A 2-0 home defeat by Middlesbrough was a disappointing end to the year as the Baggies’ 14 match unbeaten run was brought to an end, and their record of home unbeaten league games ended at 17.
It was only the second time this season that Albion have failed to score, and the first time at home since their previous home league defeat to Sheffield United in February.
Leeds United took over at the top on goal difference and the gap to third place is down to nine points. When compared with other 21st century promotion campaigns, Slaven Bilić’s team are four points better off than the next best at this stage, that being Tony Mowbray’s title winning team of 2007/08.
| Home | Away | Season End | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Posn* | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Posn | Pts | |
| 2000/2001 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 44 | 5th | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 6th | 74 |
| 2001/2002 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 21 | 43 | 5th | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 2nd | 89 |
| 2003/2004 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 46 | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 2nd | 86 |
| 2006/2007 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 28 | 40 | 6th | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 4th | 76 |
| 2007/2008 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 29 | 47 | 1st | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 1st | 81 |
| 2009/2010 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 27 | 46 | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 23 | 2nd | 91 |
| 2018/2019 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 32 | 46 | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 4th | 80 |
| 2019/2020 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 47 | 27 | 51 | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 28 | ||
| * Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the table after all fixtures for that day have been completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
| 2000/2001 | 26/12/2000 | Sheffield United (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2001/2002 | 22/12/2001 | Sheffield Wednesday (H) | D | 1-1 | Fox |
| 2003/2004 | 26/12/2003 | Derby County (H) | D | 1-1 | Gaardsøe |
| 2006/2007 | 26/12/2006 | Preston North End (H) | W | 4-2 | Koumas, Kamara, Ellington (2) |
| 2007/2008 | 29/12/2007 | Scunthorpe United (H) | W | 5-0 | Phillips (2), Koren, Gera, Beattie |
| 2009/2010 | 18/01/2010 | Newcastle United (A) | D | 2-2 | Olsson, Bednar |
| 2018/2019 | 29/12/2018 | Sheffield Wednesday (H) | D | 1-1 | Jones (o.g.) |
| 2019/2020 | 29/12/2019 | Middlesbrough (H) | L | 0-2 |
Next Matches
| 2000/2001 | 30/12/2000 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | W | 1-0 | Roberts |
| 2001/2002 | 26/12/2001 | Manchester City (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2003/2004 | 30/12/2003 | Wimbledon (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2006/2007 | 30/12/2006 | Ipswich Town (H) | W | 2-0 | Kamara, Koumas |
| 2007/2008 | 01/01/2008 | Ipswich Town (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2009/2010 | 26/01/2010 | Ipswich Town (A) | D | 1-1 | Brunt |
| 2018/2019 | 01/01/2019 | Blackburn Rovers (A) | L | 1-2 | Rodriguez (pen) |
| 2019/2020 | 01/01/2020 | Leeds United (H) |
