Albion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 11 games

After going two goals down for the first time in the league this season, and the Baggies showed some resilience to earn a point with two late goals.

Darren Moore’s triple substitution just after the hour mark left many Albion fans aghast as Gayle and Rodriguez were withdrawn, but it proved to be a tactical masterstroke although the Baggies left it late with both goals, including a fantastic solo effort by Harvey Barnes, coming in the last five minutes.

The point wasn’t enough to propel Albion back to the top of the table, but they sit a point off the top in fourth place behind Leeds, Boro and new challengers, Sheffield United.

Only Megson’s class of 2003 had a better points tally at this stage and Big Dave’s men can pull closer this weekend should the beat Reading given that the Ginger One’s side lost at home in game 12. In Albion’s last Championship campaign, Roberto di Matteo’s team also faced Reading at home in game 12, winning 3-1 thanks to a rare brace from Jerome Thomas (his only one for Albion) and another goal from Youssuf Mulumbu.

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
2000/2001 11 6 2 3 10 10 20 5th 3 1 1 5 4 10 3 1 2 5 6 10 6th 74
2001/2002 11 6 1 4 14 9 19 3rd 4 0 3 8 4 12 2 1 1 6 5 7 2nd 89
2003/2004 11 8 1 2 19 10 25 1st 5 0 0 12 3 15 3 1 2 7 7 10 2nd 86
2006/2007 11 5 4 2 19 11 19 4th 4 1 0 11 4 13 1 3 2 8 7 6 4th 76
2007/2008 11 5 2 4 23 14 17 5th 4 1 0 14 2 13 1 1 4 9 12 4 1st 81
2009/2010 11 6 3 2 21 11 21 2nd 3 1 1 9 4 10 3 2 1 12 7 11 2nd 91
2018/2019 11 6 3 2 27 16 21 4th 4 0 1 16 6 12 2 3 1 11 10 9
* Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the table after all fixtures for that day have been completed.

Results

2000/2001 08/10/2000 Sheffield Wednesday (A) W 2-1 Roberts (2)
2001/2002 11/10/2001 Millwall (H) L 0-2
2003/2004 04/10/2003 Gillingham (A) W 2-0 Clement, Dobie
2006/2007 14/10/2006 Ipswich Town (A) W 5-1 Kamara (2), Phillips (3)
2007/2008 20/10/2007 Colchester United (A) L 2-3 Phillips, Miller
2009/2010 03/10/2009 Preston North End (A) D 0-0
2018/2019 03/10/2018 Sheffield Wednesday (A) D 2-2 Pelupessy (o.g.), Barnes

Next Matches

2000/2001 14/10/2000 Norwich City (H) L 2-3 Clement, Hughes (pen)
2001/2002 16/10/2001 Stockport County (A) W 2-1 Taylor (2)
2003/2004 14/10/2003 Sheffield United (H) L 0-2
2006/2007 17/10/2006 Crystal Palace (A) W 2-0 Gera, Kamara
2007/2008 23/10/2007 Blackpool (H) W 2-1 Miller, Morrison
2009/2010 17/10/2009 Reading (H) W 3-1 Thomas (2), Mulumbu
2018/2019 06/10/2018 Reading (H)

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