Rúben Dias’s own goal means that Manchester City players have scored more goals for Albion in Premier League games between the sides than any one Baggies player. He joins Richard Dunne in 2004 and Costel Pantilimon in 2013 as have scored an own goal to Albion’s benefit – Chris Brunt and Neil Clement both scored twice against City in the Premier League.
If you are looking for omens, that Richard Dunne own goal, when Robert Earnshaw tried vainly to get a touch on the ball as it trickled into the net, on New Year’s Eve 2004 earned rock-bottom Baggies an unlikely point and kick-started the Great Escape.
The 13th game of that 2004/05 season was Bryan Robson’s first game in charge, a 2-1 home defeat by Middlesbrough most remembered for a remarkable last minute miss by Nwankwo Kanu.
In terms of the “worst starts” statistics, the point means that Bilić’s Baggies remain ahead of the Giles/Stiles team of 1985/86 who recorded their first win of the season in game 13 to move to six points.
| 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 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 18th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 19th | 26 |
| 2004/2005 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 18th | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 17th | 34 |
| 2005/2006 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 16th | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 19th | 30 |
| 2008/2009 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 20th | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 20th | 32 |
| 2010/2011 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 12th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 11th | 47 |
| 2011/2012 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 13th | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 10th | 47 |
| 2012/2013 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 26 | 3rd | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8th | 49 |
| 2013/2014 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12th | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 17th | 36 |
| 2014/2015 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 15th | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13th | 44 |
| 2015/2016 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 12th | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14th | 43 |
| 2016/2017 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 9th | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10th | 45 |
| 2017/2018 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 17th | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 20th | 31 |
| 2020/2021 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 19th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2 | ||
| * Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the table after all fixtures for that day have been completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
| 2002/2003 | 09/11/2002 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | D | 1-1 | Dobie |
| 2004/2005 | 14/11/2004 | Middlesbrough (H) | L | 1-2 | Earnshaw |
| 2005/2006 | 19/11/2005 | Everton (H) | W | 4-0 | Ellington (2), Clement, Earnshaw |
| 2008/2009 | 15/11/2008 | Chelsea (H) | L | 0-3 | |
| 2010/2011 | 13/11/2010 | Wigan Athletic (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2011/2012 | 26/11/2011 | Tottenham Hotspur (H) | L | 1-3 | Mulumbu |
| 2012/2013 | 25/11/2012 | Sunderland (A) | W | 4-2 | Gera, Long, Lukaku (pen), Gardner (o.g.) |
| 2013/2014 | 30/11/2013 | Newcastle United (A) | L | 1-2 | Brunt |
| 2014/2015 | 29/11/2014 | Arsenal (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2015/2016 | 21/11/2015 | Arsenal (H) | W | 2-1 | Morrison, Arteta (o.g.) |
| 2016/2017 | 26/11/2016 | Hull City (A) | D | 1-1 | McAuley |
| 2017/2018 | 25/11/2017 | Tottenham Hotspur (A) | D | 1-1 | Rondón |
| 2020/2021 | 15/12/2020 | Manchester City (A) | D | 1-1 | Dias (o.g.) |
Next Matches
| 2002/2003 | 16/11/2002 | Aston Villa (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2004/2005 | 20/11/2004 | Arsenal (A) | D | 1-1 | Earnshaw |
| 2005/2006 | 27/11/2005 | Middlesbrough (A) | D | 2-2 | Ellington, Kanu |
| 2008/2009 | 22/11/2008 | Stoke City (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2010/2011 | 20/11/2010 | Stoke City (H) | L | 0-3 | |
| 2011/2012 | 03/12/2011 | Queen’s Park Rangers (A) | D | 1-1 | Long |
| 2012/2013 | 28/11/2012 | Swansea City (A) | L | 1-3 | Lukaku |
| 2013/2014 | 03/12/2013 | Manchester City (H) | L | 2-3 | Pantilimon (o.g.), Anichebe |
| 2014/2015 | 02/12/2014 | West Ham United (H) | L | 1-2 | Dawson |
| 2015/2016 | 29/11/2015 | West Ham United (A) | D | 1-1 | Reid (o.g.) |
| 2016/2017 | 03/12/2016 | Watford (H) | W | 3-1 | Evans, Brunt, Phillips |
| 2017/2018 | 28/11/2017 | Newcastle United (H) | D | 2-2 | Robson-Kanu, Field |
| 2020/2021 | 20/12/2020 | Aston Villa (H) |
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