2018–19 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

The 2018–19 season is West Bromwich Albion's first season in the Championship since 2009–10 and their 141st year in existence. In this season the club participated in the Championship, FA Cup and League Cup. On 18 May 2018, caretaker manager and former player Darren Moore was given the permanent job, after earning 11 points from 6 games in the previous season.[2] He was sacked on 9 March 2019, despite the club sitting fourth in the table, a series of poor results forced the board to make the decision and the club 'will always hold Darren in such high regard'.[3] First team coach James Shan took over as caretaker manager, who has been working for the club academy from under-7s age group all the way to under-23s.

West Bromwich Albion F.C.
2018–19 season
OwnerLai Guochuan
Head CoachDarren Moore (until 9 March)[1]
James Shan (caretaker, from 9 March)
StadiumThe Hawthorns
Championship4th
FA CupFourth round replay
EFL CupThird round
Play-offsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Dwight Gayle (23 goals)
All: Dwight Gayle (24 goals)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 26,548 v. Sheffield Wednesday
(29 December 2018)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 20,282 v. Swansea City
(13 March 2019)
All: 8,645 v. Brighton & Hove Albion
(6 February 2019, FA Cup R4 replay)
Average home league attendance24,148
Biggest win7–1 v. Queens Park Rangers
(18 August 2018)
Biggest defeat0–4 v. Leeds United
(1 March 2019)

They lost to local rivals Aston Villa on penalties in the play-offs semi-final on 14 May, failing to make an immediate return to the Premier League.[4]

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019, with competitive matches played between August and May.

Background

Albion unveiled new kits for the season, manufactured by Puma. The home kit featured the team's traditional navy blue and white vertical striped shirts, white shorts and white socks. The wide vertical stripes on the jersey and italic WBA lettering on the socks were designed as a tribute to the club's "iconic" kit of the late 1970s.[5][6] Two change kits were produced, which the club intended to be worn "as much as possible in equal measure" throughout the season.[7] One of the change kits featured yellow and green stripes, while an alternative change kit had a black and cyan design.[8] The goalkeeper kit was black with grey trim at home and purple for away matches.[9] Ideal Boilers were the club's main shirt sponsor, in the first year of a two-year deal;[10] this led to the introduction of a new mascot, a combi boiler character nicknamed "Boiler Man" by fans, though "Baggie Bird" remained Albion's main mascot.[11] 10Bet provided secondary shirt sponsorship worth £1 million.[10]

Graeme Jones left his position with the Belgium national team to join Albion as assistant head coach.[12]

Immediately prior to the start of the season, most bookmakers listed Albion as second favourites (behind Stoke City) to win promotion, quoting odds of promotion between 2/1 and 10/3.[13] Odds of the club being relegated were between 22/1 and 40/1.[14][15]

First team

Squad No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Sam Johnstone GK (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 Manchester United
13 Boaz Myhill GK (1982-11-09) 9 November 1982 Free agent
23 Jonathan Bond GK (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 Reading
Defenders
3 Kieran Gibbs LB (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 Arsenal
5 Kyle Bartley CB (1991-05-22) 22 May 1991 Swansea City
12 Tyrone Mears RB (1983-02-18) 18 February 1983 Free agent
24 Tosin Adarabioyo RB/CB (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 Manchester City (on loan)
25 Craig Dawson RB/CB (1990-05-06) 6 May 1990 Rochdale
26 Ahmed Hegazi CB (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 Al Ahly
68 Mason Holgate RB/CB (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 Everton (on loan)
Midfielders
6 Stefan Johansen CM (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 Fulham (on loan)
7 James Morrison AM (1986-05-25) 25 May 1986 Free agent
8 Jake Livermore CM (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 Hull City
10 Matt Phillips RM (1991-03-13) 13 March 1991 Queens Park Rangers
11 Chris Brunt (captain) CM (1984-12-14) 14 December 1984 Sheffield Wednesday
15 Jefferson Montero LW (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 Swansea (on loan)
17 Oliver Burke RM (1997-04-07) 7 April 1997 RB Leipzig
18 Gareth Barry CM (1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 Everton
20 Jonathan Leko RM (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 Academy
22 Wes Hoolahan AM (1982-05-20) 20 May 1982 Free agent
28 Sam Field CM (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 Academy
34 Rekeem Harper CM (2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 Academy
70 Jacob Murphy RW (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 Newcastle United (on loan)
Forwards
4 Hal Robson-Kanu ST (1989-05-21) 21 May 1989 Free agent
16 Dwight Gayle ST (1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 Newcastle United (on loan)
19 Jay Rodriguez ST (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 Southampton
21 Kyle Edwards ST (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 Academy

Competitions

Pre-season

Albion faced Barnet, Swindon Town, Aberdeen, Barnsley and Coventry City in pre-season friendly matches.[16]

7 July 2018 (2018-07-07) Friendly Barnet 0–3 West Bromwich Albion Canons Park
12:30 BST Report Edwards  67'
Robson-Kanu  75' (pen.), 78'
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly Swindon Town 1–3 West Bromwich Albion Swindon
15:00 BST Elijah Adebayo  44' Report Rodriguez  30'
Edwards  69'
Jameson  82'
Stadium: County Ground
24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly Barnsley 2–3 West Bromwich Albion Barnsley
19:30 BST Isgrove  6'
Moore  11'
Report Robson-Kanu  44'
Morrison  46'
Cavaré  51' (o.g.)
Stadium: Oakwell
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Regis Shield West Bromwich Albion 5–2 Coventry City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Barnes  6'
Barnes  8'
Robson-Kanu  31', 40'
Livermore  51'
Report Allassani  44'
Thompson  78'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 7,590
Note: Playing for the inaugural Regis Shield

Championship

West Bromwich Albion will compete in the 2018–19 EFL Championship, the third season of English football's second division under the EFL Championship name. It was Albion's first season back in the Championship following the club's relegation from the Premier League in 2017–18, their 39th season in the second tier of English football and their 120th season of league football in all.[17] West Brom's provisional fixture list was announced on 21 June 2018,[18][19] but a number of matches were subsequently rescheduled for live broadcast on Sky Sports. The away matches at Middlesbrough, Birmingham City, Ipswich Town and Sheffield United, as well as the home match against Aston Villa, were moved from a Saturday afternoon to the preceding Friday night. The home games versus Leeds United and Brentford were also moved from Saturday afternoon, the former to a Saturday early evening kickoff and the latter to Monday night. The away games at Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday and the home match against Derby County were televised by Sky Sports on their originally scheduled dates, with the Derby game changed to an 8pm kickoff.[20] In addition, all midweek games were made available live via the red button.[21]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Norwich City (C, P) 46 27 13 6 93 57 +36 94 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Sheffield United (P) 46 26 11 9 78 41 +37 89
3 Leeds United 46 25 8 13 73 50 +23 83 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 West Bromwich Albion 46 23 11 12 87 62 +25 80
5 Aston Villa (O, P) 46 20 16 10 82 61 +21 76[lower-alpha 2]
6 Derby County 46 20 14 12 69 54 +15 74
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 13 13 49 41 +8 73
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[23]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
  2. Aston Villa were promoted to the Premier League after beating Derby County in the play-off final.[22]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 23 11 12 87 62  +25 80 12 7 4 53 31  +22 11 4 8 34 31  +3

Last updated: 5 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHA
ResultLDWWLWDWWWDWLLDLWWWDDWWWDLDWLWDWWLLDWWWLLWWDWL
Position221783785331423457524333333443444444444444444444
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2019. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Bolton Wanderers West Bromwich
15:00 BST Barnes  45+1' Report Magennis  18'
Wildschut  89'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,901 (2,519 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
7 August 2018 (2018-08-07) 2 Nottingham Forest 1–1 West Bromwich Albion West Bridgford
19:45 BST Guedioura  59' Report Phillips  87' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,850 (1,957 away)
Referee: Darren England
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 3 Norwich City 3–4 West Bromwich Albion Norwich
15:00 BST Rhodes  24'
Pukki  70'
Hanley  82'
Report Rodriguez  33' (pen.), 47'
Barnes  65'
Robson-Kanu  79'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,144 (1,483 away)
Referee: Lee Mason
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 4 West Bromwich Albion 7–1 Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich
19:45 BST Phillips  29', 88'
Gibbs  53'
Rodriguez  56' (pen.), 82' (pen.)
Gayle  67'
Robson-Kanu  90+1'
Report Lynch  34' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,753 (1,169 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) 5 Middlesbrough 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Ayala  90+1' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,906 (652 away)
Referee: John Brooks
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Stoke City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Gayle  16', 59' Report Pieters  90+5' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,183 (2,600 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
14 September 2018 (2018-09-14) 7 Birmingham City 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Birmingham
19:45 BST Jota  27' (pen.) Report Phillips  39' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 22,715 (2,984 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
18 September 2018 (2018-09-18) 8 West Bromwich Albion 4–2 Bristol City West Bromwich
19:45 BST Rodriguez  16' (pen.), 28'
Gayle  24'
Barnes  63'
Report Kelly  60'
Diédhiou  68'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,051 (1,824 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Millwall West Bromwich
15:00 BST Gayle  68'
Gibbs  76'
Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,563 (2,299 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Preston North End 2–3 West Bromwich Albion Preston
15:00 BST Hughes  71'
Browne  90+6'
Report Rodriguez  48'
Davies  73' (o.g.)
Gayle  88'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,099 (3,192 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
3 October 2018 (2018-10-03) 11 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Owlerton
19:45 BST Reach  24'
Forestieri  41'
Report Pelupessy  85' (o.g.)
Barnes  87'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,150 (814 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
6 October 2018 12 West Bromwich Albion 4–1 Reading West Bromwich
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Dawson  41'
Gayle  49', 65'
Barry  52'
Barnes  72'
Bartley  80'
Report Bacuna  6'
Swift  51'
Ilori  56'
Moore  82'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,865 (907 away)
Referee: Darren England
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 13 Wigan Athletic 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Wigan
15:00 BST Morsy  18'
James  19'
Dunkley  59'
Windass  74'
Report Dawson  24'
Rodriguez  28'
Livermore  34'  84'
Barnes  48'
Brunt  58'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 12,739 (3,750 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
24 October 2018 (2018-10-24) 14 West Bromwich Albion 1–4 Derby County West Bromwich
20:00 BST Rodriguez  83' Report Marriott  10'
Lawrence  15'
Wilson  51'
Malone  71'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,848 (1,813 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 15 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich
15:00 BST Dawson  40' Report Reed  71' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,820 (1,978 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16 Hull City 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Campbell  38'
de Wijs  60'
Report Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 11,916 (1,727 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 17 West Bromwich Albion 4–1 Leeds United West Bromwich
17:30 GMT Robson-Kanu  51'
Phillips  67'
Barnes  82'
Gayle  83'
Report Hernández  90+2' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,661 (2,600 away)
Referee: Lee Mason
23 November 2018 (2018-11-23) 18 Ipswich Town 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Ipswich
19:45 GMT Jackson  85' Report Rodriguez  26'
Barnes  77'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,995 (1,073 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28) 19 Swansea City 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Swansea
19:45 GMT McBurnie  10' Report Dawson  13'
Hegazi  44'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 17,865 (685 away)
Referee: James Linington
3 December 2018 (2018-12-03) 20 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Brentford West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Barnes  77' Report Macleod  90+1' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 20,949 (665 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
7 December 2018 (2018-12-07) 21 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Aston Villa West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Gayle  28'
Rodriguez  90+1'
Report El Ghazi  12', 59' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,513 (2,600 away)
Referee: Darren England
14 December 2018 (2018-12-14) 22 Sheffield United 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Sheffield
19:45 GMT McGoldrick  12' Report Barry  41'
Gibbs  76'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,400 (1,396 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Rotherham United 0–4 West Bromwich Albion Rotherham
15:00 GMT Mattock  44' Report Gayle  6',  44',  54'
Barnes  20'
Barry  29'
Johnstone  31'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,593 (2,597 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Wigan Athletic West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Rodriguez  8', 69'
Gibbs  57'
Livermore  64'
Report Connolly  17'
Garner  28'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,555 (1,105 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Rodriguez  63'
Dawson  89'
Johnstone  90+3'
Jones  90+5' (o.g.)
Report Nuhiu  5'
Matias  71'
Bannan  82'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,548 (2,600 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Blackburn
15:00 GMT Bennett  52'
Mulgrew  53'
Dack  58'
Brereton  89'
Reed  90+2'
Report Adarabioyo  41'
Rodriguez  63' (pen.)
Dawson  77'
Livermore  87'
Barry  90+3'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,258 (1,744 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Norwich City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Gayle  12'
Barry  61'
Rodriguez  62'
Holgate  85'
Report Tettey  56'
Buendía  62'
Rhodes  83'
Vrančić  90+4'
Krul  90+5'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,544 (2,600 away)
Referee: Darren England
21 January 2019 (2019-01-21) 28 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Bolton
20:00 GMT Olkowski  38'
Donaldson  45+1'
Report Rodriguez  19'
Holgate  45+1'
Barry  73'
Field  75'
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 14,750 (858 away)
Referee: David Webb
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 29 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Middlesbrough West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Holgate  39'
Rodriguez  42'
Gayle  63'
Report Saville  17'  36'
Wing  46'
Shotton  55'
Assombalonga  75', 83'
Hugill  90+6'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,863 (1,749 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 30 Stoke City 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Stoke-on-Trent
17:30 GMT Edwards  40' Report Gayle  25'  90+1'
Johansen  45'
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 26,828 (2,921 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 31 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Nottingham Forest West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Livermore  40'
Murphy  54'
Rodriguez  89' (pen.)
Dawson  90+3'
Report Johansen  6' (o.g.)
Watson  16'
Yates  65'
Milošević  73'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,691 (2,205 away)
Referee: Lee Mason
16 February 2019 32 Aston Villa 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Aston
15:00 GMT Mings  31'
Hause  38'
McGinn  51'
Report Holgate  29'
Robson-Kanu  41'
Barry  43'
Rodriguez  45'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,263 (2,167 away)
Referee: James Linington
19 February 2019 (2019-02-19) 33 Queens Park Rangers 2–3 West Bromwich Albion Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT Freeman  35'
Hemed  75' (pen.)
Report Montero  5'
Murphy  61'
Livermore  77'  90+4'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,257 (1,492 away)
Referee: John Brooks
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Sheffield United West Bromwich
17:30 GMT Dawson  82'
Rodriguez  84'
Report Dowell  14'  19'
Stevens  80'
Madine  90+5'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,928 (2,600 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
1 March 2019 (2019-03-01) 35 Leeds United 4–0 West Bromwich Albion Leeds
19:45 GMT Hernández  1'
Bamford  28', 63'
Alioski  90+2'
Report Barry  50' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,888 (2,357 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Ipswich Town West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Johansen  4'
Murphy  70'
Field  87'
Morrison  90'
Report Knudsen  33'
Edwards  47'
Nolan  48'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,973 (1,246 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
13 March 2019 (2019-03-13) 37 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Swansea City West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Brunt  19'
Holgate  54'
Rodriguez  85'
Report Celina 40' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 20,282 (1,103 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Brentford 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Brentford
15:00 GMT Odubajo  58'
Jeanvier  65'
Report Gayle  33'
Edwards  51'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,488 (1,598 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
29 March 2019 (2019-03-29) 39 West Bromwich Albion 3–2 Birmingham City West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Dawson  30'
Gayle  47'
Rodriguez  65' (pen.)
Livermore  74'
Brunt  90+8'
Report Gardner  7'
Dean  24'
Pedersen  46'
Jutkiewicz  59'
G.Gardner  68'
C.Gardner  84'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,789 (2,569 away)
Referee: David Webb
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40 Millwall 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Bermondsey
15:00 BST Tunnicliffe  30'
Meredith  51'
Cooper  60'
Hegazi  66' (o.g.)
Leonard  90'
Report Johansen  44'
Hegazi  45+2'  80'
Rodriguez 61'
Adarabioyo  67'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 15,303 (2,018 away)
Referee: James Linington
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 41 Bristol City 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Bristol
19:45 BST Brownhill  2'
Hunt  13'  19'
Weimann  16'
Taylor  90+4'
Report Gayle  47'
Holgate  70'
Rodriguez  74'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 20,581 (1,621 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 West Bromwich Albion 4–1 Preston North End West Bromwich
15:00 BST Gayle  27', 31', 71'
Rodriguez  43'
Livermore  57'
Dawson  90'
Report Fisher  74' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,088 (2,600 away)
Referee: Roger East
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 West Bromwich Albion 3–2 Hull City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Gibbs  42'
Gayle  62', 85'
Report Kane  48', 59' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,501 (734 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Reading 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Reading
15:00 BST McCleary  84'
Yiadom 90+4'
Report Harper  79' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,255 (2,084 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Rotherham United West Bromwich
15:00 BST Rodriguez  77' (pen.)
Harper  79'
Report Mattock  37'
Robertson  50'
Jones  66'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,534 (904 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 46 Derby County 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Derby
12:30 BST Waghorn  19'
Bennett  70'
Wilson  73' (pen.)
Johansen  47'
Robson-Kanu  90+2'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 32,055 (3,128 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson

Play-offs

11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) Semi-final first leg Aston Villa 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Aston
12:30 BST Hourihane  75'
Abraham  79' (pen.)
Report Gayle  16'  62'  88'
Holgate  33'
Hegazi  48'
Gibbs  77'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,754 (2,000 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
14 May 2019 (2019-05-14) Semi-final second leg West Bromwich Albion 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(3–4 p)
Aston Villa West Bromwich
20:00 BST Dawson  29'
Johansen  58'
Brunt  66'  80'
Morrison  97'
Report Mings  16'
Taylor  74'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,702 (2,000 away)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Penalties
Holgate
Hegazi
Adarabioyo
Gibbs
Morrison
Hourihane
Jedinak
Grealish
Adomah
Abraham

FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[24] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.[25]

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Wigan Athletic West Bromwich
12:30 GMT Sako  31'
Brunt  79'
Field  90+5'
Report Connolly  29'
Byrne  58'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 15,465 (1,034 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Fourth round Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Falmer
15:00 GMT Locadia  59' Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 27,001 (3,181 away)
Referee: Lee Mason
6 February 2019 (2019-02-06) Fourth round replay West Bromwich Albion 1–3 (a.e.t.) Brighton & Hove Albion West Bromwich
19:45 GMT Bartley  77' Report Bissouma  81'
Andone  82'
Murray  104', 117'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 8,645 (943 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney

EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[26] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[27] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.[28]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Luton Town West Bromwich
20:00 BST Burke  62' Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 10,404 (1,682 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Mansfield Town West Bromwich
20:00 BST Leko  26'
Edwards  75'
Report Bishop  69' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 10,574 (1,588 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Third round West Bromwich Albion 0–3 Crystal Palace West Bromwich
19:45 BST Report Townsend  6', 81'
Van Aanholt  76'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 10,818 (1,663 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
3 July 2018GKSam JohnstoneManchester United£6,500,000[29]
16 July 2018CBKyle Bartley Swansea City£4,000,000[30]
16 July 2018GKJonathan BondReadingFree transfer[31]
28 July 2018LBConor TownsendScunthorpe UnitedUndisclosed[32]
28 August 2018RBTyrone Mears Minnesota UnitedFree transfer[33]
14 September 2018MFWes HoolahanNorwich CityFree transfer[34]
2 October 2018MFBakary SakoCrystal PalaceFree transfer[35]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018CFTahvon CampbellForest Green RoversFree transfer[36]
1 July 2018CBJonny EvansLeicester City£3,500,000[37]
1 July 2018CMMylo HallFree agentReleased[38]
1 July 2018RWKieran HolsgroveFree agentReleased[38]
1 July 2018CBGareth McAuley RangersReleased[39][40]
1 July 2018LBJack McCourt Ross CountyReleased[38][41]
1 July 2018LBRobert McCourt BohemiansReleased[39][42]
1 July 2018LMTaylor MorrisonFree agentReleased[38]
1 July 2018CFEvan PierceFree agentReleased[39]
1 July 2018GKEthan RossColchester UnitedFree transfer[43]
1 July 2018RBAram SolemanFree agentReleased[38]
1 July 2018DMClaudio YacobNottingham ForestReleased[39][44]
5 July 2018GKBen FosterWatfordUndisclosed[45]
22 July 2018LWJames McCleanStoke CityUndisclosed[46]
30 August 2018LWNacer Chadli MonacoUndisclosed[47]
27 January 2019LWBakary SakoCrystal PalaceFree transfer[48]
23 February 2019CFZhang Yuning Beijing Sinobo GuoanUndisclosed[49]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
24 July 2018LMHarvey BarnesLeicester City11 January 2019[50][51]
3 August 2018CBTosin AdarabioyoManchester City31 May 2019[52]
6 August 2018CFDwight GayleNewcastle United31 May 2019[53]
1 January 2019CBMason HolgateEverton31 May 2019[54]
31 January 2019CMStefan JohansenFulham31 May 2019[55]
31 January 2019LWJefferson MonteroSwansea31 May 2019[56]
31 January 2019RWJacob MurphyNewcastle United31 May 2019[57]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
1 July 2018CFZhang Yuning ADO Den Haag22 February 2019[58][49]
26 July 2018LBMax Melbourne Partick ThistleJanuary 2019[59]
3 August 2018CBJack FitzwaterWalsall3 January 2019[60][61]
3 August 2018RBKane WilsonWalsall3 January 2019[62][61]
6 August 2018CFSalomón RondónNewcastle United31 May 2019[53]
7 August 2018CBDara O'SheaExeter City31 May 2019[63][64]
9 August 2018CBKyle JamesonBarrowJanuary 2019[65]
10 August 2018GKBen PierceRedditch UnitedJanuary 2019[66]
17 August 2018RBAllan Nyom Leganes31 May 2019[67]
12 October 2018CMAlex BradleyHavant & WaterloovilleNovember 2018[68]
26 October 2018GKAdam PrzyekGloucester City30 November 2018[69]
14 November 2018GKAlex PalmerOldham Athletic22 November 2018[70]
5 January 2019RWOliver Burke Celtic31 May 2019[71]
14 January 2019RBKane WilsonExeter City31 May 2019[72]
22 January 2019DMSam WildingLeamingtonFebruary 2019[73]
26 January 2019RBDan MeredithMaidstone UnitedFebruary 2019[74]
31 January 2019CMAlex BradleyBurton Albion31 May 2019[75]
31 January 2019CBJack FitzwaterWalsall31 May 2019[76]
31 January 2019CBKyle HowkinsPort Vale31 May 2019[76]
12 April 2019GKAlex PalmerNotts County19 April 2019[77]

Squad statistics

As of 16 May 2019
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipplay-offsFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Sam Johnstone 480460200000
3 DF Kieran Gibbs 384364200000
4 FW Hal Robson-Kanu 404354003020
5 DF Kyle Bartley 342281203110
6 MF Stefan Johansen 142122200000
7 MF James Morrison 240190201020
8 MF Jake Livermore 392382001000
10 MF Matt Phillips 335305200010
11 MF Chris Brunt 351311201010
12 DF Tyrone Mears 14090102020
13 GK Boaz Myhill 3000000030
14 DF Conor Townsend 180120003030
15 MF Jefferson Montero 4141000000
16 FW Dwight Gayle 42244023110010
18 MF Gareth Barry 271251000020
19 FW Jay Rodriguez 47224422201000
20 MF Jonathan Leko 7120102021
21 FW Kyle Edwards 11261002031
22 MF Wes Hoolahan 10060003010
23 GK Jonathan Bond 3000003000
24 DF Tosin Adarabioyo 360290103030
25 DF Craig Dawson 453412211010
26 DF Ahmed Hegazi 431381201020
28 MF Sam Field 181121003030
31 MF Rayhaan Tulloch 2000002000
34 MF Rekeem Harper 231161103030
40 DF Kyle Howkins 2000000020
51 MF Morgan Rogers 1000001000
68 DF Mason Holgate 231191202000
70 MF Jacob Murphy 152132200000
Player(s) out on loan
2 DF Allan Nyom 2020000000
Players who left the club during the season
6 MF Bakary Sako 6150001100
15 MF Harvey Barnes 279259000020
17 MF Oliver Burke 5130000021

Goals record

As of 5 May 2019
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
1 16CFDwight Gayle230023
2 19CFJay Rodriguez220022
3 15AMHarvey Barnes9009
4 10RMMatt Phillips5005
5 3LBKieran Gibbs4004
4CFHal Robson-Kanu4004
7 5CBKyle Bartley1102
6CMStefan Johansen2002
11CMChris Brunt2002
21CFKyle Edwards1012
25CBCraig Dawson2002
70LMJacob Murphy2002
8CMJake Livermore2002
14 6CFBakary Sako0101
17RMOliver Burke0011
15RMJefferson Montero1001
18CMGareth Barry1001
20CMJonathan Leko0011
26CBAhmed Hegazi1001
28CMSam Field1001
34CMRakeem Harper1001
68CBMason Holgate1001
Own Goals2002
Total872392

Disciplinary record

As of 5 May 2019
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    
1 8CMJake Livermore911000000911
2 25CBCraig Dawson10000000001000
3 18CMGareth Barry800000000800
4 1GKSam Johnstone600000000600
5CBKyle Bartley600000000600
19CFJay Rodriguez501000000501
7 68RBMason Holgate500000000500
8 11CMChris Brunt300100000400
26CBAhmed Hegazi110000100210
10 3LBKieran Gibbs300000000300
4CFHal Robson-Kanu201000000201
6CMStefan Johansen300000000300
16CFDwight Gayle200000100300
24RBTosin Adarabioyo300000000300
15 10RMMatt Phillips200000000200
28CMSam Field100100000200
17 7AMJames Morrison100000000100
11CMChris Brunt100000000100
12RBTyrone Mears100000000100
14LBConor Townsend100000000100
15AMHarvey Barnes100000000100
21CFKyle Edwards000000100100
34CMRekeem Harper100000000100
70LMJacob Murphy100000000100
Total75232003007923

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