The Baggies’ inability to convert possession into goals took its toll once again and they suffered back-to-back defeats which has somewhat spoiled their impressive start. The one positive of the night was that Aune Heggebø scored his first league goal in an Albion shirt.
No Albion side has scored fewer than seven goals in their opening six second tier games since Gary Megson’s team in his first full season had managed just four at the same stage in 2000/01.
Looking ahead to next week, the Baggies haven’t lost their seventh match in the second tier when it has been at the Hawthorns since 1993 when Alan Smith’s Crystal Palace side won 4-1 with goals from Chris Coleman, David Whyte, Gareth Southgate and Chris Armstrong.
| 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 | |
| 1988/1989 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9th | 72 |
| 1989/1990 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 15th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20th | 51 |
| 1990/1991 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23rd | 48 |
| 1993/1994 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21st | 51 |
| 1994/1995 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19th | 58 |
| 1995/1996 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11th | 60 |
| 1996/1997 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14th | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16th | 57 |
| 1997/1998 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10th | 61 |
| 1998/1999 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12th | 59 |
| 1999/2000 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7th | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21st | 49 |
| 2000/2001 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6th | 74 |
| 2001/2002 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 9th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2nd | 89 |
| 2003/2004 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2nd | 86 |
| 2006/2007 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 76 |
| 2007/2008 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 5th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1st | 81 |
| 2009/2010 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 1st | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2nd | 91 |
| 2018/2019 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4th | 80 |
| 2019/2020 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 4th | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2nd | 83 |
| 2021/2022 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 1st | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10th | 67 |
| 2022/2023 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15th | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9th | 66 |
| 2023/2024 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5th | 75 |
| 2024/2025 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 1st | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 9th | 64 |
| 2025/2026 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | ||
| * Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the table after all fixtures for that day have been completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
| 1988/1989 | 21/09/1988 | Brighton & Hove Albion (A) | W | 1-0 | Bremner (o.g.) |
| 1989/1990 | 16/09/1989 | Oxford United (H) | W | 3-2 | Robson, Greenall (o.g.), Bradley |
| 1990/1991 | 29/09/1990 | Oldham Athletic (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 1993/1994 | 11/09/1993 | Notts County (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 1994/1995 | 17/09/1994 | Grimsby Town (H) | D | 1-1 | Ashcroft |
| 1995/1996 | 09/09/1995 | Oldham Athletic (A) | W | 2-1 | Taylor, Gilbert |
| 1996/1997 | 15/09/1996 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) | L | 2-4 | Hamilton, Taylor |
| 1997/1998 | 07/09/1997 | Reading (H) | W | 1-0 | Hunt |
| 1998/1999 | 08/09/1998 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | L | 2-3 | Flynn, Kilbane |
| 1999/2000 | 11/09/1999 | Birmingham City (A) | D | 1-1 | Hughes |
| 2000/2001 | 09/09/2000 | Stockport County (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2001/2002 | 15/09/2001 | Watford (A) | W | 2-1 | Dobie (2) |
| 2003/2004 | 13/09/2003 | Ipswich Town (H) | W | 4-1 | Gaardsøe, Hulse (2), Diallo (o.g.) |
| 2006/2007 | 09/09/2006 | Leicester City (H) | W | 2-0 | Kenton (o.g.), Phillips (pen) |
| 2007/2008 | 18/09/2007 | Bristol City (A) | D | 1-1 | Koren |
| 2009/2010 | 12/09/2009 | Plymouth Argyle (H) | W | 3-1 | Martis, Cech (2) |
| 2018/2019 | 01/09/2018 | Stoke City (H) | W | 2-1 | Gayle (2) |
| 2019/2020 | 31/08/2019 | Blackburn Rovers (H) | W | 3-2 | Phillips, Livermore, Diangana |
| 2021/2022 | 11/09/2021 | Millwall (H) | D | 1-1 | Bartley |
| 2022/2023 | 27/08/2022 | Huddersfield Town (A) | D | 2-2 | Wallace (2) |
| 2023/2024 | 16/09/2023 | Bristol City (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2024/2025 | 21/09/2024 | Plymouth Argyle (H) | W | 1-0 | Maja |
| 2025/2026 | 19/09/2025 | Middlesbrough (A) | L | 1-2 | Heggebø |
Next Matches
| 1988/1989 | 24/09/1988 | Plymouth Argyle (A) | D | 1-1 | Phillips |
| 1989/1990 | 23/09/1989 | Oldham Athletic (A) | L | 1-2 | West |
| 1990/1991 | 02/10/1990 | Plymouth Argyle (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 1993/1994 | 18/09/1993 | Crystal Palace (H) | L | 1-4 | Taylor |
| 1994/1995 | 24/09/1994 | Burnley (H) | W | 1-0 | Taylor |
| 1995/1996 | 12/09/1995 | Tranmere Rovers (A) | D | 2-2 | Hunt, Ashcroft (pen) |
| 1996/1997 | 21/09/1996 | Tranmere Rovers (A) | W | 3-2 | Gilbert, Peschisolido, Groves |
| 1997/1998 | 13/09/1997 | Queen’s Park Rangers (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 1998/1999 | 13/09/1998 | Bristol City (A) | W | 3-1 | Hughes (2), Quinn |
| 1999/2000 | 18/09/1999 | Blackburn Rovers (H) | D | 2-2 | Kilbane (2) |
| 2000/2001 | 12/09/2000 | Crewe Alexandra (A) | W | 1-0 | Hughes |
| 2001/2002 | 18/09/2001 | Preston North End (H) | W | 2-0 | Dobie (2) |
| 2003/2004 | 16/09/2003 | Wigan Athletic (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2006/2007 | 12/09/2006 | Preston North End (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2007/2008 | 22/09/2007 | Scunthorpe United (A) | W | 3-2 | Barnett, Brunt, Teixeira |
| 2009/2010 | 15/09/2009 | Doncaster Rovers (H) | W | 3-1 | Olsson (2), Wood |
| 2018/2019 | 14/09/2018 | Birmingham City (A) | D | 1-1 | Phillips |
| 2019/2020 | 14/09/2019 | Fulham (A) | D | 1-1 | Ajayi |
| 2021/2022 | 14/09/2021 | Derby County (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2022/2023 | 30/08/2022 | Wigan Athletic (A) | D | 1-1 | Grant |
| 2023/2024 | 20/09/2023 | Watford (A) | D | 2-2 | Swift, Wallace |
| 2024/2025 | 28/09/2024 | Sheffield Wednesday (A) | L | 2-3 | Maja, Mowatt |
| 2025/2026 | 27/09/2025 | Leicester City (H) |
