After an awful first 30 minutes, Albion recovered in the second half to take the three points against Hull City and now sit in 8th place with 29 points from 20 games.
In 2012, the Baggies had four more points than this season, but they have scored as many goals as they had done this season (28) and have conceded one fewer than under Steve Clarke. The most marked contrast is with last season under Pulis, however, when Albion had only managed 20 goals from 20 games but had just three points fewer than this season.
Albion now have almost two weeks to wait for their next Premier League fixture when they visit Spurs for game 21. January has not been a great month in Albion’s Premier League history and game 21 has produced just one victory, against Hull City two years ago.
| 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 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 16 | 19th | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 19th | 26 |
| 2004/2005 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 11 | 20th | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 17th | 34 |
| 2005/2006 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 19 | 17th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 19th | 30 |
| 2008/2009 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 18 | 20th | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 20th | 32 |
| 2010/2011 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 22 | 14th | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 11th | 47 |
| 2011/2012 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 22 | 15th | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10th | 47 |
| 2012/2013 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 33 | 7th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 8th | 49 |
| 2013/2014 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 14th | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 17th | 36 |
| 2014/2015 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 17th | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 13th | 44 |
| 2015/2016 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 12th | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14th | 43 |
| 2016/2017 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 8th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | ||
| Comparison of Equivalent Fixtures^ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| 2015/2016 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 20 |
| 2015/2016 Results | Aston Villa (H) | D | 0-0 | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur (A) | D | 1-1 | |||||
Results
| 2002/2003 | 26/12/2002 | Arsenal (H) | L | 1-2 | Dichio |
| 2004/2005 | 28/12/2004 | Manchester City (A) | D | 1-1 | Dunne (o.g.) |
| 2005/2006 | 31/12/2005 | Liverpool (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2008/2009 | 28/12/2008 | Tottenham Hotspur (H) | W | 2-0 | Bednar, Beattie |
| 2010/2011 | 01/01/2011 | Manchester United (H) | L | 1-2 | Morrison |
| 2011/2012 | 03/01/2012 | Tottenham Hotspur (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2012/2013 | 29/12/2012 | Manchester United (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2013/2014 | 01/01/2014 | Newcastle United (H) | W | 1-0 | Berahino (pen) |
| 2014/2015 | 01/01/2015 | West Ham United (A) | D | 1-1 | Berahino |
| 2015/2016 | 02/01/2016 | Stoke City (H) | W | 2-1 | Sessègnon, Evans |
| 2016/2017 | 02/01/2017 | Hull City (H) | W | 3-1 | Brunt, McAuley, Morrison |
Next Matches
| 2002/2003 | 28/12/2002 | Charlton Athletic (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2004/2005 | 01/01/2005 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | D | 1-1 | Gera |
| 2005/2006 | 02/01/2006 | Aston Villa (H) | L | 1-2 | Watson |
| 2008/2009 | 10/01/2009 | Aston Villa (A) | L | 1-2 | Morrison |
| 2010/2011 | 04/01/2011 | Fulham (A) | L | 0-3 | |
| 2011/2012 | 14/01/2012 | Norwich City (H) | L | 1-2 | Long (pen) |
| 2012/2013 | 01/01/2013 | Fulham (H) | L | 1-2 | Lukaku |
| 2013/2014 | 11/01/2014 | Southampton (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2014/2015 | 10/01/2015 | Hull City (H) | W | 1-0 | Berahino |
| 2015/2016 | 13/01/2016 | Chelsea (A) | D | 2-2 | Gardner, McClean |
| 2016/2017 | 14/01/2017 | Tottenham Hotspur (A) |
* Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the Premier League table after all fixtures for that day have been completed.
^ Fixtures against promoted clubs are compared against fixtures against the relegated clubs from last season with the club finishing 1st in the Championship compared against the club finishing 18th in the Premier League, 2nd compared with 19th and the play-off winners compared against the club who finished bottom.
