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2017–18 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

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.

West Bromwich Albion F.C.
2017–18 season
OwnerLai Guochuan
Head coachTony Pulis
(until 20 November)[1]
Gary Megson
(Caretaker, from 20 November 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 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 edit

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 edit

 
Jay Rodriguez was one of Albion's summer signings.

Transfers in edit

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

Loans in edit

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

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CB   Panayiotis Artymatas Anorthosis Famagusta Released [38][a]
1 July 2017 CB   Danny Barbir Free agent Released [38]
1 July 2017 CM   Sameron Dool Free agent Released [38]
1 July 2017 RW   Zachary Elbouzedi Inverness Caledonian Thistle Released [38][b]
1 July 2017 CM   Darren Fletcher Stoke City Free [41]
1 July 2017 CF   Marcus Forss Brentford Released [38][c]
1 July 2017 CB   Callam Jones Free agent Released [38]
1 July 2017 CM   Rahis Nabi Burnley Released [38][d]
1 July 2017 DF   Jordan Piggott Free agent Released [38]
1 July 2017 LB   Callum Pritchatt Free agent Released [38]
1 July 2017 GK   Jack Rose Southampton Released [38][e]
1 July 2017 AM   James Smith Free agent Released [38]
1 July 2017 DM   Bradley Sweeney Free agent Released [38]
1 July 2017 RW   Chay Tilt Queens Park Rangers Released [38][f]
1 July 2017 CF   Andre Wright Free agent Released [38]
31 August 2017 RW   Callum McManaman Sunderland Undisclosed [46]
31 January 2018 CF   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 edit

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

Pre-season edit

Premier League Asia Trophy edit

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  
Vardy  
Fuchs  
Drinkwater  
Iborra  
King  
Albrighton  		   Chadli
  Robson-Kanu
  Evans
  Dawson
  McClean
  Leko
  Field
22 July 2017 Third place playoff West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Crystal Palace So Kon Po, Hong Kong
18:00 HKT Nyom   33'
Yacob   50'		 Report Milivojević   11'
Sako   43'		 Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Chiu-Kok Ng (Hong Kong)

Teresa Herrera Trophy edit

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 edit

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 edit

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.[66] West Brom's provisional fixture list was announced on 14 June 2017,[67] 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.[68][69][70][71][72][73][74]

August edit

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[75] and the first time in the top division since 1978.[76] 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.[77] 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.[78]

September edit

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.[79] 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.[80] 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.[81] 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 edit

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.[82]

January edit

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 is 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 edit

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).[83]
(R) Relegated


Result summary edit

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 edit

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 edit

12 August 2017 1 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 AFC Bournemouth West Bromwich
15:00 BST Hegazi   31'
Yacob   34'
Rodriguez   82'
Robson-Kanu   90'		 Report Arter   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   90' Report Robson-Kanu   71',   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   52',   61'
Rondón   84'		 Report Pieters   33'
Crouch   77'
Allen   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   88'
Murray   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   66'
McClean   83'		 Report Zabaleta   9'
Antonio   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   44'		 Report Evans   35'
Dawson   49'
Krychowiak   56'
Nyom   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',   88'
Livermore   87'
McClean   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   62'
Albrighton   68'
Mahrez   80'		 Report Hegazi   8'
Myhill   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   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   21'
Hegazi   72'
Phillips   90+2'		 Report Sané   10'
Fernandinho   15'
Jesus   60'
Sterling   64'
Otamendi   71'
Walker   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
Williams   70'		 Report Hegazi   31'
Nyom   35'
Barry   53'
McClean   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 Rondón  54'
Yacob   88'		 Report Morata   17'   90'
Hazard   19'   23', 62'
Alonso   38'
Fàbregas   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   58'
Kane   74'		 Report Rondón   4'
Barry   26'
Gibbs   60'
Nyom   77'
Foster   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   64'
Field   90+2'
Nyom   90+4'		 Report Ward   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   51'
Bony   81'
Mesa   86'		 Report Yacob   16'
Field   35'
Robson-Kanu   78'
Evans   84'
Brunt   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   68' Report Field   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   90+5'		 Report Lukaku   27'
Lingard   35'
Rashford   53'
Matić   90+3'
Rojo   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'  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   68'
Barry   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   34'
Brunt   59'
Dawson   82'
Rodriguez   89' (pen.)		 Report Mustafi   58'
McClean   83' (o.g.)
Wilshere   88'
Čech   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   6'
Masuaku   44'
Carroll   59', 90+4'   61'		 Report McClean   30'
Yacob   74'
Krychowiak   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   45+1'
Schneiderlin   58'
Niasse   70'		 Report Rodriguez   7'
Dawson   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'
Silva  32'
De Bruyne  68'
Agüero  89'		 Report McClean  69'
Rondón  75'
Phillips  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   22'
Rondón   72'
Phillips   90+2'		 Report Lemina   40'
Stephens   43'
Ward-Prowse   55'
Bertrand   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   45+3'
Gibbs   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   83'		 Report Hadergjonaj   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   25'
Mariappa   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   80'		 Report Vardy   21',   41'
Simpson   53'
Mahrez   62'
Ndidi   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   53'
Ibe   77'
Stanislas   89'		 Report Livermore   34'
Rodriguez   49'
Dawson   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   90+3'		 Report Barnes   22'  54'
Chris Wood   73'
Cork  79'
Pope  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   50'
Rodriguez   54'
Phillips   87'
McClean   90'		 Report Clucas   55'
Abraham   75'
Bartley   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   29' Report Rodriguez   73'
Nyom   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   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   68' Report Phillips   29'
Livermore   37'
Nyom   45+1'
McClean   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   61'
Nyom   65'
McClean   79'
Brunt   82'
Livermore   90+2'		 Report Rose   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   48'
McArthur   68'
Zaha   70'
van Aanholt   78'		 Report Brunt   45+2'
Dawson   55'
Gibbs   81'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,357
Referee: Jonathan Moss

Cup competitions edit

FA Cup edit

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.[84] The former won the replayed tie 2–1 (a.e.t.) and advanced through to host WBA.[85] 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.[86] 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.[87]

West Bromwich Albion's fourth-round match against Liverpool at Anfield was moved to a Saturday night slot for live screening on BT Sport.[88] It became the first official game in the club's history to use a video assistant referee.[89] 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.[90] Albion were later eliminated by Southampton in the fifth round, albeit Rondon scoring a goal of the season contender.[91]

6 January 2018 Third round Exeter City 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Exeter
15:00 GMT Sweeney   42'
Archibald-Henville   53'		 Report Rondón   2'
Rodriguez   25',  64'
Robson-Kanu   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'  27'
Can   61'
Salah   78'		 Report Rodriguez   7', 11'
Barry   26'
Matip   45+2' (o.g.)
Dawson   83'
Hegazi  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   30'
McClean   42'
Rondón   58'		 Report Hoedt   11'
Carrillo   45+1'
Tadić   56'
Lemina   75'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 17,600 (2,572 away)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

EFL Cup edit

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.[92] 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.[93] In the third round, Albion faced Manchester City at home.[94] 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.[95]

22 August 2017 Second round Accrington Stanley 1–3 West Bromwich Albion Accrington
19:45 BST Dallison   88' Report Rondón   11'
McClean   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   54'   72' Report Sané   3', 77'   59'
Delph   45'
Sterling   66'
Danilo   85'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 14,953 (3,246 away)
Referee: Mike Jones

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

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   ENG Ben Foster 41 -61 37 -55 1 -2 3 -4
2 DF   CMR Allan Nyom 33 0 29 0 2 0 2 0
3 DF   ENG Kieran Gibbs 36 0 33 0 1 0 2 0
4 FW   WAL Hal Robson-Kanu 24 2 21 2 1 0 2 0
5 MF   ARG Claudio Yacob 18 1 16 0 1 1 1 0
6 DF   NIR Jonny Evans 31 2 28 2 1 0 2 0
7 MF   SCO James Morrison 6 1 4 1 2 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Jake Livermore 37 2 34 2 1 0 2 0
9 FW   VEN Salomón Rondón 40 10 36 7 2 1 2 2
10 MF   SCO Matt Phillips 34 3 30 2 2 1 2 0
11 MF   NIR Chris Brunt 29 0 26 0 0 0 3 0
13 GK   WAL Boaz Myhill 2 -2 1 -1 1 -1 0 0
14 MF   IRL James McClean 34 1 30 1 2 0 2 0
15 FW   ENG Daniel Sturridge 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF   EGY Ali Gabr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   SCO Oliver Burke 16 0 15 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF   ENG Gareth Barry 29 1 25 1 1 0 3 0
19 FW   ENG Jay Rodriguez 42 11 37 7 2 1 3 3
20 MF   POL Grzegorz Krychowiak 31 0 27 0 1 0 3 0
22 MF   BEL Nacer Chadli 6 1 5 1 1 0 0 0
23 DF   NIR Gareth McAuley 12 0 9 0 1 0 2 0
25 DF   ENG Craig Dawson 32 2 28 2 2 0 2 0
26 DF   EGY Ahmed Hegazy 42 2 38 2 1 0 3 0
28 MF   ENG Sam Field 12 1 10 1 0 0 2 0
40 GK   ENG Alex Palmer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 DF   EIR Dara O'Shea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left during the season
34 MF   ENG Rekeem Harper (on loan at Blackburn Rovers) 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
45 MF   ENG Jonathan Leko (on loan at Bristol City) 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
49 DF   ENG Kane Wilson (on loan at Exeter City) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cards edit

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

Clean sheets edit

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

Legacy edit

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.[96] 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.[97]

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