Albion have only once won their third game of a Premier League season, back in 2012 when they already had four points on the board from two matches, and notched up a 2-0 win over Everton. Having not scored a goal yet this season, and with the Champions the next opponents, a win seems less likely.
Having said that, we beat Chelsea back in May and Mourinho’s men are looking vulnerable having conceded five goals already this season.
On the only other occasion we had 1 point from the first 2 games in 2013, we lost the third game of the season at home to Swansea.
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19th | 26 |
| 2004/2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17th | 34 |
| 2005/2006 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19th | 30 |
| 2008/2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20th | 32 |
| 2010/2011 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11th | 47 |
| 2011/2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 19th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10th | 47 |
| 2012/2013 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8th | 49 |
| 2013/2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17th | 36 |
| 2014/2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13th | 44 |
| 2015/2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Comparison of Equivalent Fixtures | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| 2014/2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2014/2015 Results | Burnley (A) | D | 2-2 | ||||
| Chelsea (H) | W | 3-0 | |||||
Results
| 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 | Bednar (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 |
Next Matches
| 2002/2003 | 27/08/2002 | Arsenal (A) | L | 2-5 | Dobie, Roberts |
| 2004/2005 | 25/08/2004 | Tottenham Hotspur (H) | D | 1-1 | Gera |
| 2005/2006 | 24/08/2005 | Chelsea (A) | L | 0-4 | |
| 2008/2009 | 30/08/2008 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2010/2011 | 29/08/2010 | Liverpool (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2011/2012 | 28/08/2011 | Stoke City (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2012/2013 | 01/09/2012 | Everton (H) | W | 2-0 | Long, McAuley |
| 2013/2014 | 01/09/2013 | Swansea City (H) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2014/2015 | 30/08/2014 | Swansea City (A) | L | 0-3 | |
| 2015/2016 | 23/08/2015 | Chelsea (H) |
