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West Bromwich Albion F.C.
2017–18 season
OwnerLai Guochuan
Head coachTony Pulis
(until 20 November)[1]
Gary Megson
(Caretaker, from 20 to 29 November)
Alan Pardew
(from 29 November 2017 to 2 April)
Darren Moore
(Caretaker, from 2 April)
StadiumThe Hawthorns
Premier League20th (relegated)
FA CupFifth round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jay Rodriguez
Salomón Rondón (7)
All: Jay Rodriguez (11)
Highest home attendance26,223 vs.Arsenal
(31 December 2017)
Lowest home attendance22,704 vs.Stoke City
(27 August 2017)
Average home league attendance24,520

The 2017–18 season was West Bromwich Albion's eighth consecutive season in the Premier League and their 140th year in existence.[2] This season the club participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. Tony Pulis began the season as the team's head coach but a poor run of form led to his dismissal in November; he was succeeded by Alan Pardew later that month.[3] On 2 April 2018, Pardew left West Brom by mutual consent. First team coach and former player Darren Moore took the stand until the end of the season.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018, with competitive matches played between August and May.

West Bromwich Albion's relegation to the Championship was confirmed on 8 May 2018, by virtue of Southampton earning a 1–0 away victory at fellow strugglers Swansea City.[4]

Background

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See also: 2016–17 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

During the off-season, West Bromwich Albion made several improvements to their stadium, The Hawthorns. The club increased the number of wheelchair bays from 145 to 171 and installed Changing Places toilets, which are a special type of accessible toilet.[5][6] They also installed new giant screens inside the stadium,[7] created a sensory area—to cater for young fans on the autism spectrum—and added "nostalgic" artwork to the concourses.[5] The club's season ticket sales hit a seven-year high following a reduction in prices.[8]

League finish predictions
Organisation Pos. Notes
90min.com/Yahoo! Sports 14th [9][10]
BBC Sport 12th [11]
Birmingham Mail 12th [12]
The Daily Telegraph 14th [13]
ESPN 16th [14]
Football365 13th [15]
Goal.com 11th [16]
The Guardian 12th [8]
Sky Sports 13th [17]

The club unveiled two new kits for the season, both of which were manufactured by Adidas. The home attire featured Albion's traditional navy blue and white vertical striped shirts, white shorts and white socks, though the backs and sleeves of the shirts were all navy blue.[18] The away kit comprised white jerseys with red sleeves and red shorts and socks.[19] The team's main shirt sponsor was Palm Eco-Town Development Company, whom West Bromwich Albion owner Guochuan Lai had served as general manager for over 20 years. The deal is thought to be worth £6 million to Albion over two years.[20] Additionally, Albion's shirt sleeves were sponsored by online gambling provider 12BET, following a ruling by the Premier League that allowed clubs to add sponsor's logos to sleeves for the first time.[21][22]

Assistant head coach Dave Kemp retired after spending over 40 years in football and was replaced by Gary Megson, who returned after having led Albion to the Premier League as manager in the 2000s.[23] Jonny Evans was named as the club's new captain following the departure of Darren Fletcher to Stoke City.[24] Shortly before the start of the new season, head coach Tony Pulis signed a one-year contract extension to keep him at the club until 2019.[25]

Prior to the start of the season, sports journalists were unanimous in forecasting that Albion would finish in the bottom half of the Premier League but avoid relegation. The BBC's chief football writer, Phil McNulty, expected Tony Pulis to keep the team in the top division "with the minimum of fuss".[11] Paul Merson of Sky Sports thought that Albion would be "solid" and "hard to beat" under Pulis and that without him the team would finish "five or so places" lower.[17] ESPN's Iain Macintosh was more pessimistic, predicting that West Brom would finish only two places above the relegation zone.[14] Oddschecker quoted odds of 750/1 on Albion winning the Premier League,[8] while Paddy Power offered 6/1 on the club being relegated.[26]

Transfers

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Jay Rodriguez was one of Albion's summer signings.

Transfers in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
2 July 2017 CF England Jay Rodriguez Southampton £13m [27]
3 July 2017 CF China Zhang Yuning Vitesse £6.5m [28]
15 August 2017 CM England Gareth Barry Everton £1m [29]
25 August 2017 RW Scotland Oliver Burke RB Leipzig £13.5m [30]
30 August 2017 LB England Kieran Gibbs Arsenal £7m [31]
31 August 2017 DF England Kyle Jameson Chelsea Undisclosed [32]
18 December 2017 CB Egypt Ahmed Hegazi Al Ahly £4.5m [33]

Loans in

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Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
17 July 2017 CB Egypt Ahmed Hegazi Al Ahly 30 June 2018 [34]
30 August 2017 CM Poland Grzegorz Krychowiak Paris Saint Germain 30 June 2018 [35]
29 January 2018 CB Egypt Ali Gabr Zamalek 30 June 2018 [36]
29 January 2018 CF England Daniel Sturridge Liverpool 30 June 2018 [37]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CB Cyprus Panayiotis Artymatas Anorthosis Famagusta Released [38][a]
1 July 2017 CB United States Danny Barbir Free agent Released [38]
1 July 2017 CM England Sameron Dool Free agent Released [38]
1 July 2017 RW Republic of Ireland Zachary Elbouzedi Inverness Caledonian Thistle Released [38][b]
1 July 2017 CM Scotland Darren Fletcher Stoke City Free [41]
1 July 2017 CF Finland Marcus Forss Brentford Released [38][c]
1 July 2017 CB England Callam Jones Free agent Released [38]
1 July 2017 CM England Rahis Nabi Burnley Released [38][d]
1 July 2017 DF England Jordan Piggott Free agent Released [38]
1 July 2017 LB England Callum Pritchatt Free agent Released [38]
1 July 2017 GK England Jack Rose Southampton Released [38][e]
1 July 2017 AM England James Smith Free agent Released [38]
1 July 2017 DM England Bradley Sweeney Free agent Released [38]
1 July 2017 RW England Chay Tilt Queens Park Rangers Released [38][f]
1 July 2017 CF England Andre Wright Free agent Released [38]
31 August 2017 RW England Callum McManaman Sunderland Undisclosed [46]
31 January 2018 CF England Tyler Roberts Leeds United Undisclosed [47]
  1. ^ Panayiotis Artymatas joined Anorthosis Famagusta following his release.[39]
  2. ^ Zachary Elbouzedi joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle following his release.[40]
  3. ^ Marcus Forss joined Brentford following his release.[42]
  4. ^ Rahis Nabi joined Burnley following his release.[43]
  5. ^ Jack Rose joined Southampton following his release.[44]
  6. ^ Chay Tilt joined Queens Park Rangers following his release.[45]

Loans out

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Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
3 July 2017 CF China Zhang Yuning Werder Bremen 30 June 2019 [28]
22 July 2017 CB England Jack Fitzwater Forest Green Rovers January 2018 [48]
11 August 2017 CB Republic of Ireland Shaun Donnellan Walsall 3 January 2018 [49]
12 August 2017 CB England Kyle Howkins Cambridge United 12 February 2018 [50]
25 August 2017 CF Wales Tyler Roberts Walsall January 2018 [51]
28 August 2017 RW England Jonathan Leko Bristol City 30 June 2018 [52]
31 August 2017 LM England Kyle Edwards Exeter City 3 January 2018 [53]
31 August 2017 CM England Rekeem Harper Blackburn Rovers 30 June 2018 [54]
31 August 2017 RB England Kane Wilson Exeter City 3 January 2018 [55]

Pre-season

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Premier League Asia Trophy

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West Bromwich Albion participated in the 2017 Premier League Asia Trophy in Hong Kong. It was the eighth edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy pre-season tournament and the first to feature four teams from the Premier League.[56]

19 July 2017 Semi-final Leicester City 1–1
(7–6 p)		 West Bromwich Albion So Kon Po, Hong Kong
18:00 HKT Mahrez 24' Report Rodriguez 10' Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Paul Tierney (England)
Penalties
Ulloa soccer ball with check mark
Vardy soccer ball with check mark
Fuchs soccer ball with check mark
Drinkwater soccer ball with check mark
Iborra soccer ball with check mark
King soccer ball with check mark
Albrighton soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Chadli
soccer ball with check mark Robson-Kanu
soccer ball with check mark Evans
soccer ball with check mark Dawson
soccer ball with check mark McClean
soccer ball with check mark Leko
soccer ball with red X Field
22 July 2017 Third place playoff West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Crystal Palace So Kon Po, Hong Kong
18:00 HKT Nyom Yellow card 33'
Yacob Yellow card 50'		 Report Milivojević 11'
Sako 43'		 Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Chiu-Kok Ng (Hong Kong)

Teresa Herrera Trophy

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The Teresa Herrera Trophy is a pre-season tournament that has been held annually in A Coruña, Spain, since 1946. The competition has sometimes featured four teams in a semi-final, final and third place play-off, while in other years —including 2017—only a single match final takes place.[57] West Bromwich Albion were taking part in the competition for the first time and were defeated 2–0 by tournament hosts Deportivo de La Coruña, who were managed by former Albion head coach Pepe Mel.

5 August 2017 Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 West Bromwich Albion A Coruña, Spain
21:00 CEST Gama 71'
Borja 86'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Riazor

Other friendlies

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As of 22 June 2017, West Bromwich Albion have announced eight pre-season friendlies against Burton Albion,[58] Walsall,[59] Kidderminster Harriers,[60] Port Vale,[61] Bristol Rovers, Slough Town,[62] Deportivo de La Coruña[63] and Slavia Prague.[64]

12 July 2017 Slavia Prague 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Kumberg, Austria
17:00 CEST Deli 50'
Frydrych 77'		 Report McClean 26' Stadium: TBA
26 July 2017 Burton Albion 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Report Rodriguez 77' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,211
26 July 2017 Walsall 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Walsall
19:45 BST Bakayoko 77' Report Donnellan 53'
Robson-Kanu 89'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
29 July 2017 Bristol Rovers 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Horfield
15:00 BST Harrison 5'
Nichols 86'		 Report Dawson 90' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
29 July 2017 Slough Town 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Slough
15:00 BST Harris 29'
Flood 54'		 Roberts 13' Stadium: Arbour Park
1 August 2017 Kidderminster Harriers P–P[65] West Bromwich Albion Kidderminster
19:45 BST Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
1 August 2017 Port Vale 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Burslem
19:30 BST Pope 86' Report Robson-Kanu 43' Stadium: Vale Park

Premier League

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Main article: 2017–18 Premier League

West Bromwich Albion competed in the 2017–18 Premier League, the 26th season of English football's top division since its breakaway from the Football League in 1992. It was Albion's 12th season (8th consecutive) in the Premier League, 80th season in the top tier of English football and their 119th season of league football in all.[a] West Brom's provisional fixture list was announced on 14 June 2017,[66] but as is common for Premier League clubs, a number of the Saturday matches were subsequently rescheduled for live broadcast on television. The away games against Arsenal, Leicester City and Chelsea were selected for Sky Sports' Monday Night Football. Home matches against Stoke City, Manchester United and Arsenal and the away game at Manchester United were shown on Sky's Super Sunday programme. The rescheduling of the Arsenal home game caused the away game against West Ham United to be moved from New Year's Day (Monday) to the following evening, Tuesday 2 January, though the latter was not televised. The home game against Liverpool was switched to a lunchtime slot for coverage on Sky Sports and the away game versus Southampton was moved to a Saturday evening for screening on BT Sport.[67][68][69][70][71][72][73]

August

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Albion's opening match was at home to A.F.C. Bournemouth and featured debuts for new signing Jay Rodriguez and loanee Ahmed Hegazi. Rodriguez was named man of the match for his performance, while Hegazi scored the only goal of the game, thus becoming the first Baggies player to score on his Premier League debut since Thievy did so in 2014. Albion won their opening league match for the second successive season, the first time they had done so since 1992[74] and the first time in the top division since 1978.[75] West Brom's first away match of the season also resulted in a 1–0 win, Hal Robson-Kanu scoring the second half goal against Burnley before being sent off for elbowing Matthew Lowton 12 minutes later. He is only the fourth player to come on as a sub, score and be sent off in the same Premier League game. Albion won their opening two league games of a top flight season for the first time since 1978–79.[76] The team's 100% start came to an end following a 1–1 against Stoke City, though the draw did ensure that Albion remained unbeaten heading into the international break.[77]

September

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On 9 September 2017, West Brom's unbeaten record in the league came to an end after their 3–1 defeat away at Premier League newcomers Brighton & Hove Albion, who scored their first league goals and earned their first league win with the result. West Brom found themselves 3–0 down in the second half courtesy of a brace from Pascal Groß and a headed goal from Tomer Hemed. They did manage to pull a goal back through James Morrison late in the game, but it was not enough as West Brom fell to 9th in the table.[78] Albion's goalless draw at home to West Ham United was Tony Pulis' 100th Premier League game in charge of the club, making him the first Baggies head coach to reach that milestone.[79] On 25 September 2017, Gareth Barry became the all-time leading appearance maker in Premier League history after appearing against Arsenal, playing his 633th premier league game that made him surpass former Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs.[80] He was also given the armband in this game. But the team lost 2–0 from a brace of Alexandre Lacazette, stretching Tony Pulis's awful managerial records at the Emirates Stadium. Five days later, they squandered a 2–0 lead they had taken in the opening 20 minuntes through Rondón and Evans'goals against Watford at home, being equalized by Richarlison in the 95th minute.

December

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Albion lost 3–1 away at Stoke City in the 100th top flight meeting between the two sides. Salomón Rondón—in his 100th game for the club—scored Albion's consolation goal.[81]

January

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Albion started the new year with a tough visit to West Ham United, kicked off only 50 hours after the Arsenal clash, while West Ham had a week to spare due to their fixtures against Tottenham Hotspur was postponed. Club Chairman John Williams had requested a postpone for this match but dismissed by the FA. James McClean scores his first goal for club in 16 months, where last one also against West Ham. But a brace from Andy Carroll helped the home side bounce back, where the second goal being a 95-minute late winner. Jake Livermore was involved in an angry exchange with a fan after he was substituted in the second half, which was later confirmed that fan made remarks related to Livermore's abortive son. The midfielder was not charged by the FA while the fan later received an 'indefinite ban' from West Ham for home and away games. West Brom finally picked up their first league win across 5 months and 20 games at home against Brighton, defenders Jonny Evans and Craig Dawson each scored a header from corners respectively.

One week later, Albion earned a 1–1 draw away to Everton, but unfortunately the match is overshadowed as home midfielder James McCarthy suffered a broken leg after putting out a harsh tackle on Salomón Rondón and was set to miss out for a lengthy period. James McClean came on in the second half and made his 100th appearance for West Brom.

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Huddersfield Town 38 9 10 19 28 58 −30 37
17 Southampton 38 7 15 16 37 56 −19 36
18 Swansea City (R) 38 8 9 21 28 56 −28 33 Relegation to EFL Championship
19 Stoke City (R) 38 7 12 19 35 68 −33 33
20 West Bromwich Albion (R) 38 6 13 19 31 56 −25 31
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[82]
(R) Relegated

Result summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 6 13 19 31 56  −25 31 3 9 7 21 29  −8 3 4 12 10 27  −17

Last updated: 13 May 2018.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWWDLDLDDLLLLDDDLDLLDDLWDLLLLLLLLDWDWWL
Position835910121010131415171716171717191919191919192020202020202020202020201920
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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12 August 2017 1 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 AFC Bournemouth West Bromwich
15:00 BST Hegazi 31'
Yacob Yellow card 34'
Rodriguez Yellow card 82'
Robson-Kanu Yellow card 90'		 Report Arter Yellow card 86' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,011 (2,509 away)
Referee: Robert Madley
19 August 2017 2 Burnley 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Burnley
15:00 BST Barnes Yellow card 90' Report Robson-Kanu 71', Red card 83' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 19,619 (1,337 away)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
27 August 2017 3 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Stoke City West Bromwich
13:30 BST Rodriguez Yellow card 52', 61'
Rondón Yellow card 84'		 Report Pieters Yellow card 33'
Crouch 77'
Allen Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,704 (2,547 away)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
9 September 2017 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Falmer
15:00 BST Groß 45', 48'
Hemed 63'
March Yellow card 88'
Murray Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Morrison 77' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,381 (2,550 away)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
16 September 2017 5 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 West Ham United West Bromwich
15:00 BST Foster Yellow card 66'
McClean Yellow card 83'		 Report Zabaleta Yellow card 9'
Antonio Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,942 (2,598 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
25 September 2017 6 Arsenal 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Holloway
20:00 BST Lacazette 20', 67' (pen.)
Sánchez Yellow card 44'		 Report Evans Yellow card 35'
Dawson Yellow card 49'
Krychowiak Yellow card 56'
Nyom Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,134 (956 away)
Referee: Robert Madley
30 September 2017 7 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Watford West Bromwich
15:00 BST Rondón 18'
Evans 21', Yellow card 88'
Livermore Yellow card 87'
McClean Yellow card 90'		 Report Doucouré 37'
Richarlison 90+5'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,606 (2,600 away)
Referee: Michael Oliver
16 October 2017 8 Leicester City 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Leicester
20:00 BST Iheanacho Yellow card 62'
Albrighton Yellow card 68'
Mahrez 80'		 Report Hegazi Yellow card 8'
Myhill Yellow card 47'
Chadli 63'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,203 (1,623 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
21 October 2017 9 Southampton 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Southampton
17:30 BST Boufal 85' Report Chadli Yellow card 67' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,947 (1,207 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
28 October 2017 10 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Manchester City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Rodriguez 13'
Evans Yellow card 21'
Hegazi Yellow card 72'
Phillips 90+2'		 Report Sané 10'
Fernandinho 15'
Jesus Yellow card 60'
Sterling 64'
Otamendi Yellow card 71'
Walker Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,003 (2,600 away)
Referee: Mike Jones
4 November 2017 11 Huddersfield Town 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Huddersfield
15:00 GMT van La Parra 44'
Schindler Red card 57'
Williams Yellow card 70'		 Report Hegazi Yellow card 31'
Nyom Yellow card 35'
Barry Yellow card 53'
McClean Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 24,169 (2,340 away)
Referee: Roger East
18 November 2017 12 West Bromwich Albion 0–4 Chelsea West Bromwich
15:00 GMT RondónYellow card 54'
Yacob Yellow card 88'		 Report Morata 17' Yellow card 90'
Hazard Yellow card 19' 23', 62'
Alonso 38'
Fàbregas Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,592 (2,600 away)
Referee: Jonathan Moss
25 November 2017 13 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 West Bromwich Albion London
15:00 GMT Dier Yellow card 58'
Kane 74'		 Report Rondón 4'
Barry Yellow card 26'
Gibbs Yellow card 60'
Nyom Yellow card 77'
Foster Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 65,905 (3,062 away)
Referee: Mike Jones
28 November 2017 14 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Newcastle United West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Robson-Kanu 45'+1'
Field 56'		 Report Clark 59'
Evans 83' (o.g.)		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,534 (2,581 away)
Referee: Lee Probert
2 December 2017 15 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Crystal Palace West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Livermore Yellow card 64'
Field Yellow card 90+2'
Nyom Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Ward Yellow card 76' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,531 (2,208 away)
Referee: Michael Oliver
9 December 2017 16 Swansea City 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Swansea
15:00 GMT Carroll Yellow card 51'
Bony 81'
Mesa Yellow card 86'		 Report Yacob Yellow card 16'
Field Yellow card 35'
Robson-Kanu Yellow card 78'
Evans Yellow card 84'
Brunt Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 19,580 (1,032 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
13 December 2017 17 Liverpool 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
20:00 GMT Can Yellow card 68' Report Field Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,243 (1,083 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
17 December 2017 18 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Manchester United West Bromwich
14:15 GMT Barry 77'
Rondón Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Lukaku 27'
Lingard 35'
Rashford Yellow card 53'
Matić Yellow card 90+3'
Rojo Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,782 (2,600 away)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
23 December 2017 19 Stoke City 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Allen 19'
Choupo-Moting 45+2'
Sobhi 90+5'Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Rondón 51' Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 29,057 (2,078 away)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
26 December 2017 20 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Everton West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Dawson Yellow card 68'
Barry Yellow card 79'		 Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,364 (2,600 away)
Referee: Roger East
31 December 2017 21 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Arsenal West Bromwich
16:30 GMT Evans Yellow card 34'
Brunt Yellow card 59'
Dawson Yellow card 82'
Rodriguez 89' (pen.)		 Report Mustafi Yellow card 58'
McClean 83' (o.g.)
Wilshere Yellow card 88'
Čech Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,223 (2,594 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
2 January 2018 22 West Ham United 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Stratford, London
19:45 GMT Lanzini Yellow card 6'
Masuaku Yellow card 44'
Carroll 59', 90+4' Yellow card 61'		 Report McClean 30'
Yacob Yellow card 74'
Krychowiak Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 56,888 (1,063 away)
Referee: Mike Jones
13 January 2018 23 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Evans 4'
Dawson 55'		 Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,240 (2,595 away)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
20 January 2018 24 Everton 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
15:00 GMT Walcott Yellow card 45+1'
Schneiderlin Yellow card 58'
Niasse 70'		 Report Rodriguez 7'
Dawson Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,061
Referee: Stuart Attwell
31 January 2018 25 Manchester City 3–0 West Bromwich Albion Manchester
20:00 GMT Fernandinho 19'
SilvaYellow card 32'
De Bruyne 68'
Agüero 89'		 Report McCleanYellow card 69'
RondónYellow card 75'
PhillipsYellow card 85'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 53,241 (901 away)
Referee: Robert Madley
3 February 2018 26 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Southampton West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Hegazi 4'
Barry Yellow card 22'
Rondón 72'
Phillips Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Lemina 40'
Stephens 43'
Ward-Prowse 55'
Bertrand Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,911 (2,031 away)
Referee: Michael Oliver
12 February 2018 27 Chelsea 3–0 West Bromwich Albion Fulham
20:00 GMT Hazard 25', 71'
Moses 63'		 Report Evans Yellow card 45+3'
Gibbs Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,071
Referee: Lee Mason
24 February 2018 28 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Huddersfield Town West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Dawson 64'
Evans Yellow card 83'		 Report Hadergjonaj Yellow card 30'
van La Parra 48'
Mounié 56'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,920 (2,597 away)
Referee: Jonathan Moss
3 March 2018 29 Watford 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Watford
15:00 GMT Capoue Yellow card 25'
Mariappa Yellow card 72'
Deeney 77'		 Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,022 (2,074 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
10 March 2018 30 West Bromwich Albion 1–4 Leicester City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Rondón 8'
Livermore Yellow card 80'		 Report Vardy 21', Yellow card 41'
Simpson Yellow card 53'
Mahrez 62'
Ndidi Yellow card 73'
Iheanacho 76'
Iborra 90+3'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,558 (2,600 away)
Referee: Bobby Madley
17 March 2018 31 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Smith Yellow card 53'
Ibe 77'
Stanislas 89'		 Report Livermore Yellow card 34'
Rodriguez 49'
Dawson Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 10,242
Referee: Graham Scott
31 March 2018 32 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Burnley West Bromwich
15:00 BST Rondón 83'
Yacob Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Barnes 22'Yellow card 54'
Chris Wood 73'
CorkYellow card 79'
PopeYellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,455 (2,593 away)
Referee: Lee Probert
7 April 2018 33 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Swansea City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Brunt Yellow card 50'
Rodriguez 54'
Phillips Yellow card 87'
McClean Yellow card 90'		 Report Clucas Yellow card 55'
Abraham 75'
Bartley Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,297 (2,597 away)
Referee: Roger East
15 April 2018 34 Manchester United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Manchester
16:00 BST Pogba Yellow card 29' Report Rodriguez 73'
Nyom Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,095
Referee: Paul Tierney
21 April 2018 35 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Liverpool West Bromwich
12:30 BST Livermore 79'
Rondón 88'		 Report Ings 4'
Moreno Yellow card 69'
Salah 72'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,520 (2,600 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
28 April 2018 36 Newcastle United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Diamé Yellow card 68' Report Phillips 29'
Livermore Yellow card 37'
Nyom Yellow card 45+1'
McClean Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,283 (1,027 away)
Referee: David Coote
5 May 2018 37 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich
15:00 BST Hegazi Yellow card 61'
Nyom Yellow card 65'
McClean Yellow card 79'
Brunt Yellow card 82'
Livermore 90+2'		 Report Rose Yellow card 65' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,685 (2,589 away)
Referee: Mike Jones
13 May 2018 38 Crystal Palace 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Selhurst
15:00 BST Tomkins Yellow card 48'
McArthur Yellow card 68'
Zaha 70'
van Aanholt 78'		 Report Brunt Yellow card 45+2'
Dawson Yellow card 55'
Gibbs Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,357
Referee: Jonathan Moss

Cup competitions

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FA Cup

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The FA Cup is English football's primary cup competition and was first held in 1871–72. West Bromwich Albion have won the competition five times, most recently in 1968; the 2017–18 season marks the 50th anniversary of that campaign as well as being Albion's 125th season in the FA Cup. As a Premier League club, Albion entered the 2017–18 FA Cup at the third round stage and were drawn away to either Exeter City or Forest Green Rovers.[83] The former won the replayed tie 2–1 (a.e.t.) and advanced through to host WBA.[84] Albion had not faced Exeter in any competition since a league match in 1993 and the two sides had never previously met in the FA Cup.[85] The game finished 2–0 to the away side thanks to first half goals from Salomón Rondón and Jay Rodriguez, while Hal Robson-Kanu missed a penalty. Pardew got his first win in charge in this clash, which also ended Albion's 21-game winless run in all competitions.[86]

West Bromwich Albion's fourth-round match against Liverpool at Anfield was moved to a Saturday night slot for live screening on BT Sport.[87] It became the first official game in the club's history to use a video assistant referee.[88] The newly introduced technology did bring great impact to the process of the game, where referee Craig Pawson disallowed a West Brom goal and awarded Liverpool a penalty with VAR's assistance. But a brace from Jay Rodriguez and a Joël Matip own goal still saw a dramatic 3–2 victory to Albion.[89] Albion were later eliminated by Southampton in the fifth round, albeit Rondon scoring a goal of the season contender.[90]

6 January 2018 Third round Exeter City 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Exeter
15:00 GMT Sweeney Yellow card 42'
Archibald-Henville Yellow card 53'		 Report Rondón 2'
Rodriguez 25',Yellow card 64'
Robson-Kanu soccer ball with red X 42'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,638 (1,200 away)
Referee: Lee Mason
27 January 2018 Fourth round Liverpool 2–3 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
19:45 GMT Firmino 5' soccer ball with red X27'
Can Yellow card 61'
Salah 78'		 Report Rodriguez 7', 11'
Barry Yellow card 26'
Matip 45+2' (o.g.)
Dawson Yellow card 83'
HegaziYellow card 85'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,342 (1,900 away)
Referee: Craig Pawson
17 February 2018 Fifth round West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Southampton West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Krychowiak Yellow card 30'
McClean Yellow card 42'
Rondón 58'		 Report Hoedt 11'
Carrillo Yellow card 45+1'
Tadić 56'
Lemina Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 17,600 (2,572 away)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

EFL Cup

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English football's secondary cup competition is the EFL Cup and is contested by the 92 clubs of the Premier League and English Football League. It was the 53rd season in which Albion took part in the competition formerly known as the Football League Cup, which they won at their first attempt in 1966 but had not won since. As one of the Premier League clubs not involved in European competition, Albion entered the 2017–18 EFL Cup at the second round stage, where they were drawn away to Accrington Stanley.[91] Goals from Salomón Rondón, Matt Phillips and Jay Rodriguez—his first for the club—ensured Albion's progression into the next round, while Tom Dallison scored a late consolation for the home side. West Brom were captained by new signing Gareth Barry.[92] In the third round, Albion faced Manchester City at home.[93] Midfielder Claudio Yacob scored for the first time in almost three years but two goals from City's Leroy Sané meant that West Brom were eliminated from the competition.[94]

22 August 2017 Second round Accrington Stanley 1–3 West Bromwich Albion Accrington
19:45 BST Dallison 88' Report Rondón 11'
McClean Yellow card 30'
Phillips 31'
Rodriguez 64'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,699 (1,345 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
20 September 2017 Third round West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Manchester City West Bromwich
20:00 BST Yacob Yellow card 54' 72' Report Sané 3', 77' Yellow card 59'
Delph Yellow card 45'
Sterling Yellow card 66'
Danilo Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 14,953 (3,246 away)
Referee: Mike Jones

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Last updated on 14 May 2018.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Ben Foster 41 -61 37 -55 1 -2 3 -4
2 DF Cameroon CMR Allan Nyom 33 0 29 0 2 0 2 0
3 DF England ENG Kieran Gibbs 36 0 33 0 1 0 2 0
4 FW Wales WAL Hal Robson-Kanu 24 2 21 2 1 0 2 0
5 MF Argentina ARG Claudio Yacob 18 1 16 0 1 1 1 0
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Jonny Evans 31 2 28 2 1 0 2 0
7 MF Scotland SCO James Morrison 6 1 4 1 2 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Jake Livermore 37 2 34 2 1 0 2 0
9 FW Venezuela VEN Salomón Rondón 40 10 36 7 2 1 2 2
10 MF Scotland SCO Matt Phillips 34 3 30 2 2 1 2 0
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Brunt 29 0 26 0 0 0 3 0
13 GK Wales WAL Boaz Myhill 2 -2 1 -1 1 -1 0 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL James McClean 34 1 30 1 2 0 2 0
15 FW England ENG Daniel Sturridge 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Egypt EGY Ali Gabr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Scotland SCO Oliver Burke 16 0 15 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF England ENG Gareth Barry 29 1 25 1 1 0 3 0
19 FW England ENG Jay Rodriguez 42 11 37 7 2 1 3 3
20 MF Poland POL Grzegorz Krychowiak 31 0 27 0 1 0 3 0
22 MF Belgium BEL Nacer Chadli 6 1 5 1 1 0 0 0
23 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gareth McAuley 12 0 9 0 1 0 2 0
25 DF England ENG Craig Dawson 32 2 28 2 2 0 2 0
26 DF Egypt EGY Ahmed Hegazy 42 2 38 2 1 0 3 0
28 MF England ENG Sam Field 12 1 10 1 0 0 2 0
40 GK England ENG Alex Palmer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Dara O'Shea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left during the season
34 MF England ENG Rekeem Harper (on loan at Blackburn Rovers) 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
45 MF England ENG Jonathan Leko (on loan at Bristol City) 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
49 DF England ENG Kane Wilson (on loan at Exeter City) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cards

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Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 18 December 2017.
No. Pos. Name
1 GK England Ben Foster 2 0
2 DF Cameroon Allan Nyom 4 0
3 DF England Kieran Gibbs 1 0
4 FW Wales Hal Robson-Kanu 2 1
5 MF Argentina Claudio Yacob 3 0
6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans 4 0
8 MF England Jake Livermore 2 0
9 FW Venezuela Salomón Rondón 3 0
11 MF Northern Ireland Chris Brunt 1 0
13 GK Wales Boaz Myhill 1 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland James McClean 4 0
18 MF England Gareth Barry 2 0
19 FW England Jay Rodriguez 2 0
20 MF Poland Grzegorz Krychowiak 1 0
22 MF Belgium Nacer Chadli 1 0
25 DF Northern Ireland Gareth McAuley 1 0
26 DF Egypt Ahmed Hegazi 3 0
28 MF England Sam Field 3 0

Clean sheets

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Last updated on 27 May 2018.
Number Nation Name Matches
Played 		Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup Total
1 England Ben Foster 41 10 0 1 11
13 Wales Boaz Myhill 2 0 0 0 0
40 England Alex Palmer 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 10 0 1 11

Legacy

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The season was covered by the Channel 4 documentary series, Artist in Residence, in the episode entitled "The Football Club". It follows portrait artist Tai-Shan Schierenberg as he paints players, management and fans of the club.[95] A week after the season ended, Albion made the first presentations from their caps project. The blue caps feature the club's original crest from 1884 as well as a unique number denoting the order of each player's league debut for the team. They will be given to every player—or where deceased, to surviving family members—to have represented West Bromwich Albion in league football. The first caps awarded honoured members of Albion's 1968 FA Cup-winning team.[96]

Notes

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  1. ^ Seasons in the top tier includes those in the Premier League (1992–93 onwards) and Football League First Division (1991–92 and prior). The total of league seasons does not include the partial season of 1939–40, which was abandoned after just a few games due to the outbreak of the Second World War and all results annulled.

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