Another stoppage time equaliser denied Albion albeit a draw with Leicester City was probably a fair result. The Foxes look strong enough to be challenging for a top two spot this season, so it was not a bad result, but with two tricky away games coming up, the Baggies need to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.
Mason changed things up a little starting two of the late signings in Charlie Taylor and Samuel Iling-Junior and the Villa loanee showed what he is capable of with a wonderful solo goal to open the scoring.
Looking ahead to game 8 – only once in our comparison seasons have the Baggies won their eighth game of the campaign when playing away from home, but that was a fairly memorable one – a 5-0 win at Middlesbrough in 2009.
| 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 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9th | 72 |
| 1989/1990 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 16th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20th | 51 |
| 1990/1991 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23rd | 48 |
| 1993/1994 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 13th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21st | 51 |
| 1994/1995 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23rd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19th | 58 |
| 1995/1996 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11th | 60 |
| 1996/1997 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10th | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16th | 57 |
| 1997/1998 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10th | 61 |
| 1998/1999 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 6th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12th | 59 |
| 1999/2000 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10th | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21st | 49 |
| 2000/2001 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6th | 74 |
| 2001/2002 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2nd | 89 |
| 2003/2004 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2nd | 86 |
| 2006/2007 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4th | 76 |
| 2007/2008 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1st | 81 |
| 2009/2010 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 1st | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2nd | 91 |
| 2018/2019 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4th | 80 |
| 2019/2020 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 6th | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2nd | 83 |
| 2021/2022 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10th | 67 |
| 2022/2023 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12th | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9th | 66 |
| 2023/2024 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 15th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5th | 75 |
| 2024/2025 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 1st | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9th | 64 |
| 2025/2026 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6th | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 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 | 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 | 26/09/2025 | Leicester City (H) | D | 1-1 | Iling-Junior |
Next Matches
| 1988/1989 | 01/10/1988 | Ipswich Town (H) | L | 1-2 | Whyte |
| 1989/1990 | 27/09/1989 | Blackburn Rovers (H) | D | 2-2 | Goodman, Ford |
| 1990/1991 | 06/10/1990 | Millwall (A) | L | 1-4 | West |
| 1993/1994 | 25/09/1993 | Middlesbrough (H) | D | 1-1 | Taylor |
| 1994/1995 | 28/09/1994 | Portsmouth (H) | L | 0-2 | |
| 1995/1996 | 17/09/1995 | Birmingham City (H) | W | 1-0 | Hunt |
| 1996/1997 | 28/09/1996 | Ipswich Town (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 1997/1998 | 20/09/1997 | Swindon Town (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 1998/1999 | 20/09/1998 | Bradford City (H) | L | 0-2 | |
| 1999/2000 | 25/09/1999 | Crystal Palace (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2000/2001 | 17/09/2000 | Birmingham City (H) | D | 1-1 | Taylor |
| 2001/2002 | 22/09/2001 | Wimbledon (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2003/2004 | 20/09/2003 | Crystal Palace (A) | D | 2-2 | Hulse, Koumas |
| 2006/2007 | 16/09/2006 | Southend United (H) | D | 1-1 | Ellington |
| 2007/2008 | 30/09/2007 | Queen’s Park Rangers (H) | W | 5-1 | Phillips (2), Miller, Koren, Greening |
| 2009/2010 | 19/09/2009 | Middlesbrough (A) | W | 5-0 | Brunt (2), Mulumbu, Bednár, Thomas |
| 2018/2019 | 18/09/2018 | Bristol City (H) | W | 4-2 | Rodriguez (2, 1 pen), Gayle, Barnes |
| 2019/2020 | 22/09/2019 | Huddersfield Town (H) | W | 4-2 | Phillips (2), Furlong, Ajayi |
| 2021/2022 | 18/09/2021 | Preston North End (A) | D | 1-1 | Phillips |
| 2022/2023 | 02/09/2022 | Burnley (H) | D | 1-1 | Thomas-Asante |
| 2023/2024 | 23/09/2023 | Millwall (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2024/2025 | 01/10/2024 | Middlesbrough (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2025/2026 | 01/10/2025 | Norwich City (A) |
