A third successive defeat on the road for Ryan Mason’s team was particularly disappointing given the error that led to the winning goal in a game that neither side deserved to win. It leaves the Baggies in 11th spot and with only one clean sheet in their last eight matches, but it is the lack of chances created that is the biggest worry for Mason and his coaching team at present.
It is the first time that Albion have lost five of their first dozen games in a second tier season since 1998 when Denis Smith’s side fell away after their own promising start when they had ten points from the opening four games before losing 5-1 at Grimsby Town. Game 12 saw them lose at home to Sunderland despite Lee Hughes scoring a brace to take his tally to 14 for the season.
| 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 | |
| 1988/1989 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 9th | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9th | 72 |
| 1989/1990 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13th | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 20th | 51 |
| 1990/1991 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16th | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 23rd | 48 |
| 1993/1994 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 22nd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 21st | 51 |
| 1994/1995 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 23rd | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 19th | 58 |
| 1995/1996 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11th | 60 |
| 1996/1997 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 16th | 57 |
| 1997/1998 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 4th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10th | 61 |
| 1998/1999 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 11th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 12th | 59 |
| 1999/2000 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17th | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21st | 49 |
| 2000/2001 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6th | 74 |
| 2001/2002 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 4th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2nd | 89 |
| 2003/2004 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 3rd | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2nd | 86 |
| 2006/2007 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 22 | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 4th | 76 |
| 2007/2008 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1st | 81 |
| 2009/2010 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 24 | 1st | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 2nd | 91 |
| 2018/2019 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 24 | 2nd | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4th | 80 |
| 2019/2020 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 1st | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2nd | 83 |
| 2021/2022 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 25 | 1st | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 10th | 67 |
| 2022/2023 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 22nd | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 9th | 66 |
| 2023/2024 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 9th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5th | 75 |
| 2024/2025 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5th | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9th | 64 |
| 2025/2026 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 11th | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | ||
| * Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the table after all fixtures for that day have been completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
| 1988/1989 | 22/10/1988 | Bradford City (H) | W | 1-0 | Talbot |
| 1989/1990 | 17/10/1989 | Stoke City (A) | L | 1-2 | Bartlett |
| 1990/1991 | 27/10/1990 | Newcastle United (A) | D | 1-1 | Anderson |
| 1993/1994 | 23/10/1993 | Sunderland (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 1994/1995 | 18/10/1994 | Sheffield United (H) | W | 1-0 | Mellon |
| 1995/1996 | 14/10/1995 | Luton Town (A) | W | 2-1 | Ashcroft, Hunt |
| 1996/1997 | 19/10/1996 | Grimsby Town (A) | D | 1-1 | Sneekes |
| 1997/1998 | 21/10/1997 | Nottingham Forest (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 1998/1999 | 18/10/1998 | Sunderland (H) | L | 2-3 | Hughes (2) |
| 1999/2000 | 23/10/1999 | Charlton Athletic (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2000/2001 | 14/10/2000 | Norwich City (H) | L | 2-3 | Clement, Hughes (pen) |
| 2001/2002 | 16/10/2001 | Stockport County (A) | W | 2-1 | Taylor (2) |
| 2003/2004 | 14/10/2003 | Sheffield United (H) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2006/2007 | 17/10/2006 | Crystal Palace (A) | W | 2-0 | Gera, Kamara |
| 2007/2008 | 23/10/2007 | Blackpool (H) | W | 2-1 | Miller, Morrison |
| 2009/2010 | 17/10/2009 | Reading (H) | W | 3-1 | Thomas (2), Mulumbu |
| 2018/2019 | 06/10/2018 | Reading (H) | W | 4-1 | Gayle (2), Barnes, Bartley |
| 2019/2020 | 19/10/2019 | Middlesbrough (A) | W | 1-0 | Robson-Kanu |
| 2021/2022 | 15/10/2021 | Birmingham City (H) | W | 1-0 | Grant |
| 2022/2023 | 05/10/2022 | Preston North End (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2023/2024 | 21/10/2023 | Plymouth Argyle (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2024/2025 | 26/10/2024 | Cardiff City (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2025/2026 | 25/10/2025 | Ipswich Town (A) | L | 0-1 |
Next Matches
| 1988/1989 | 26/10/1988 | Manchester City (H) | W | 1-0 | Durnin |
| 1989/1990 | 21/10/1989 | Hull City (H) | D | 1-1 | Parkin |
| 1990/1991 | 03/11/1990 | Bristol Rovers (H) | W | 3-1 | West (2), Anderson |
| 1993/1994 | 30/10/1993 | Watford (H) | W | 4-1 | Hunt (2), Hamilton, Taylor |
| 1994/1995 | 22/10/1994 | Barnsley (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 1995/1996 | 21/10/1995 | Portsmouth (H) | W | 2-1 | Ashcroft, Hunt |
| 1996/1997 | 26/10/1996 | Bradford City (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 1997/1998 | 25/10/1997 | Sheffield United (H) | W | 2-0 | Hunt, Hughes |
| 1998/1999 | 21/10/1998 | Queen’s Park Rangers (H) | W | 2-0 | Evans, Murphy |
| 1999/2000 | 26/10/1999 | Crystal Palace (A) | W | 2-0 | Flynn, Maresca |
| 2000/2001 | 17/10/2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) | W | 1-0 | Hughes (pen) |
| 2001/2002 | 19/10/2001 | Norwich City (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2003/2004 | 18/10/2003 | Norwich City (H) | W | 1-0 | Koumas |
| 2006/2007 | 22/10/2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) | W | 3-0 | Greening, Kamara, Hartson (pen) |
| 2007/2008 | 27/10/2007 | Norwich City (H) | W | 2-0 | Miller, Phillips |
| 2009/2010 | 20/10/2009 | Swansea City (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2018/2019 | 20/10/2018 | Wigan Athletic (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2019/2020 | 22/10/2019 | Barnsley (H) | D | 2-2 | Diaby (o.g.), Pereira |
| 2021/2022 | 20/10/2021 | Swansea City (A) | L | 1-2 | Grant |
| 2022/2023 | 08/10/2022 | Luton Town (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2023/2024 | 24/10/2023 | Queen’s Park Rangers (H) | W | 2-0 | Thomas-Asante (pen), Diangana |
| 2024/2025 | 02/11/2024 | Luton Town (A) | D | 1-1 | Maja |
| 2025/2026 | 01/11/2025 | Sheffield Wednesday (H) |
