2022–23 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 145th season of West Bromwich Albion Football Club and the club's second consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Cup.

West Bromwich Albion
2022–23 season
OwnerLai Guochuan
ChairmanLai Guochuan
ManagerSteve Bruce
(until 10 October)[1]
Richard Beale
(caretaker, 10 October–25 October) [2]
Carlos Corberán
(from 25 October) [3]
StadiumThe Hawthorns
Championship9th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brandon Thomas-Asante (7) &
Daryl Dike (7)

All:
Brandon Thomas-Asante (9)
Highest home attendance25,322 (v Reading, 2 January)
Lowest home attendance19,786 (v Blackpool, 1 November)
Average home league attendance23,113
Biggest win4-0
(vs. Chesterfield, 17 January 2023, FA Cup)
Biggest defeat3-0
(vs. Bristol City F.C., 28 January 2023, FA Cup)

On 10 October 2022, manager Steve Bruce was sacked after winning only 1 from their opening 13 league games, leaving the club in the relegation places. Spanish coach and former Marcelo Bielsa understudy Carlos Corberán was appointed as his successor on 25 October.

The season also saw increased scrutiny of the club's ownership, and the practices of majority shareholder Guochuan Lai.[4][5] The club's financial situation began to receive national media attention, having already been commented on frequently in local press.[6] Supporter action groups and in-stadium protests by fans to raise awareness of the club's off-field issues took shape during the season.[7]

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2022 CF   Ramello Mitchell   Southampton Free Transfer [8]
1 July 2022[a] CM   Jayson Molumby   Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [9]
1 July 2022[b] CM   John Swift   Reading Free Transfer [10]
1 July 2022[c] RW   Jed Wallace   Millwall Free Transfer [11]
18 July 2022 DM   Okay Yokuşlu   Celta Vigo Free Transfer [12]
31 August 2022 CF   Brandon Thomas-Asante   Salford City Undisclosed [13]
1 September 2022 RB   Martin Kelly   Crystal Palace Free Transfer [14]
12 September 2022 AM   Tom Rogic   Celtic Free Transfer [15]
13 September 2022 LB   Erik Pieters   Burnley Free Transfer [16]
31 January 2023 DM   Nathaniel Chalobah   Fulham Undisclosed [17]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 4 May, and would become official on July 1 once the transfer window opened
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 26 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Reading contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 23 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Millwall contract expired

Out edit

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
22 June 2022 CF   Callum Morton   Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [18]
30 June 2022 CF   Andy Carroll   Reading Released [19][20]
30 June 2022 CB   Mark Chidi   Unattached Released [19]
30 June 2022 LB   Zak Delaney   Inverness Caledonian Thistle Released [19][21]
30 June 2022 GK   Sam Johnstone   Crystal Palace Released [19][22]
30 June 2022 CB   Kevin Joshua   Peterhead Released [19]
30 June 2022 CM   MacKenzie Lamb   Peterborough United Released [19][23]
30 June 2022 CB   Leon Machisa   Unattached Released [19]
30 June 2022 DF   Daniel Ngoma   Unattached Released [19]
30 June 2022 AM   Romaine Sawyers   Cardiff City Released [19][24]
30 June 2022 CB   Saul Shotton   Hanley Town Free Transfer [25]
30 June 2022 CF   Jamie Soule   Alvechurch Released [19]
30 June 2022 CM   Áurio Teixeira   Alvechurch Released [19]
30 June 2022 CF   Owen Windsor   Chippenham Town Released [19]
1 September 2022 LW   Callum Robinson   Cardiff City Undisclosed [26]
31 January 2023 CF   Kenneth Zohore   Unattached Mutual Consent [27]

Loans in edit

Date Pos Player Loaned from On loan until Ref
31 January 2023 RM   Marc Albrighton   Leicester City End of Season [28]

Loans out edit

Date Pos Player Loaned to On loan until Ref
14 July 2022 CM   Quevin Castro   Burton Albion 1 September 2022[a] [29][30]
14 July 2022 GK   Josh Griffiths   Portsmouth 11 January 2023[b] [31][32]
15 July 2022 CB   Cédric Kipré   Cardiff City End of Season [33]
22 July 2022 CB   Caleb Taylor   Cheltenham Town End of Season [34]
8 August 2022 SS   Rayhaan Tulloch   Rochdale 6 January 2023[c] [35][36]
13 August 2022 CM   Alex Mowatt   Middlesbrough End of Season [37]
1 September 2022 RM   Tom Fellows   Crawley Town End of Season [38]
12 September 2022 CM   Quevin Castro   Notts County 1 January 2023 [39]
28 October 2022 CF   Modou Faal   AFC Telford United 28 November 2022 [40]
31 October 2022 CM   Jamie Andrews   Yeovil Town 2 January 2023[d] [41][42]
2 December 2022 CF   Modou Faal   AFC Fylde 6 March 2023[e] [43][44][45]
6 January 2023 GK   Ronnie Hollingshead   Hednesford Town 3 February 2023 [46]
13 January 2023 CM   Quevin Castro   Gateshead End of Season [47]
17 January 2023 LB   Zac Ashworth   Burton Albion End of Season [48]
30 January 2023 RB   Martin Kelly   Wigan Athletic End of Season [49]
7 February 2023 GK   Ted Cann   Leamington End of Season[f] [50][51]
22 February 2023 SS   Rayhaan Tulloch   Dundalk End of Season [52]
  1. ^ On 1 September, Castro's loan was terminated by mutual consent.
  2. ^ On 11 January, Griffiths was recalled back from his loan at Portsmouth
  3. ^ On 6 January, Tulloch's loan at Rochdale was cut short
  4. ^ On 30 November, Andrews' loan at Yeovil was extended.
  5. ^ On 5 January, Faal's loan at AFC Fylde was extended until end of the season, but on 6 March it was announced Faal returned to WBA
  6. ^ On 7 March, Ted's loan at Leamington was extended until the end of the season

Statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG David Button 16 0 13 0 3 0 0 0
2 DF   ENG Darnell Furlong 41 2 40 2 1 0 0 0
3 DF   ENG Conor Townsend 48 3 46 3 1 0 1 0
4 DF   IRL Dara O'Shea 41 2 37 2 2 0 2 0
5 DF   ENG Kyle Bartley 15 2 13 2 0 0 2 0
6 DF   NGA Semi Ajayi 25 2 22 2 3 0 0 0
7 MF   AUS Tom Rogić 23 2 20 1 3 1 0 0
8 MF   ENG Jake Livermore 21 2 17 1 3 1 1 0
10 MF   SCO Matt Phillips 28 2 25 2 1 0 2 0
11 FW   ENG Grady Diangana 35 4 31 4 3 0 1 0
12 FW   USA Daryl Dike 24 7 22 7 2 0 0 0
14 MF   IRL Jayson Molumby 47 4 43 4 3 0 1 0
15 DF   NED Erik Pieters 36 0 36 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF   ENG Martin Kelly 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF   ENG Jed Wallace 50 6 46 6 3 0 1 0
18 FW   ENG Karlan Grant 35 5 31 3 2 1 2 1
19 MF   ENG John Swift 48 6 45 6 1 0 2 0
20 MF   ENG Adam Reach 23 0 18 0 3 0 2 0
21 FW   ENG Brandon Thomas-Asante 35 9 33 7 2 2 0 0
24 GK   ENG Alex Palmer 25 0 23 0 0 0 2 0
26 DF   WAL Zac Ashworth 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
28 FW   ENG Reyes Cleary 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
29 MF   ENG Taylor Gardner-Hickman 35 2 30 2 3 0 2 0
31 MF   ENG Tom Fellows 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
32 FW   ENG Jovan Malcolm 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 0
34 DF   ENG Ethan Ingram 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 MF   TUR Okay Yokuşlu 41 4 38 4 2 0 1 0
39 MF   ENG Jamie Andrews 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players out on loan:
27 MF   ENG Alex Mowatt 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Players who left the club:
7 FW   IRL Callum Robinson 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0

Goals record edit

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 21   CF Brandon Thomas-Asante 7 2 0 9
2 12   CF Daryl Dike 7 0 0 7
19   CM John Swift 6 1 0 7
4 17   RW Jed Wallace 6 0 0 6
5 18   CF Karlan Grant 3 1 1 5
6 11   LW Grady Diangana 4 0 0 4
14   DM Jayson Molumby 4 0 0 4
35   DM Okay Yokuşlu 4 0 0 4
9 3   LB Conor Townsend 3 0 0 3
10 2   RB Darnell Furlong 2 0 0 2
4   CB Dara O'Shea 2 0 0 2
5   CB Kyle Bartley 2 0 0 2
6   CB Semi Ajayi 2 0 0 2
7   AM Tom Rogić 1 1 0 2
8   CM Jake Livermore 1 1 0 2
10   RW Matt Phillips 2 0 0 2
29   RB Taylor Gardner-Hickman 2 0 0 2
18 32   FW Jovan Malcolm 0 1 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 59 7 1 67

Disciplinary record edit

As of 15 December 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
                               
1 5   CB Kyle Bartley 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
14   CM Jayson Molumby 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
3 4   CB Dara O'Shea 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 2   RB Darnell Furlong 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3   LB Conor Townsend 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8   CM Jake Livermore 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10   RW Matt Phillips 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11   RW Grady Diangana 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17   RW Jed Wallace 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19   AM John Swift 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
35   DM Okay Yokuşlu 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 1   GK David Button 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6   CB Semi Ajayi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15   LB Erik Pieters 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16   RB Martin Kelly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29   RB Taylor Gardner-Hickman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
31   RM Tom Fellows 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 30 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 1 0

Pre-season and friendlies edit

A pre-season trip to Crewe Alexandra was revealed by the hosts on 18 May 2022.[53] On 31 May, Albion confirmed that trip along with a second friendly against Oxford United.[54] A third away pre-season fixture was added to the schedule, against Northampton Town.[55] A trip to Stevenage was next to be announced by the club.[56] On June 17, the Baggies announced a 10-day training camp in Portimão, which included a behind-closed-doors meeting with Leyton Orient.[57] A home friendly against Hertha BSC was next to be added to the calendar.[58]

During the mid-season break, WBA announced they would face Elche in a behind-closed-doors friendly.[59]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 July 2022 Friendly West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Leyton Orient Lagos, Portugal
18:30 WEST Townsend   8'
Ashworth   ?'
Report Moncur  
Kipré   85' (o.g.)
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Lagos
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
9 July 2022 Friendly Stevenage 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Stevenage
15:00 BST Norris   73'
List   81'
Report Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
13 July 2022 Friendly Northampton Town 0–3 West Bromwich Albion Sixfields
19:45 BST Report Dike   51'
Grant   72'
Reach   88'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
16 July 2022 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Crewe
15:00 BST Agyei   73' Report Swift   54' Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
19 July 2022 Friendly Oxford United 0–3 West Bromwich Albion Littlemore
19:45 BST Report Grant   80', 84'
Sade   88' (o.g.)
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 2,422
23 July 2022 Friendly West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Hertha BSC West Bromwich
15:00 BST Swift   70'
Dike   73'
Report Selke   13' Stadium: The Hawthorns
2 December 2022 (2022-12-02) Friendly Elche 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Costa Blanca, Spain
12:00 CET Ponce   61' Report Stadium: TBA
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 30 July 2022 May 2023 Matchday 1 46 18 12 16 59 53 +6 039.13
FA Cup 7 January 2023 28 January 2023 Third round 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 033.33
EFL Cup 11 August 2022 23 August 2022 First round 2 1 0 1 1 1 +0 050.00
Total 51 20 13 18 67 60 +7 039.22

Last updated: 8 May 2023
Source: [ Soccerway]

Championship edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 +13 69 Qualification for Championship play-offs
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 −2 69
8 Millwall 46 19 11 16 57 50 +7 68
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 12 16 59 53 +6 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 12 16 68 64 +4 66
11 Watford 46 16 15 15 56 53 +3 63
12 Preston North End 46 17 12 17 45 59 −14 63
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[60]

Results 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
46 18 12 16 59 53  +6 66 11 7 5 31 20  +11 7 5 11 28 33  −5

Last updated: 8 May 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultDDLDWDDDLDLLDWLLLWWWWWLWWWWLWLDLWLWWDDLDWWLLWL
Position1014212214151416202121222220222324232221171616141196106610101010988910111179989
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2023. Source: [Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[61]

30 July 2022 1 Middlesbrough 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Middlesbrough
17:30 BST Jones   10'
Howson   40'
Bola   59'
Report Swift   51',   61' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,567 (1,533 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
8 August 2022 2 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Watford West Bromwich
20:00 BST Molumby   45'
Grant   45+2'
Furlong   69'
Report Sarr   12',   73'
Kabasele   74'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,365 (1,564 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 August 2022 3 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Blackburn
15:00 BST Gallagher   5',   47'
Brereton Díaz   41'
Buckley   77'
Dack   89'
Travis   90'
Report Swift   37'
Diangana   59'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,970 (1,977 away)
Referee: Josh Smith
17 August 2022 4 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Cardiff City West Bromwich
20:00 BST O'Shea   21'
Livermore   31'
Molumby   54'
Report Ojo   33'
Ng   48'
Allsop   72'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,820 (1,174 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
20 August 2022 5 West Bromwich Albion 5–2 Hull City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Elder   37' (o.g.)
Swift   48'
Furlong   55'
Grant   70' (pen.)
O'Shea   85'
Report Estupiñán   34',   77', 90'
Coyle   53'
Figueiredo   69'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,003 (1,130 away)
Referee: James Bell
27 August 2022 6 Huddersfield Town 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Huddersfield
15:00 BST Anjorin   11', 30'
Rudoni   58'
Report Wallace   37', 57'
Diangana   90+3'
Ajayi   90+5'
Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 18,696 (1,624 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
30 August 2022 7 Wigan Athletic 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Wigan
19:45 BST Magennis   6',   45+3'
McClean   69'
Report Grant   22'
Molumby   73'
Phillips   80'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,526 (1,233 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
2 September 2022 (2022-09-02) 8 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Burnley West Bromwich
20:00 BST Button   29'
Thomas-Asante   90+8'
Report Rodriguez   30' (pen.)
Cork   36'
Harwood-Bellis   50'
Roberts   71'
Taylor   80'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,704 (1,898 away)
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 September 2022 (2022-09-14) 9 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Birmingham City West Bromwich
19:45 BST Wallace   23'
Townsend   42'
Gardner-Hickman   64'
Thomas-Asante   83' (pen.)
Report Hogan   14', 54', 71',   90+5'
Sanderson   90+6'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,089 (1,987 away)
Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Live on Sky Sports
17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 10 Norwich City 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Norwich
15:00 BST Aarons   58'
Byram   68'
Report O'Shea   9'
Furlong   85'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,303 (1,297 away)
Referee: Thomas Bramall
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Swansea City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Furlong   43'
Pieters   47'
Livermore   48'
Rogic   53'
Diangana   65'
Grant   82'
Report Sorinola   6'
Manning   41'
Ntcham   71'
Obafemi   89'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,369 (1,743 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
5 October 2022 (2022-10-05) 12 Preston North End 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Preston
20:00 BST Riis Jakobsen   7'
Whiteman   52'
Storey   90+4'
Report Diangana   84' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,924 (718 away)
Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Live on Sky Sports
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 13 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Luton Town West Bromwich
15:00 BST Yokuşlu   59' Report Bradley   57' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,550 (1,385 away)
Referee: David Webb
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 14 Reading 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Reading
15:00 BST Ince   16'
Loum   34'
McIntyre   49'
Report Phillips   25'   60'
Gardner-Hickman   72'
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 14,235 (1,718 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
18 October 2022 (2022-10-18) 15 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Bristol City West Bromwich
20:00 BST Livermore   31'
Kelly   34'
O'Shea   90+1'
Report Williams   32'
Wells   45'
Sykes   71'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,004 (1,468 away)
Referee: Bobby Madley
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 16 Millwall 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Bermondsey
15:00 BST Mitchell   31'
Styles   38'
Burey   90'
Report Swift   20'
Bartley   68'   85'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 15,212 (1,481 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 17 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Sheffield United West Bromwich
12:30 BST Report Ndiaye   11'
McBurnie   23'
Ahmedhodžić   38'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,270 (1,936 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Live on Sky Sports
1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 18 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Blackpool West Bromwich
20:00 BST O'Shea   51'
Bartley   52'
Wallace   58'
Yokuşlu   85'   90+4'
Report Thorniley   28'
Yates   47'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 19,786 (608 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) 19 Queens Park Rangers 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT Field   68' Report Pieters   16'
Bartley   68'
Molumby   90+1'
Stadium: Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 17,139 (1,407 away)
Referee: Thomas Bramall
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 20 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Stoke City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Bartley   39'
Thomas-Asante   50'
Townsend   90+1'
Report Thompson   24'
Delap   47'
Brown   90'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,728 (1,989 away)
Referee: James Bell
Mid-season break for 2022 FIFA World Cup
12 December 2022 (2022-12-12) 21 Sunderland 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Sunderland
20:00 GMT Diallo   19' (pen.)
Batth   33'
Report Rogic   70'
Wallace   71'
Dike   82'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,432 (689 away)
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) 22 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Rotherham United West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Wallace   20'
Diangana   57'
Thomas-Asante   70'
Thomas-Asante   70'
O'Shea   78'
Report Humphreys   69'
Kelly   72'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,519 (1,136 away)
Referee: John Busby
21 December 2022 (2022-12-21) 23 Coventry City 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Coventry
19:45 GMT Burroughs   64'
Bidwell   85'
Gyökeres   90+3' (pen.)
Report Gardner-Hickman   90+2' Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 22,519 (4,435 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Fixture was postponed from 10 September as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 24 Bristol City 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Bristol
15:00 GMT Williams   65'
James   70'
Report Phillips   9'
Thomas-Asante   75'
Furlong   88'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 23,181 (2,503 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 25 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Preston North End West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Yokuşlu   36', 57'
Diangana   45+1'
Report Lindsay   10' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,321 (1,972 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
2 January 2023 (2023-01-02) 26 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Reading West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Dike   60'
Rogic   76'
Report McIntyre   47'
Hoilett   51'
Lumley   56'
Mbengue   75'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,322 (1,085 away)
Referee: Tom Nield
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 27 Luton Town 2–3 West Bromwich Albion Luton
15:00 GMT Morris   7'
Adebayo   10'
Mpanzu   43'
Campbell   88'
Bree   90+6'
Report Dike   39'
Molumby   62'
Molumby   65'
Townsend   67'
Dike   90+7'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,069 (1,042 away)
Referee: Josh Smith
20 January 2023 (2023-01-20) 28 Burnley 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Burnley
20:00 GMT Tella   75'
Twine   87'
Maatsen   90+5'
Report Furlong   7',   42' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 19,890 (1,933 away)
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Live on Sky Sports
3 February 2023 29 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Coventry City West Bromwich
20:00 BST Diangana   15'
Yokuşlu   64'
Molumby   82'
Furlong   90+2'
O'Shea   90+5'
Panzo   82' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,719 (1,980 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
10 February 2023 30 Birmingham City 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Birmingham
20:00 BST
Yokuslu   45+4'
Wallace   90+2'
Molumby   90+5'
Stadium: St. Andrews Stadium
Attendance: 17,781 (2,244 away)
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) 31 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Albrighton   23'
Pieters   61'
Molumby   73'
Report Travis   83'
Brereton Díaz   89'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,840 (666 away)
Referee: David Webb
20 February 2023 32 Watford 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Watford
20:00 GMT Sema   23', 78'
Hoedt   31'
Choudhury   46'
Sarr   66'
Report Pieters   55'
Townsend   56'
Wallace   71'
Molumby   75'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,634 (1,970 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
25 February 2023 33 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Middlesbrough West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Dike   8', 10' Report Smith   44' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,204 (1,963 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
3 March 2023 34 Hull City 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Kingston upon Hull
20:00 GMT Tetteh   33'
O'Shea   57' (o.g.)
Report Moulmby   52'
Gardner-Hickman   90+4'
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 17,021 (1,118 away)
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
7 March 2023 35 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Wigan Athletic West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Dike   27' Report Rekik   36'
Magennis   90+1'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,552 (534 away)
Referee: Rebecca Welch
11 March 2023 36 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Huddersfield Town West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Swift   30' (pen.)
O'Shea   80'
Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,685 (685 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
15 March 2023 37 Cardiff City 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Leckwith
19:45 GMT Kaba   65'
Romeo   68'
Harris   88'
Report Dike   17'
Yokuşlu   33'
Ajayi   90+2'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 17,785 (1,381 away)
Referee: Leigh Doughty
1 April 2023 38 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Millwall West Bromwich
15:00 BST Thomas-Asante   57'
Dike   69'
Report McNamara   54'
Bradshaw   69'
Saville   73'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,334 (2,000 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
7 April 2023 39 Rotherham United 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Rotherham
13:00 BST Hugill   42', 50'
Coventry   48'
Fosu   76'
Rathbone   82'
Report Swift   32' (pen.)
Townsend   68'
Bartley   70'
Grant   74'
Chalobah   78'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,098 (2,191 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
10 April 2023 40 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich
15:00 BST Thomas-Asante   10'
Ajayi   13'
Report Dykes   22'
Martin   49'
Lowe   81'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,969 (1,217 away)
Referee: Matt Donohue
15 April 2023 41 Stoke City 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Stoke-On-Trent
15:00 BST Brown   21'   30'
Fox   61'
Pearson   64'   90+5'
Powell   87'
Thompson   90+5'
Report Pieters   44'
Chalobah   72'
Molumby   59', 69'
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 23,486 (2,608 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
18 April 2023 42 Blackpool 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Blackpool
19:45 BST Fiorini   63' Report Thomas-Asante   18'
Chalobah   32'
Furlong   55'
Gardner-Hickman   60'
Albrighton   80'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 10,705 (1,448 away)
Referee: Stephen Martin
22 April 2023 43 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Sunderland West Bromwich
12:00 BST Molumby   24'
Yokuşlu   37'
Swift   45+1' (pen.),   50'
Report Cirkin   51', 84'
Gelhardt   70'
O'Nien   78'
Gooch   82'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,764 (1,954 away)
Referee: John Busby
Note: Live on Sky Sports
26 April 2023 44 Sheffield United 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Sheffield
20:00 BST Berge   58'
Ahmedhodžić   76'
Egan   84'
Report Pieters   26' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 30,050 (1,514 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Live on Sky Sports
29 April 2023 45 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Norwich City Norwich
17:30 BST Townsend   45+1'
Wallace   56'
Report Byram   16'
Sargent   41'
Gibbs   53'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,638 (1,932 away)
Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports
8 May 2023 46 Swansea City 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Swansea
15:00 BST Cundle   26'
Ntcham   66'
Cooper   81'
Piroe   90+3'
Report Yokuslu   13'
Ajayi   54'
Thomas-Asante   76'
Gardner-Hickman   85'
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 20,294 (2,000 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud

FA Cup edit

The club entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Chesterfield.[62] In the fourth round a trip to Bristol City was confirmed.[63]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) Third round Chesterfield 3–3 West Bromwich Albion Chesterfield
15:00 GMT Williams   7'
Dobra   36', 41'
Quigley   64'
Thomas-Asante   2', 90+3'
Grant   17'
Stadium: Technique Stadium
Attendance: 9,819 (1,992 away)
Referee: Rebecca Welch
17 January 2023 (2023-01-17) Third round (replay) West Bromwich Albion 4–0 Chesterfield West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Swift   23'
Rogic   48'
Livermore   54'
Malcolm  90+1'
Ajayi   90+4'
Report Banks   68'
Dobra   90+3'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 12,638 (2,506 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) Fourth round Bristol City 3–0 West Bromwich Albion Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Bell   12', 48'
Scott   28'
Report Wallace   58'
Furlong   60'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 15,754 (3,414 away)
Referee: Matt Donohue

EFL Cup edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

WBA were drawn at home to Sheffield United in the first round.[64]

11 August 2022 First round West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Sheffield United West Bromwich
20:00 BST Grant   73' Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 6,747 (600 away)
Referee: David Webb
23 August 2022 Second round Derby County 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Derby
19:45 BST Sibley   15' Report Fellows   59' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 10,638 (2,500 away)
Referee: Bobby Madley

End of season awards edit

The winners of the 2022/23 end of season West Bromwich Albion awards were announced on 5 May 2023.

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