West Bromwich Albion F.C.

2017–18 season
Owner	Lai Guochuan
Head coach	Tony 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)
Stadium	The Hawthorns
Premier League	20th (relegated)
FA Cup	Fifth round
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League:Jay Rodriguez Salomón Rondón (7) All:Jay Rodriguez (11)
Highest home attendance	26,223 vs.Arsenal (31 December 2017)
Lowest home attendance	22,704 vs.Stoke City (27 August 2017)
Average home league attendance	24,520
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2017–18 season wasWest Bromwich Albion's eighth consecutive season in thePremier League and their 140th year in existence.^[2] This season the club participated in thePremier League,FA Cup andLeague 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 byAlan Pardew later that month.^[3] On 2 April 2018, Pardew left West Brom by mutual consent. First team coach and former playerDarren 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 ofSouthampton earning a 1–0 away victory at fellow strugglersSwansea City.^[4]

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 installedChanging Places toilets, which are a special type ofaccessible toilet.^[5][6] They also installed new giant screens inside the stadium,^[7] created a sensory area—to cater for young fans on theautism 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]

The club unveiled two newkits for the season, both of which were manufactured byAdidas. 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 ownerGuochuan 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 provider12BET, 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 coachDave Kemp retired after spending over 40 years in football and was replaced byGary 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 ofDarren Fletcher toStoke City.^[24] Shortly before the start of the new season, head coachTony 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 quotedodds of 750/1 on Albion winning the Premier League,^[8] whilePaddy Power offered 6/1 on the club being relegated.^[26]

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]

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]

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		Zack 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]

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]

West Bromwich Albion participated in the2017 Premier League Asia Trophy in Hong Kong. It was the eighth edition of thePremier League Asia Trophy pre-season tournament and the first to feature four teams from the Premier League.^[56]

Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion

19 July 2017Semi-final	Leicester City	1–1 (7–6p)	West Bromwich Albion	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
18:00HKT	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

West Bromwich Albion vCrystal Palace

22 July 2017Third place playoff	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	Crystal Palace	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
18:00HKT	Nyom 33' Yacob 50'	Report	Milivojević 11' Sako 43'	Stadium:Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee:Chiu-Kok Ng (Hong Kong)

TheTeresa Herrera Trophy is a pre-season tournament that has been held annually inA 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 hostsDeportivo de La Coruña, who were managed by former Albion head coachPepe Mel.

Deportivo La Coruña v West Bromwich Albion

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

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

Slavia Prague v West Bromwich Albion

12 July 2017	Slavia Prague	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Kumberg, Austria
17:00CEST	Deli 50' Frydrych 77'	Report	McClean 26'	Stadium:TBA

Burton Albion v West Bromwich Albion

26 July 2017	Burton Albion	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Burton upon Trent
19:45BST		Report	Rodriguez 77'	Stadium:Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,211

Walsall v West Bromwich Albion

26 July 2017	Walsall	1–2	West Bromwich Albion	Walsall
19:45BST	Bakayoko 77'	Report	Donnellan 53' Robson-Kanu 89'	Stadium:Banks's Stadium

Bristol Rovers v West Bromwich Albion

29 July 2017	Bristol Rovers	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Horfield
15:00BST	Harrison 5' Nichols 86'	Report	Dawson 90'	Stadium:Memorial Stadium

Slough Town v West Bromwich Albion

29 July 2017	Slough Town	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Slough
15:00BST	Harris 29' Flood 54'		Roberts 13'	Stadium:Arbour Park

Port Vale v West Bromwich Albion

1 August 2017	Port Vale	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Burslem
19:30BST	Pope 86'	Report	Robson-Kanu 43'	Stadium:Vale Park

West Bromwich Albion competed in the2017–18 Premier League, the 26th season of English football's top division since its breakaway fromthe Football League in 1992. It was Albion's 12th season (8th consecutive) in thePremier 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 forSky Sports'Monday Night Football. Home matches against Stoke City, Manchester United and Arsenal and the away game at Manchester United were shown on Sky'sSuper 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 onBT Sport.^{[67][68][69][70][71][72][73]}

Albion's opening match was at home to A.F.C. Bournemouth and featured debuts for new signingJay Rodriguez and loaneeAhmed Hegazi. Rodriguez was namedman 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 sinceThievy 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 elbowingMatthew 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]

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 newcomersBrighton & 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 fromPascal Groß and a headed goal fromTomer Hemed. They did manage to pull a goal back throughJames 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 formerManchester United midfielderRyan Giggs.^[80] He was also given the armband in this game. But the team lost 2–0 from a brace ofAlexandre 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 throughRondón andEvans'goals againstWatford at home, being equalized by Richarlison in the 95th minute.

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]

Albion started the new year with a tough visit toWest Ham United, kicked off only 50 hours after the Arsenal clash, while West Ham had a week to spare due to their fixtures againstTottenham Hotspur was postponed. Club ChairmanJohn Williams had requested a postpone for this match but dismissed by theFA.James McClean scores his first goal for club in 16 months, where last one also against West Ham. But a brace fromAndy 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 againstBrighton, defendersJonny Evans andCraig Dawson each scored a header from corners respectively.

One week later, Albion earned a 1–1 draw away toEverton, but unfortunately the match is overshadowed as home midfielderJames McCarthy suffered a broken leg after putting out a harsh tackle onSalomón 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.

West Bromwich Albion vAFC Bournemouth

12 August 20171	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	AFC Bournemouth	West Bromwich
15:00BST	Hegazi 31' Yacob 34' Rodriguez 82' Robson-Kanu 90'	Report	Arter 86'	Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,011 (2,509 away) Referee:Robert Madley

Burnley v West Bromwich Albion

19 August 20172	Burnley	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Burnley
15:00BST	Barnes 90'	Report	Robson-Kanu 71', 83'	Stadium:Turf Moor Attendance: 19,619 (1,337 away) Referee:Martin Atkinson

West Bromwich Albion vStoke City

27 August 20173	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Stoke City	West Bromwich
13:30BST	Rodriguez 52', 61' Rondón 84'	Report	Pieters 33' Crouch 77' Allen 88'	Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,704 (2,547 away) Referee:Anthony Taylor

Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion

9 September 20174	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	Falmer
15:00BST	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

West Bromwich Albion vWest Ham United

16 September 20175	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	West Ham United	West Bromwich
15:00BST	Foster 66' McClean 83'	Report	Zabaleta 9' Antonio 90+6'	Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,942 (2,598 away) Referee:Paul Tierney

Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion

25 September 20176	Arsenal	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Holloway
20:00BST	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

West Bromwich Albion vWatford

30 September 20177	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Watford	West Bromwich
15:00BST	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

Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion

16 October 20178	Leicester City	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Leicester
20:00BST	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

Southampton v West Bromwich Albion

21 October 20179	Southampton	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Southampton
17:30BST	Boufal 85'	Report	Chadli 67'	Stadium:St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,947 (1,207 away) Referee:Graham Scott

West Bromwich Albion vManchester City

28 October 201710	West Bromwich Albion	2–3	Manchester City	West Bromwich
15:00BST	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

Huddersfield Town v West Bromwich Albion

4 November 201711	Huddersfield Town	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Huddersfield
15:00GMT	van La Parra 44' Schindler 57' 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

West Bromwich Albion vChelsea

18 November 201712	West Bromwich Albion	0–4	Chelsea	West Bromwich
15:00GMT	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

Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion

25 November 201713	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	London
15:00GMT	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

West Bromwich Albion vNewcastle United

28 November 201714	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Newcastle United	West Bromwich
20:00GMT	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

West Bromwich Albion vCrystal Palace

2 December 201715	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Crystal Palace	West Bromwich
15:00GMT	Livermore 64' Field 90+2' Nyom 90+4'	Report	Ward 76'	Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,531 (2,208 away) Referee:Michael Oliver

Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion

9 December 201716	Swansea City	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Swansea
15:00GMT	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

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion

13 December 201717	Liverpool	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
20:00GMT	Can 68'	Report	Field 90+2'	Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 53,243 (1,083 away) Referee:Paul Tierney

West Bromwich Albion vManchester United

17 December 201718	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Manchester United	West Bromwich
14:15GMT	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

Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion

23 December 201719	Stoke City	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00GMT	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

West Bromwich Albion vEverton

26 December 201720	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Everton	West Bromwich
15:00GMT	Dawson 68' Barry 79'	Report		Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,364 (2,600 away) Referee:Roger East

West Bromwich Albion vArsenal

31 December 201721	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Arsenal	West Bromwich
16:30GMT	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

West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion

2 January 201822	West Ham United	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Stratford, London
19:45GMT	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

West Bromwich Albion vBrighton & Hove Albion

13 January 201823	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	West Bromwich
15:00GMT	Evans 4' Dawson 55'	Report		Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,240 (2,595 away) Referee:Martin Atkinson

Everton v West Bromwich Albion

20 January 201824	Everton	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
15:00GMT	Walcott 45+1' Schneiderlin 58' Niasse 70'	Report	Rodriguez 7' Dawson 88'	Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,061 Referee:Stuart Attwell

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion

31 January 201825	Manchester City	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	Manchester
20:00GMT	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

West Bromwich Albion vSouthampton

3 February 201826	West Bromwich Albion	2–3	Southampton	West Bromwich
15:00GMT	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

Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion

12 February 201827	Chelsea	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	Fulham
20:00GMT	Hazard 25',71' Moses 63'	Report	Evans 45+3' Gibbs 49'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,071 Referee:Lee Mason

West Bromwich Albion vHuddersfield Town

24 February 201828	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Huddersfield Town	West Bromwich
15:00GMT	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

Watford v West Bromwich Albion

3 March 201829	Watford	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Watford
15:00GMT	Capoue 25' Mariappa 72' Deeney 77'	Report		Stadium:Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,022 (2,074 away) Referee:Paul Tierney

West Bromwich Albion vLeicester City

10 March 201830	West Bromwich Albion	1–4	Leicester City	West Bromwich
15:00GMT	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

AFC Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion

17 March 201831	AFC Bournemouth	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Bournemouth
15:00GMT	Smith 53' Ibe 77' Stanislas 89'	Report	Livermore 34' Rodriguez 49' Dawson 87'	Stadium:Dean Court Attendance: 10,242 Referee:Graham Scott

West Bromwich Albion vBurnley

31 March 201832	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Burnley	West Bromwich
15:00BST	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

West Bromwich Albion vSwansea City

7 April 201833	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Swansea City	West Bromwich
15:00BST	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

Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion

15 April 201834	Manchester United	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Manchester
16:00BST	Pogba 29'	Report	Rodriguez 73' Nyom 77'	Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 75,095 Referee:Paul Tierney

West Bromwich Albion vLiverpool

21 April 201835	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Liverpool	West Bromwich
12:30BST	Livermore 79' Rondón 88'	Report	Ings 4' Moreno 69' Salah 72'	Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,520 (2,600 away) Referee:Stuart Attwell

Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion

28 April 201836	Newcastle United	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00BST	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

West Bromwich Albion vTottenham Hotspur

5 May 201837	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	West Bromwich
15:00BST	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

Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion

13 May 201838	Crystal Palace	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Selhurst
15:00BST	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

TheFA Cup is English football's primarycup competition and was first held in 1871–72. West Bromwich Albion have won the competition five times, most recently in1968; 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 the2017–18 FA Cup at the third round stage and were drawn away to eitherExeter City orForest 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 fromSalomón Rondón andJay Rodriguez, whileHal 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 avideo assistant referee.^[88] The newly introduced technology did bring great impact to the process of the game, where refereeCraig Pawson disallowed a West Brom goal and awarded Liverpool a penalty with VAR's assistance. But a brace fromJay Rodriguez and aJoël Matip own goal still saw a dramatic 3–2 victory to Albion.^[89] Albion were later eliminated bySouthampton in the fifth round, albeit Rondon scoring a goal of the season contender.^[90]

Exeter City v West Bromwich Albion

6 January 2018Third round	Exeter City	0–2	West Bromwich Albion	Exeter
15:00GMT	Sweeney 42' Archibald-Henville 53'	Report	Rondón 2' Rodriguez 25', 64' Robson-Kanu42'	Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 5,638 (1,200 away) Referee:Lee Mason

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion

27 January 2018Fourth round	Liverpool	2–3	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
19:45GMT	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

West Bromwich Albion vSouthampton

17 February 2018Fifth round	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Southampton	West Bromwich
15:00GMT	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

English football's secondary cup competition is theEFL Cup and is contested by the 92 clubs of thePremier League andEnglish 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 in1966 but had not won since. As one of the Premier League clubs not involved in European competition, Albion entered the2017–18 EFL Cup at the second round stage, where they were drawn away toAccrington Stanley.^[91] Goals fromSalomón Rondón,Matt Phillips andJay Rodriguez—his first for the club—ensured Albion's progression into the next round, whileTom Dallison scored a late consolation for the home side. West Brom were captained by new signingGareth Barry.^[92] In the third round, Albion facedManchester City at home.^[93] MidfielderClaudio Yacob scored for the first time in almost three years but two goals from City'sLeroy Sané meant that West Brom were eliminated from the competition.^[94]

Accrington Stanley v West Bromwich Albion

22 August 2017Second round	Accrington Stanley	1–3	West Bromwich Albion	Accrington
19:45BST	Dallison 88'	Report	Rondón 11' McClean 30' Phillips 31' Rodriguez 64'	Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 2,699 (1,345 away) Referee:Jeremy Simpson

West Bromwich Albion vManchester City

20 September 2017Third round	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Manchester City	West Bromwich
20:00BST	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

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	IRL	Dara O'Shea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left during the season
34	MF	ENG	Rekeem Harper(on loan atBlackburn Rovers)	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
45	MF	ENG	Jonathan Leko(on loan atBristol City)	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
49	DF	ENG	Kane Wilson(on loan atExeter City)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

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

The season was covered by theChannel 4 documentary series,Artist in Residence, in the episode entitled "The Football Club". It follows portrait artistTai-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's1968 FA Cup-winning team.^[96]