diamé 68' |
Report | Phillips 29' Livermore 37' Nyom 45+1' McClean 82' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,283 (1,027 away) Referee: David Coote |
| 5 May 2018 37 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 BST | Hegazi 61' Nyom 65'McClean 79'Brunt 82'Livermore 90+2' |
Report | Rose 65' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,685 (2,589 away) Referee: Mike Jones |
| 13 May 2018 38 | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Selhurst |
| 15:00 BST | Tomkins 48' McArthur 68'Zaha 70'van Aanholt 78' |
Report | Brunt 45+2' Dawson 55'Gibbs 81' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,357 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
FA Cup
The FA Cup is English football's primary cup competition and was first held in 1871–72. West Bromwich Albion have won the competition five times, most recently in 1968; the 2017–18 season marks the 50th anniversary of that campaign as well as being Albion's 125th season in the FA Cup. As a Premier League club, Albion entered the 2017–18 FA Cup at the third round stage and were drawn away to either Exeter City or Forest Green Rovers.[83] The former won the replayed tie 2–1 (a.e.t.) and advanced through to host WBA.[84] Albion had not faced Exeter in any competition since a league match in 1993 and the two sides had never previously met in the FA Cup.[85] The game finished 2–0 to the away side thanks to first half goals from Salomón Rondón and Jay Rodriguez, while Hal Robson-Kanu missed a penalty. Pardew got his first win in charge in this clash, which also ended Albion's 21-game winless run in all competitions.[86]
West Bromwich Albion's fourth-round match against Liverpool at Anfield was moved to a Saturday night slot for live screening on BT Sport.[87] It became the first official game in the club's history to use a video assistant referee.[88] The newly introduced technology did bring great impact to the process of the game, where referee Craig Pawson disallowed a West Brom goal and awarded Liverpool a penalty with VAR's assistance. But a brace from Jay Rodriguez and a Joël Matip own goal still saw a dramatic 3–2 victory to Albion.[89] Albion were later eliminated by Southampton in the fifth round, albeit Rondon scoring a goal of the season contender.[90]
| 6 January 2018 Third round | Exeter City | 0–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Sweeney 42' Archibald-Henville 53' |
Report | Rondón 2' Rodriguez 25', 64'Robson-Kanu 42' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,638 (1,200 away) Referee: Lee Mason |
| 27 January 2018 Fourth round | Liverpool | 2–3 | West Bromwich Albion | Liverpool |
| 19:45 GMT | Firmino 5' 27' Can 61'Salah 78' |
Report | Rodriguez 7', 11' Barry 26'Matip 45+2' (o.g.)Dawson 83'Hegazi 85' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,342 (1,900 away) Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 17 February 2018 Fifth round | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Southampton | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Krychowiak 30' McClean 42'Rondón 58' |
Report | Hoedt 11' Carrillo 45+1'Tadić 56'Lemina 75' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 17,600 (2,572 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
EFL Cup
English football's secondary cup competition is the EFL Cup and is contested by the 92 clubs of the Premier League and English Football League. It was the 53rd season in which Albion took part in the competition formerly known as the Football League Cup, which they won at their first attempt in 1966 but had not won since. As one of the Premier League clubs not involved in European competition, Albion entered the 2017–18 EFL Cup at the second round stage, where they were drawn away to Accrington Stanley.[91] Goals from Salomón Rondón, Matt Phillips and Jay Rodriguez—his first for the club—ensured Albion's progression into the next round, while Tom Dallison scored a late consolation for the home side. West Brom were captained by new signing Gareth Barry.[92] In the third round, Albion faced Manchester City at home.[93] Midfielder Claudio Yacob scored for the first time in almost three years but two goals from City's Leroy Sané meant that West Brom were eliminated from the competition.[94]
| 22 August 2017 Second round | Accrington Stanley | 1–3 | West Bromwich Albion | Accrington |
| 19:45 BST | Dallison 88' |
Report | Rondón 11' McClean 30'Phillips 31'Rodriguez 64' |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,699 (1,345 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 20 September 2017 Third round | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Manchester City | West Bromwich |
| 20:00 BST | Yacob 54' 72' |
Report | Sané 3', 77' 59' Delph 45'Sterling 66'Danilo 85' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 14,953 (3,246 away) Referee: Mike Jones |
Appearances and goals
- Last updated on 14 May 2018.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | EFL Cup | FA Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG |
Ben Foster | 41 | -61 | 37 | -55 | 1 | -2 | 3 | -4 | ||
| 2 | DF |  CMR |
Allan Nyom | 33 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Kieran Gibbs | 36 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | FW | WAL |
Hal Robson-Kanu | 24 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | MF |  ARG |
Claudio Yacob | 18 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF |  NIR |
Jonny Evans | 31 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | SCO |
James Morrison | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Jake Livermore | 37 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW |  VEN |
Salomón Rondón | 40 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | MF | SCO |
Matt Phillips | 34 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | NIR |
Chris Brunt | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK | WAL |
Boaz Myhill | 2 | -2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | IRL |
James McClean | 34 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW | ENG |
Daniel Sturridge | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | EGY |
Ali Gabr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW | SCO |
Oliver Burke | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | ENG |
Gareth Barry | 29 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | ENG |
Jay Rodriguez | 42 | 11 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 20 | MF | POL |
Grzegorz Krychowiak | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF |  BEL |
Nacer Chadli | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | NIR |
Gareth McAuley | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF | ENG |
Craig Dawson | 32 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF | EGY |
Ahmed Hegazy | 42 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | ENG |
Sam Field | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 40 | GK | ENG |
Alex Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50 | DF | IRL |
Dara O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players who left during the season | |||||||||||||
| 34 | MF | ENG |
Rekeem Harper (on loan at Blackburn Rovers) | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | MF | ENG |
Jonathan Leko (on loan at Bristol City) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 49 | DF | ENG |
Kane Wilson (on loan at Exeter City) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- Source: [citation needed]
Cards
- Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 18 December 2017.
| No. | Pos. | Name |  |
 |
| 1 | GK | Ben Foster |
2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Allan Nyom |
4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Kieran Gibbs |
1 | 0 |
| 4 | FW | Hal Robson-Kanu |
2 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Claudio Yacob |
3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Jonny Evans |
4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jake Livermore |
2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  Salomón Rondón |
3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Chris Brunt |
1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Boaz Myhill |
1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | James McClean |
4 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Gareth Barry |
2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Jay Rodriguez |
2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Grzegorz Krychowiak |
1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Nacer Chadli |
1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Gareth McAuley |
1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Ahmed Hegazi |
3 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Sam Field |
3 | 0 |
Clean sheets
- Last updated on 27 May 2018.
| Number | Nation | Name | Matches Played |
Premier League | EFL Cup | FA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Ben Foster | 41 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | |
Boaz Myhill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | |
Alex Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |||
The season was covered by the Channel 4 documentary series, Artist in Residence, in the episode entitled "The Football Club". It follows portrait artist Tai-Shan Schierenberg as he paints players, management and fans of the club.[95] A week after the season ended, Albion made the first presentations from their caps project. The blue caps feature the club's original crest from 1884 as well as a unique number denoting the order of each player's league debut for the team. They will be given to every player—or where deceased, to surviving family members—to have represented West Bromwich Albion in league football. The first caps awarded honoured members of Albion's 1968 FA Cup-winning team.[96]
- Seasons in the top tier includes those in the Premier League (1992–93 onwards) and Football League First Division (1991–92 and prior). The total of league seasons does not include the partial season of 1939–40, which was abandoned after just a few games due to the outbreak of the Second World War and all results annulled.
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