With half of their remaining games against teams above them in the table, it may not be that easy for Albion to reach the 50 point mark.
Albion have picked up just one point from the nine games against teams in the current top seven, but the other five matches include tricky away trips to Watford, Burnley and Swansea.
In 2012/13, Albion also had 40 points from 28 games, but they were two goals better off than the current side. Game 29 saw them beat Swansea 2-1 at the Hawthorns, a result that proved to be their last home win of 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 | |
| 2002/2003 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 43 | 21 | 19th | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 19th | 26 |
| 2004/2005 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 49 | 21 | 19th | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 17th | 34 |
| 2005/2006 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 42 | 26 | 17th | 6 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 19th | 30 |
| 2008/2009 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 54 | 22 | 20th | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 20th | 32 |
| 2010/2011 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 53 | 29 | 17th | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 11th | 47 |
| 2011/2012 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 14th | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 10th | 47 |
| 2012/2013 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 37 | 40 | 9th | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 8th | 49 |
| 2013/2014 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 25 | 17th | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 17th | 36 |
| 2014/2015 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 30 | 13th | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 13th | 44 |
| 2015/2016 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 13th | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14th | 43 |
| 2016/2017 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 8th | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 14 | ||
| Comparison of Equivalent Fixtures^ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| 2015/2016 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 37 |
| 2015/2016 Results | Everton (A) | W | 1-0 | ||||
| Arsenal (H) | W | 2-1 | |||||
Results
| 2002/2003 | 23/02/2003 | West Ham United (H) | L | 1-2 | Dichio |
| 2004/2005 | 06/03/2005 | Birmingham City (H) | W | 2-0 | Clement, Campbell |
| 2005/2006 | 04/03/2006 | Chelsea (H) | L | 1-2 | Kanu |
| 2008/2009 | 03/03/2009 | Arsenal (H) | L | 1-3 | Brunt |
| 2010/2011 | 28/02/2011 | Stoke City (A) | D | 1-1 | Vela |
| 2011/2012 | 11/03/2012 | Manchester United (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2012/2013 | 02/03/2013 | Chelsea (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2013/2014 | 08/03/2014 | Manchester United (H) | L | 0-3 | |
| 2014/2015 | 03/03/2015 | Aston Villa (A) | L | 1-2 | Berahino |
| 2015/2016 | 01/03/2016 | Leicester City (A) | D | 2-2 | Rondón, Gardner |
| 2016/2017 | 11/03/2017 | Everton (A) | L | 0-3 |
Next Matches
| 2002/2003 | 01/03/2003 | Southampton (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2004/2005 | 15/03/2005 | Chelsea (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2005/2006 | 11/03/2006 | Birmingham City (A) | D | 1-1 | Ellington |
| 2008/2009 | 16/03/2009 | West Ham United (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2010/2011 | 05/03/2011 | Birmingham City (A) | W | 3-1 | Mulumbu, Morrison, Scharner |
| 2011/2012 | 17/03/2012 | Wigan Athletic (A) | D | 1-1 | Scharner |
| 2012/2013 | 09/03/2013 | Swansea City (H) | W | 2-1 | Lukaku, De Guzman (o.g.) |
| 2013/2014 | 15/03/2014 | Swansea City (A) | W | 2-1 | Sessègnon, Mulumbu |
| 2014/2015 | 14/03/2015 | Stoke City (H) | W | 1-0 | Ideye |
| 2015/2016 | 06/03/2016 | Manchester United (H) | W | 1-0 | Rondón |
| 2016/2017 | 18/03/2017 | Arsenal (H) |
* 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.
