For the fifth consecutive season, the Baggies find themselves with eight points from the first six games which, given that they had six points from the first two, is something of a disappointment this time around.
Tony Pulis managed to keep up his record of never having won a point at the Emirates, although Albion were perhaps a little unfortunate given the blatant penalty that referee, Bobby Madley, failed to award early on which could have made things very different.
It was, however, the first time that Albion had lost game six of a Premier League season, although with Watford to come this weekend, it should be noted that they haven’t won game seven since 2012.
| 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 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19th | 26 |
| 2004/2005 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19th | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17th | 34 |
| 2005/2006 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 17th | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19th | 30 |
| 2008/2009 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10th | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20th | 32 |
| 2010/2011 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 11th | 47 |
| 2011/2012 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 18th | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10th | 47 |
| 2012/2013 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8th | 49 |
| 2013/2014 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10th | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17th | 36 |
| 2014/2015 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13th | 44 |
| 2015/2016 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10th | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14th | 43 |
| 2016/2017 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10th | 45 |
| 2017/2018 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12th | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Comparison of Equivalent Fixtures^ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| 2016/2017 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
| 2016/2017 Results | Arsenal (A) | L | 0-1 | ||||
| Watford (H) | W | 3-1 | |||||
Results
| 2002/2003 | 14/09/2002 | Southampton (H) | W | 1-0 | Gregan |
| 2004/2005 | 18/09/2004 | Fulham (H) | D | 1-1 | Kanu |
| 2005/2006 | 17/09/2005 | Sunderland (A) | D | 1-1 | Gera |
| 2008/2009 | 27/09/2008 | Middlesbrough (A) | W | 1-0 | Olsson |
| 2010/2011 | 25/09/2010 | Arsenal (A) | W | 3-2 | Odemwingie, Jara, Thomas |
| 2011/2012 | 24/09/2011 | Fulham (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2012/2013 | 30/09/2012 | Aston Villa (A) | D | 1-1 | Long |
| 2013/2014 | 28/09/2013 | Manchester United (A) | W | 2-1 | Amalfitano, Berahino |
| 2014/2015 | 28/09/2014 | Burnley (H) | W | 4-0 | Dawson, Berahino (2), Dorrans |
| 2015/2016 | 19/09/2015 | Aston Villa (A) | W | 1-0 | Berahino |
| 2016/2017 | 24/09/2016 | Stoke City (A) | D | 1-1 | Rondón |
| 2017/2018 | 25/09/2017 | Arsenal (A) | L | 0-2 |
Next Matches
| 2002/2003 | 21/09/2002 | Liverpool (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2004/2005 | 25/09/2004 | Newcastle United (A) | L | 1-3 | Horsfield |
| 2005/2006 | 24/09/2005 | Charlton Athletic (H) | L | 1-2 | Davies |
| 2008/2009 | 04/10/2008 | Fulham (H) | W | 1-0 | Bednar |
| 2010/2011 | 02/10/2010 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | D | 1-1 | Morrison |
| 2011/2012 | 01/10/2011 | Sunderland (A) | D | 2-2 | Morrison, Long |
| 2012/2013 | 06/10/2012 | Queen’s Park Rangers (H) | W | 3-2 | Morrison, Gera, Mulumbu |
| 2013/2014 | 06/10/2013 | Arsenal (H) | D | 1-1 | Yacob |
| 2014/2015 | 04/10/2014 | Liverpool (A) | L | 1-2 | Berahino (pen) |
| 2015/2016 | 28/09/2015 | Everton (H) | L | 2-3 | Berahino, Dawson |
| 2016/2017 | 01/10/2016 | Sunderland (A) | D | 1-1 | Chadli |
| 2017/2018 | 30/09/2017 | Watford (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.
