A depleted Albion side slid to defeat in south Wales to make it three defeats from their last four away games, but they remain in fifth place albeit now six points behind Leeds United in fourth.
This season’s team are four points better off that at the same stage twelve months ago, and level with Valérien Ismaël’s team from the previous campaign. Gary Mesgon’s 2002 team had two more points but would go on to win 45 points from the remaining 20 games.
Game 26 remains a tricky fixture in our comparison seasons but game 27 has been somewhat more successful. The Baggies are unbeaten in game 27 in the last six Championship seasons and haven’t lost game 27 at the Hawthorns since Crewe Alexandra won 1-0 in January 1998.
| 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 | |
| 1988/1989 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 45 | 4th | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 9th | 72 |
| 1989/1990 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 45 | 29 | 17th | 4 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 20th | 51 |
| 1990/1991 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 16th | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 23rd | 48 |
| 1993/1994 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 44 | 25 | 21st | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 21st | 51 |
| 1994/1995 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 17th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 19th | 58 |
| 1995/1996 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 45 | 25 | 21st | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 11th | 60 |
| 1996/1997 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 42 | 33 | 15th | 3 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16th | 57 |
| 1997/1998 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 42 | 7th | 8 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 10th | 61 |
| 1998/1999 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 43 | 38 | 10th | 8 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 12th | 59 |
| 1999/2000 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 27 | 19th | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 21st | 49 |
| 2000/2001 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 47 | 4th | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 6th | 74 |
| 2001/2002 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 21 | 44 | 5th | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 2nd | 89 |
| 2003/2004 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 47 | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 2nd | 86 |
| 2006/2007 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 28 | 43 | 5th | 10 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 4th | 76 |
| 2007/2008 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 31 | 47 | 1st | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 1st | 81 |
| 2009/2010 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 28 | 47 | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 24 | 2nd | 91 |
| 2018/2019 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 34 | 46 | 4th | 7 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 4th | 80 |
| 2019/2020 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 28 | 52 | 2nd | 6 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 28 | 2nd | 83 |
| 2021/2022 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 42 | 5th | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 10th | 67 |
| 2022/2023 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 38 | 9th | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 9th | 66 |
| 2023/2024 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 42 | 5th | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 15 | ||
| * Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the table after all fixtures for that day have been completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
| 1988/1989 | 21/01/1989 | Leicester City (H) | D | 1-1 | Robson |
| 1989/1990 | 13/01/1990 | Port Vale (H) | L | 2-3 | Goodman, Ford |
| 1990/1991 | 19/01/1991 | Oxford United (H) | W | 2-0 | Bannister, Shakespeare |
| 1993/1994 | 15/01/1994 | Peterborough United (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 1994/1995 | 02/01/1995 | Derby County (A) | D | 1-1 | Hamilton |
| 1995/1996 | 20/01/1996 | Charlton Athletic (A) | L | 1-4 | Hunt (pen) |
| 1996/1997 | 01/01/1997 | Tranmere Rovers (H) | L | 1-2 | Burgess |
| 1997/1998 | 09/01/1998 | Tranmere Rovers (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 1998/1999 | 28/12/1998 | Crystal Palace (A) | D | 1-1 | Hughes |
| 1999/2000 | 03/01/2000 | Barnsley (H) | L | 0-2 | |
| 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) | D | 1-1 | Ajayi |
| 2021/2022 | 15/01/2022 | Queen’s Park Rangers (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2022/2023 | 02/01/2023 | Reading (H) | W | 1-0 | Dike |
| 2023/2024 | 01/01/2024 | Swansea City (A) | L | 0-1 |
Next Matches
| 1988/1989 | 04/02/1989 | AFC Bournemouth (A) | L | 1-2 | Albiston |
| 1989/1990 | 20/01/1990 | Sunderland (A) | D | 1-1 | Robson |
| 1990/1991 | 02/02/1991 | Bristol City (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 1993/1994 | 22/01/1994 | Millwall (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 1994/1995 | 14/01/1995 | Reading (A) | W | 2-0 | Hunt, Donovan |
| 1995/1996 | 03/02/1996 | Ipswich Town (A) | L | 1-2 | Taylor |
| 1996/1997 | 12/01/1997 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 1997/1998 | 17/01/1998 | Crewe Alexandra (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 1998/1999 | 09/01/1999 | Barnsley (H) | W | 2-0 | Murphy, Hughes |
| 1999/2000 | 15/01/2000 | Port Vale (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2000/2001 | 01/01/2001 | Barnsley (H) | W | 1-0 | Morgan (o.g.) |
| 2001/2002 | 29/12/2001 | Gillingham (A) | L | 1-2 | Johnson |
| 2003/2004 | 09/01/2004 | Walsall (H) | W | 2-0 | Koumas, Horsfield |
| 2006/2007 | 01/01/2007 | Southend United (A) | L | 1-3 | Hartson |
| 2007/2008 | 12/01/2008 | Hull City (A) | W | 3-1 | Phillips, Morrison, Bednár |
| 2009/2010 | 30/01/2010 | Sheffield United (H) | W | 3-1 | Dorrans (pen), Bednár, Thomas |
| 2018/2019 | 12/01/2019 | Norwich City (H) | D | 1-1 | Gayle |
| 2019/2020 | 11/01/2020 | Charlton Athletic (A) | D | 2-2 | Zohore, Robson-Kanu |
| 2021/2022 | 22/01/2022 | Peterborough United (H) | W | 3-0 | Kipré, Grant, Robinson |
| 2022/2023 | 14/01/2023 | Luton Town (A) | W | 3-2 | Dike, Molumby, Townsend |
| 2023/2024 | 13/01/2024 | Blackburn Rovers (H) |
