2020–21 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion

2020–21 season
Owner	Lai Guochuan
Head Coach	Slaven Bilić (until 16 December)[1] Sam Allardyce (from 16 December)[2]
Stadium	The Hawthorns
Premier League	19th (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Matheus Pereira (11) All: Matheus Pereira (12)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2020–21 season was the 143rd year in existence of West Bromwich Albion and their first season back in the Premier League after a two-year absence, following promotion from the Championship in the previous season. They also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

On 16 December 2020, Albion parted company with head coach Slaven Bilić, after winning one of the first 13 league games.^[3] Sam Allardyce was confirmed as his successor later that day, with the former England manager taking charge of his eighth Premier League club, a competition record.^[4]

West Brom were relegated back to the Championship, after just one season in the Premier League, following an away defeat to Arsenal on 9 May 2021.^[5] This equalled Norwich City's record of five Premier League relegations and was the first time that a team managed by Sam Allardyce had been relegated from the top flight.^[6]

Background

Prior to the start of the season, sports journalists were pessimistic about West Bromwich Albion's chances of surviving relegation. Phil McNulty, the BBC's chief football writer, thought that Albion would finish in 19th place,^[7] while Henry Winter of The Times also forecast relegation.^[8] The Guardian predicted a 20th-place finish, while identifying Matheus Pereira as Albion's key player.^[9]

Restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom created uncertainty surrounding the reintroduction of supporters to football stadia. As a result, the club did not issue full season tickets in 2020–21.^[10]

Albion unveiled three new kits for the season, designed in tribute to the "barcode" design worn by the club's promotion winning team of 1992–93.^[11] The home kit featured navy blue and white striped shirts, white shorts and navy blue socks,^[12] while the away colours comprised green and yellow striped shirts, green shorts and yellow socks.^[13] The third kit was made up of red and yellow stripes, red shorts and yellow socks.^[11] The kits were manufactured by Puma and were sponsored by Ideal Boilers.^[12] Alongside all other Premier League clubs, West Bromwich Albion's players wore a "No Room For Racism" badge on their shirts; this replaced the "Black Lives Matter" badges worn at the end of the previous Premier League season.^[14]

First-team squad

As of 26 January 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Nat.	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps.	Goals	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1	Sam Johnstone		GK	(1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 31)	113	0	2018	Manchester United	£6,500,000
25	David Button		GK	(1989-02-27) 27 February 1989 (age 35)	4	0	2020	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed
31	Andy Lonergan		GK	(1983-10-19) 19 October 1983 (age 41)	0	0	2021	Stoke City	Free
Defenders
2	Darnell Furlong		RB/CB	(1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 29)	53	3	2019	Queens Park Rangers	£1,500,000
3	Kieran Gibbs		LB/LM	(1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 35)	99	5	2017	Arsenal	£7,000,000
5	Kyle Bartley		CB	(1991-05-22) 22 May 1991 (age 33)	87	5	2018	Swansea City	£4,000,000
6	Semi Ajayi		CB/DM	(1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 (age 31)	65	7	2019	Rotherham United	£1,500,000
14	Conor Townsend		LB/LM	(1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 31)	58	1	2018	Scunthorpe United	£750,000
20	Branislav Ivanović		CB/RB	(1984-02-22) 22 February 1984 (age 40)	13	0	2020	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Free
22	Lee Peltier		RB/CB/DM	(1986-12-11) 11 December 1986 (age 38)	5	0	2020	Cardiff City	Free
24	Cédric Kipré		CB	(1996-12-09) 9 December 1996 (age 28)	3	0	2020	Wigan Athletic	£990,000
26	Ahmed Hegazi		CB	(1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33)	104	4	2017	Al Ahly	Undisclosed
27	Dara O'Shea		CB/RB	(1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 25)	39	3	2017	Academy	Trainee
Midfielders
8	Jake Livermore		DM/CM/CB	(1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 35)	152	7	2017	Hull City	£10,000,000
10	Matt Phillips		RW/AM/LW	(1991-03-13) 13 March 1991 (age 33)	154	21	2016	Queens Park Rangers	£5,500,000
11	Grady Diangana		LW/RW/AM	(1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 26)	47	9	2020	West Ham United	£18,000,000
13	Kamil Grosicki		LW/RW	(1988-06-08) 8 June 1988 (age 36)	19	1	2020	Hull City	Undisclosed
16	Rekeem Harper		CM/AM/DM	(2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 (age 24)	40	2	2016	Academy	Trainee
18	Conor Gallagher		CM/DM/AM	(2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 24)	16	2	2020	Chelsea	Loan
19	Romaine Sawyers		AM/CM	(1991-11-02) 2 November 1991 (age 33)	63	1	2019	Brentford	Undisclosed
21	Kyle Edwards		LM/CM/RM	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)	49	4	2015	Academy	Trainee
23	Robert Snodgrass		RW/LW/AM	(1987-09-07) 7 September 1987 (age 37)	2	0	2021	West Ham United	Undisclosed
28	Sam Field		CM/DM/LM	(1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 26)	45	2	2015	Academy	Trainee
30	Ainsley Maitland-Niles		DM	29 August 1997 (age 23)	0	0	2021	Arsenal F.C.	Loan
35	Okay Yokuşlu		DM	9 March 1994 (age 26)	0	0	2021	RC Celta de Vigo	Loan
Forwards
4	Hal Robson-Kanu		CF/LW/RW	(1989-05-21) 21 May 1989 (age 35)	143	22	2016	Reading	Free
7	Callum Robinson		CF/LW/RW	(1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29)	36	6	2020	Sheffield United	Undisclosed
9	Kenneth Zohore		CF/SS	(1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 (age 30)	20	5	2019	Cardiff City	£8,000,000
12	Matheus Pereira		RW/LW/AM	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 28)	60	13	2020	Sporting CP	£8,000,000
15	Charlie Austin		CF	(1989-07-05) 5 July 1989 (age 35)	45	10	2019	Southampton	£4,000,000
17	Mbaye Diagne		CF	28 October 1991 (age 29)	1	0	2021	Galatasaray	Loan
29	Karlan Grant		CF/LW/RW	(1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 27)	13	1	2020	Huddersfield Town	£15,000,000

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
17 August 2020	AM		Matheus Pereira	Sporting CP	Undisclosed	[15]
4 September 2020	RW		Grady Diangana	West Ham United	Undisclosed	[16]
4 September 2020	CB		Cédric Kipré	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	[17]
5 September 2020	GK		David Button	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed	[18]
9 September 2020	LW		Callum Robinson	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	[19]
15 September 2020	CB		Branislav Ivanović	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Free transfer	[20]
15 October 2020	CF		Karlan Grant	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	[21]
8 January 2021	RW		Robert Snodgrass	West Ham United	Undisclosed	[22]
9 January 2021	GK		Andy Lonergan	Stoke City	Free transfer	[23]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
17 September 2020	CM		Conor Gallagher	Chelsea	End of season	[24]
29 September 2020	AM		Filip Krovinović	Benfica	End of season	[25]
29 January 2021	CF		Mbaye Diagne	Galatasaray	End of season	[26]
1 February 2021	DM		Okay Yokuşlu	Celta Vigo	End of season	[27]
1 February 2021	CM		Ainsley Maitland-Niles	Arsenal F.C.	End of Season

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 August 2020	AM		Finn Azaz	Cheltenham Town	End of season	[28]
13 August 2020	GK		Josh Griffiths	Cheltenham Town	End of season	[29]
4 September 2020	CF		Callum Morton	Lincoln City	End of season	[30]
4 September 2020	GK		Alex Palmer	Lincoln City	End of season	[30]
10 September 2020	LW		Nick Clayton-Phillips	Solihull Moors	End of season	[31]
11 September 2020	SS		Rayhaan Tulloch	Doncaster Rovers	End of season	[32]
2 October 2020	CB		Saul Shotton	Woking	1 January 2021	[33]
6 October 2020	CF		Jamie Soule	Lincoln City	1 January 2021	[34]
8 October 2020	CF		Owen Windsor	Grimsby Town	20 December 2020	[35][36]
16 October 2020	CF		Kenneth Zohore	Millwall	End of season	[37][38]
26 October 2020	CB		Ahmed Hegazi	Al-Ittihad	End of season	[39]
5 January 2021	CF		Owen Windsor	Newport County	1 February 2021	[40][41]
9 January 2021	CF		Charlie Austin	Queens Park Rangers	End of season	[42]
21 January 2021	CM		Rekeem Harper	Birmingham City	End of season	[43]
1 February 2021	CM		Sam Field	Queens Park Rangers F.C.	End of Season with view to permanent transfer
1 February 2021	CB		Cédric Kipré	R. Charleroi S.C.	End of Season

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	GK		Ali Al-Habsi	Retired		[44][45]
1 July 2020	CM		Eoin Ashton	Heidelberg United	Released	[44]
1 July 2020	RW		Stanley Asomugha	Unattached	Released	[44]
1 July 2020	CM		Jack Chambers	Luton Town	Released	[44][46]
1 July 2020	CB		Nathan Ferguson	Crystal Palace	Released	[44][47]
1 July 2020	CB		Jack Fitzwater	Livingston	Released	[44][48]
1 July 2020	CB		Kevin Healy	Portadown	Released	[44][49]
1 July 2020	CB		Carrick Hill	Alvechurch	Released	[44][50]
1 July 2020	GK		Brad House	Horsham	Released	[44][51]
1 July 2020	CB		Pablo Martinez	Bristol Rovers	Released	[44][52]
1 July 2020	RB		Dan Meredith	Leamington	Released	[44][53]
1 July 2020	RW		Yusuff Ojebode	IW Cardinals (Uni. of the Incarnate Word)	Released	[44]
1 July 2020	CM		Lewis Smith	Alvechurch	Released	[44]
1 July 2020	DM		Peter Taylor	Alvechurch	Released	[44][50]
1 July 2020	CF		Jacob Wakeling	Alvechurch	Released	[44][54]
1 July 2020	DM		Sam Wilding	Sunderland	Released	[44][55]
1 July 2020	RB		Remari Williams	Unattached	Released	[44]
1 July 2020	RB		Kane Wilson	Forest Green Rovers	Released	[44][56]
1 August 2020	LW		Chris Brunt	Bristol City	Released	[44][57]
27 August 2020	DM		Gareth Barry	Retired		[58]
28 August 2020	RW		Jonathan Leko	Birmingham City	£1,000,000	[59]
9 September 2020	RW		Oliver Burke	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	[60]
11 September 2020	FW		Shilo Waldo	Stoke City	Free transfer	[61]
25 September 2020	LW		Alex Gilbert	Brentford	Free transfer	[62]
14 January 2021	GK		Jonathan Bond	LA Galaxy	Undisclosed	[63]

Friendly matches

Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion

5 September 2020 Friendly	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Falmer
14:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Amex Attendance: 0

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2020–21 Premier League

Following their promotion from the 2019–20 EFL Championship, West Bromwich Albion are competing in the 2020–21 Premier League, the 29th season of English football's top division since its breakaway from the Football League in 1992. It is Albion's 13th season in the Premier League, 81st season in the top division of English football and their 122nd season of league football in all.^[64]

Albion defeated Chelsea 5–2 in April in what was their first victory at Stamford Bridge since 1978.^[65]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	9	14	15	40	46	−6	41
17	Burnley	38	10	9	19	33	55	−22	39
18	Fulham (R)	38	5	13	20	27	53	−26	28	Relegation to EFL Championship
19	West Bromwich Albion (R)	38	5	11	22	35	76	−41	26
20	Sheffield United (R)	38	7	2	29	20	63	−43	23

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs^[66]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	5	11	22	35	76	−41	26	3	6	10	15	39	−24	2	5	12	20	37	−17

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	D	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	L
Position	20	20	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.^[67]

West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City

13 September 2020 1	West Bromwich Albion	0–3	Leicester City	West Bromwich
14:00 BST	Ajayi  63'	Report	Justin  16' Castagne 56' Vardy 74' (pen.), 84' (pen.)	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Everton v West Bromwich Albion

19 September 2020 2	Everton	5–2	West Bromwich Albion	Walton, Liverpool
12:30 BST	Doucouré  16' Calvert-Lewin 31', 62', 66' Rodríguez 45' Keane 54'	Report	Diangana 10' Gibbs  45+1' Pereira 47'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean

West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea

26 September 2020 3	West Bromwich Albion	3–3	Chelsea	West Bromwich
17:30 BST	Robinson 4', 25' Bartley 27' Furlong  82'	Report	Alonso  8' James  27' Mount 54' Hudson-Odoi 70' Christensen  86' Abraham 90+3'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Southampton v West Bromwich Albion

4 October 2020 4	Southampton	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Southampton
12:00 BST	Djenepo 41',  50' Walker-Peters  53' Romeu 69'	Report	Livermore  26'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

West Bromwich Albion v Burnley

19 October 2020 5	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Burnley	West Bromwich
17:30 BST	Livermore  53' Phillips  90+2'	Report	Taylor  37' Westwood  77'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion

26 October 2020 6	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Falmer
17:30 GMT	Livermore 40' (o.g.) Lamptey  42' Webster  77'	Report	Grant 83'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Fulham v West Bromwich Albion

2 November 2020 7	Fulham	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Fulham
17:30 GMT	Reid 26',  55' Aina 30' Lookman  57' Reed  83'	Report	Gallagher  47' Sawyers  69'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper

West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

8 November 2020 8	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	West Bromwich
12:00 GMT	Bartley  44'	Report	Kane 88'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley

Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion

21 November 2020 9	Manchester United	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Manchester
20:00 GMT	Fernandes 56' (pen.) Cavani  90+1'	Report	Gallagher  76'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote

West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield United

28 November 2020 10	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Sheffield United	West Bromwich
20:00 GMT	Ivanović  2' Gallagher 13' Pereira  86'	Report	Norwood  10' Berge  18' Egan  58'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean

West Bromwich Albion v Crystal Palace

6 December 2020 11	West Bromwich Albion	1–5	Crystal Palace	West Bromwich
12:00 GMT	Sawyers  17' Gallagher 30',  58' Pereira  34'	Report	Furlong 8' (o.g.) McArthur  50' Zaha 55', 68' Benteke 59', 82' Milivojević  88'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion

12 December 2020 12	Newcastle United	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Almirón 1' Lewis  35' Gayle 82' Wilson  90+5'	Report	Furlong  35', 50' Ajayi  69' Ivanović  88'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion

15 December 2020 13	Manchester City	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Manchester
20:00 GMT	Gündoğan 30' Cancelo  45+2' Aké  90+4'	Report	Gallagher  40' Dias 43' (o.g.) Peltier  90' Sawyers  90+2'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa

20 December 2020 14	West Bromwich Albion	0–3	Aston Villa	West Bromwich
19:15 GMT	Livermore  36' Grant  62'	Report	El Ghazi 5', 88' (pen.) Hause  40' Mings  66' Traoré 84'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion

27 December 2020 15	Liverpool	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
16:30 GMT	Mané 12'	Report	O'Shea  56' Ajayi 82'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kevin Friend

West Bromwich Albion v Leeds United

29 December 2020 16	West Bromwich Albion	0–5	Leeds United	West Bromwich
18:00 GMT		Report	Sawyers 9' (o.g.) Alioski 31',  41' Harrison 36' Rodrigo 40' Raphinha 72'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason

West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal

2 January 2021 17	West Bromwich Albion	0–4	Arsenal	West Bromwich
20:00 GMT	Gallagher  70'	Report	Tierney 23' Saka 28' Bellerín  41' Lacazette 61', 64' Ceballos  87'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion

16 January 2021 18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–3	West Bromwich Albion	Wolverhampton
12:30 GMT	Silva 38',  90' Boly 43' Dendoncker  73'	Report	Pereira 8' (pen.), 56' (pen.) Ajayi  36', 52'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver

West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion

19 January 2021 19	West Ham United	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Stratford, London
18:00 GMT	Bowen 45+1' Antonio 66'	Report	Pereira 51' Gallagher  90+3'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City

26 January 2021 20	West Bromwich Albion	0–5	Manchester City	West Bromwich
20:15 GMT	Robson-Kanu  84' O'Shea  90+2'	Report	Gündoğan 6', 30' Cancelo 20' Mahrez 45+2' Sterling 57'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

West Bromwich Albion v Fulham

30 January 2021 21	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Fulham	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Bartley 47',  75' Pereira 66'	Report	Reid 10' Cavaleiro 77'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Sheffield United v West Bromwich Albion

2 February 2021 22	Sheffield United	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Sheffield
18:00 GMT	Bogle 56' Sharp 73' Fleck  83' McGoldrick  84'	Report	Phillips 41' Pereira  90+4'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion

7 February 2021 23	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Tottenham
12:00 GMT	Kane 54' Son Heung-min 58' Lamela  64'	Report	Snodgrass  77' Gallagher  90+3'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United

14 February 2021 24	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Manchester United	West Bromwich
14:00 GMT	Diagne 2',  89' Gallagher  37' Bartley  61' Livermore  79' Snodgrass  85'	Report	Fernandes 44'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

Burnley v West Bromwich Albion

20 February 2021 25	Burnley	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Cork  76' Mee  90+3' Lowton  90+4'	Report	Ajayi  30'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean

West Bromwich Albion v Brighton & Hove Albion

27 February 2021 26	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Bartley 11'	Report	Groß 19' Welbeck 74'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason

West Bromwich Albion v Everton

4 March 2021 27	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	Everton	West Bromwich
18:00 GMT	O'Shea  60' Furlong  68' Yokuşlu  82'	Report	Holgate  37' Richarlison 65'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England

West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United

7 March 2021 28	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Newcastle United	West Bromwich
12:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion

13 March 2021 29	Crystal Palace	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Milivojević 37' (pen.) Eze  53' Van Aanholt  90+1' Cahill  90+3'	Report	Furlong  36'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper

Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion

3 April 2021 30	Chelsea	2–5	West Bromwich Albion	London
12:30 BST	Thiago Silva  5'  29' Pulisic 27' Kovačić  66' Mount 71'	Report	Diagne  14', 68' Pereira 45+2', 45+4' Robinson 63', 90+1'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote

West Bromwich Albion v Southampton

12 April 2021 31	West Bromwich Albion	3–0	Southampton	West Bromwich
18:00 BST	Pereira 32' (pen.) Phillips 35' Robinson 69'	Report	Ward-Prowse  37', 90+3'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper

Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion

22 April 2021 32	Leicester City	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	Leicester
20:00 BST	Vardy 23' Evans 26' Iheanacho 36'	Report	Yokuşlu  57' Bartley  79'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley

Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion

25 April 2021 33	Aston Villa	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Aston
19:00 BST	El Ghazi 9' (pen.) Davis 90+2'	Report	Pereira 23' (pen.) Mings 47' (o.g.) Gallagher  54' Yokuşlu  77'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell

West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers

3 May 2021 34	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	West Bromwich
18:00 BST	Diagne 62' Maitland-Niles  69' Furlong  88'	Report	Silva 45+2'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean

Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion

9 May 2021 35	Arsenal	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	Holloway
19:00 BST	Smith Rowe 29' Pépé 35' Ceballos  70' Willian 90'	Report	Robson-Kanu  61' Pereira 67' Gallagher  76'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool

16 May 2021 36	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Liverpool	West Bromwich
16:30 BST	Robson-Kanu 15'	Report	Salah 33' Alisson 90+5'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean

West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United

19 May 2021 37	West Bromwich Albion	1–3	West Ham United	West Bromwich
20:15 BST	Johnstone  1' Pereira 27' Yokuşlu  40'	Report	Rice 3' Ogbonna  34', 82' Souček 45+1' Dawson  87' Antonio 88'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 5,371 Referee: Michael Oliver

Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion

23 May 2021 38	Leeds United	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	Leeds
16:00 BST	Cooper  1' Rodrigo 17' Phillips 42',  90+4' Bamford 79' (pen.)	Report	Gallagher  23' Robson-Kanu 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 10,000 Referee: David Coote

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[68]

Blackpool v West Bromwich Albion

9 January 2021 Third round	Blackpool	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	West Bromwich Albion	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Ballard  38' Yates 41' Madine 66'	Report	Ajayi  16', 52' Gallagher  47' Pereira 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks
	Penalties
	Yates Dougall Husband Madine Kaikai		Grosicki Edwards Furlong Livermore Pereira

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on 6 September, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[69]

West Bromwich Albion v Harrogate Town

16 September 2020 Second round	West Bromwich Albion	3–0	Harrogate Town	West Bromwich
18:00 BST	Harper 18' Robson-Kanu 22' Field  45+2' Robinson 77'	Report	Smith  59'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

West Bromwich Albion v Brentford

22 September 2020 Third round	West Bromwich Albion	2–2 (4–5 p)	Brentford	West Bromwich
19:00 BST	Robson-Kanu 56' (pen.), 66' (pen.) O'Shea  88'	Report	Marcondes 58' Forss 73' (pen.)	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England
	Penalties
	Austin Gallagher Edwards Townsend Diangana		Toney Dasilva Fosu Forss Nørgaard

Statistics

As of 26 May 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Sam Johnstone	37	0	37	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Darnell Furlong	36	1	35	1	1	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Kieran Gibbs	12	0	11	0	1	0	0	0
4	FW	WAL	Hal Robson-Kanu	21	5	19	2	0	0	2	3
5	DF	ENG	Kyle Bartley	31	3	30	3	1	0	0	0
6	DF	NGA	Semi Ajayi	34	3	33	2	1	1	0	0
7	FW	IRL	Callum Robinson	29	6	28	5	0	0	1	1
8	MF	ENG	Jake Livermore	19	0	18	0	1	0	0	0
10	MF	SCO	Matt Phillips	35	2	33	2	0	0	2	0
11	MF	ENG	Grady Diangana	21	1	20	1	0	0	1	0
12	FW	BRA	Matheus Pereira	34	12	33	11	1	1	0	0
13	MF	POL	Kamil Grosicki	5	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
14	DF	ENG	Conor Townsend	27	0	25	0	0	0	2	0
15	FW	ENG	Charlie Austin	7	0	5	0	0	0	2	0
16	MF	ENG	Rekeem Harper	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	1
17	FW	SEN	Mbaye Diagne	16	3	16	3	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Conor Gallagher	32	2	30	2	1	0	1	0
19	MF	SKN	Romaine Sawyers	21	0	19	0	1	0	1	0
20	DF	SRB	Branislav Ivanović	15	0	13	0	1	0	1	0
21	MF	ENG	Kyle Edwards	8	0	5	0	1	0	2	0
22	DF	ENG	Lee Peltier	7	0	4	0	1	0	2	0
23	MF	SCO	Robert Snodgrass	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	CIV	Cédric Kipré	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
25	GK	ENG	David Button	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
26	DF	EGY	Ahmed Hegazi	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	IRL	Dara O'Shea	31	0	28	0	1	0	2	0
28	MF	ENG	Sam Field	5	0	3	0	0	0	2	0
29	FW	ENG	Karlan Grant	21	1	21	1	0	0	0	0
30	MF	ENG	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF	TUR	Okay Yokuşlu	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club:
17	MF	CRO	Filip Krovinović	12	0	11	0	1	0	0	0

Goals record

As of 15 March 2022

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	12		AM	Matheus Pereira	11	1	0	8
2	7		LW	Callum Robinson	5	0	1	5
3	4		CF	Hal Robson-Kanu	3	0	3	4
	5		CB	Kyle Bartley	3	0	0	3
	6		CB	Semi Ajayi	2	1	0	3
6	17		CF	Mbaye Diagne	3	0	0	2
	18		CM	Conor Gallagher	2	0	0	2
8	2		RB	Darnell Furlong	1	0	0	1
	10		LW	Matt Phillips	2	0	0	1
	11		LW	Grady Diangana	1	0	0	1
	16		CM	Rakeem Harper	0	0	1	1
	29		CF	Karlan Grant	1	0	0	1
Own Goals					2	0	0	1
Total					25	2	5	32

Disciplinary record

As of 9 March 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Premier League			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
1	18		CM	Conor Gallagher	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
2	6		CB	Semi Ajayi	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
3	27		CB	Dara O'Shea	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
4	2		RB	Darnell Furlong	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	5		CB	Kyle Bartley	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	8		CM	Jake Livermore	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
	12		RW	Matheus Pereira	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
8	3		LB	Kieran Gibbs	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	19		DM	Romaine Sawyers	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	20		CB	Branislav Ivanović	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	23		RW	Robert Snodgrass	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
12	4		CF	Hal Robson-Kanu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	10		RW	Matt Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17		CF	Mbaye Diagne	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	22		RB	Lee Peltier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	28		CB	Sam Field	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	29		CF	Karlan Grant	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	30		DM	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	35		DM	Okay Yokuşlu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Total					38	0	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	43	0	4

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