Albion’s return to the Premier League shone brightly before being snuffed out comprehensively as the visitors scored three second half goals.
It is the seventh time that the Baggies have opened a Premier League season with a defeat, the fourth time at the Hawthorns. If you are looking for positive omens, on none of the four occasions in which Albion have lost on the opening day at home have they gone on to be relegated!
| 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 | |
| 2002/2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19th | 26 |
| 2004/2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17th | 34 |
| 2005/2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19th | 30 |
| 2008/2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20th | 32 |
| 2010/2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11th | 47 |
| 2011/2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th | 47 |
| 2012/2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3rd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th | 49 |
| 2013/2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17th | 36 |
| 2014/2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th | 44 |
| 2015/2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14th | 43 |
| 2016/2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10th | 45 |
| 2017/2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th | 31 |
| 2020/2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| * Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the table after all fixtures for that day have been completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
| 2002/2003 | 17/08/2002 | Manchester United (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2004/2005 | 14/08/2004 | Blackburn Rovers (A) | D | 1-1 | Clement |
| 2005/2006 | 13/08/2005 | Manchester City (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2008/2009 | 16/08/2008 | Arsenal (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2010/2011 | 14/08/2010 | Chelsea (A) | L | 0-6 | |
| 2011/2012 | 14/08/2011 | Manchester United (H) | L | 1-2 | Long |
| 2012/2013 | 18/08/2012 | Liverpool (H) | W | 3-0 | Gera, Odemwingie (pen), Lukaku |
| 2013/2014 | 17/08/2013 | Southampton (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2014/2015 | 16/08/2014 | Sunderland (H) | D | 2-2 | Berahino (2, 1 pen) |
| 2015/2016 | 10/08/2015 | Manchester City (H) | L | 0-3 | |
| 2016/2017 | 13/08/2016 | Crystal Palace (A) | W | 1-0 | Rondón |
| 2017/2018 | 12/08/2017 | AFC Bournemouth (H) | W | 1-0 | Hegazi |
| 2020/2021 | 13/09/2020 | Leicester City (H) | L | 0-3 |
Next Matches
| 2002/2003 | 24/08/2002 | Leeds United (H) | L | 1-3 | Marshall |
| 2004/2005 | 22/08/2004 | Aston Villa (H) | D | 1-1 | Clement |
| 2005/2006 | 20/08/2005 | Portsmouth (H) | W | 2-1 | Horsfield (2) |
| 2008/2009 | 23/08/2008 | Everton (H) | L | 1-2 | Bednár (pen) |
| 2010/2011 | 21/08/2010 | Sunderland (H) | W | 1-0 | Odemwingie |
| 2011/2012 | 20/08/2011 | Chelsea (A) | L | 1-2 | Long |
| 2012/2013 | 25/08/2012 | Tottenham Hotspur (A) | D | 1-1 | Morrison |
| 2013/2014 | 24/08/2013 | Everton (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2014/2015 | 23/08/2014 | Southampton (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2015/2016 | 15/08/2015 | Watford (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2016/2017 | 20/08/2016 | Everton (H) | L | 1-2 | McAuley |
| 2017/2018 | 19/08/2017 | Burnley (A) | W | 1-0 | Robson-Kanu |
| 2020/2021 | 19/09/2020 | Everton (A) |
