2023–24 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion

2023–24 season
Owner	Lai Guochuan (until 28 February) Bilkul Football WBA (from 28 February)
Chairman	Lai Guochuan (until 28 February) Shilen Patel (from 28 February)
Manager	Carlos Corberán
Stadium	The Hawthorns
Championship	5th
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	First round
Play-offs	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Brandon Thomas-Asante (11) All: Brandon Thomas-Asante (12)
Highest home attendance	25,386 v Preston North End (4 May 2024, EFL Championship)
Lowest home attendance	16,345 v Aldershot Town (7 January 2024, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance	23,817
Biggest win	4–0 v Preston North End (Away, 30 September 2023, EFL Championship)
Biggest defeat	0–3 v Sheffield Wednesday (Away, 27 April 2024, EFL Championship)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2023–24 season was the 146th season in the history of West Bromwich Albion and their third consecutive season in the Championship. The club participated in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

On 15 February 2024, the club announced that Bilkul Football WBA (led by Shilen Patel and his father Kiran C. Patel) had reached an agreement to acquire an 87.8% shareholding in West Bromwich Group Limited.^[1] The takeover was completed on 28 February.^[2]

As of 18 April 2024

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
24	Alex Palmer	GK		Kidderminster	(1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 28)	Academy	1 July 2017	—	30 June 2026
33	Josh Griffiths	GK		Hereford	(2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 23)	Academy	1 July 2020	—	30 June 2025
Defenders
2	Darnell Furlong	RB		Luton	(1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 29)	Queens Park Rangers	23 July 2019	£1,700,000	30 June 2025
3	Conor Townsend	LB		Hessle	(1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 31)	Scunthorpe United	28 July 2018	£840,000	30 June 2025
4	Cédric Kipré	CB		Paris	(1996-12-09) 9 December 1996 (age 27)	Wigan Athletic	4 September 2020	£1,100,000	30 June 2024
5	Kyle Bartley	CB		Stockport	(1991-05-22) 22 May 1991 (age 33)	Swansea City	16 July 2018	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
6	Semi Ajayi	CB		Crayford	(1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 (age 31)	Rotherham United	20 July 2019	£1,650,000	30 June 2025
15	Erik Pieters	CB		Tiel	(1988-08-07) 7 August 1988 (age 36)	Free agent	13 September 2022	—	30 June 2024
16	Martin Kelly	RB		Whiston	(1990-04-27) 27 April 1990 (age 34)	Crystal Palace	1 September 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
26	Pipa	RB		Esparreguera	(1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 26)	Ludogorets Razgrad	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
Midfielders
8	Jayson Molumby	CM		Cappoquin	(1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 25)	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 July 2022	£1,000,000	30 June 2025
14	Nathaniel Chalobah	DM		Freetown	(1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29)	Fulham	31 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
19	John Swift	CM		Portsmouth	(1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 29)	Reading	1 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
20	Adam Reach	LM		Chester-le-Street	(1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 (age 31)	Sheffield Wednesday	2 August 2021	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
22	Yann M'Vila	CM		Amiens	(1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 34)	Olympiacos	19 February 2024	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
27	Alex Mowatt	CM		Doncaster	(1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 29)	Barnsley	2 July 2021	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
31	Tom Fellows	RM		Birmingham	(2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2027
35	Okay Yokuşlu	DM		Konak	(1994-03-09) 9 March 1994 (age 30)	Celta Vigo	18 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
37	Harry Whitwell	CM		Oxford	(2005-11-16) 16 November 2005 (age 18)	Academy	17 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
47	Fenton Heard	AM		Birmingham	(2004-10-01) 1 October 2004 (age 20)	Academy	7 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Forwards
7	Jed Wallace	RW		Reading	(1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 30)	Millwall	1 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2026
9	Josh Maja	CF		Lewisham	(1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 25)	Bordeaux	1 August 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2026
10	Matt Phillips	RW		Aylesbury	(1991-03-13) 13 March 1991 (age 33)	Queens Park Rangers	6 July 2016	£6,500,000	30 June 2024
11	Grady Diangana	LW		Lubumbashi	(1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 26)	West Ham United	4 September 2020	£13,500,000	30 June 2025
12	Daryl Dike	CF		Edmond	(2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 24)	Orlando City	1 January 2022	£8,630,000	30 June 2026
17	Andreas Weimann	CF		Vienna	(1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 33)	Bristol City	15 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
21	Brandon Thomas-Asante	CF		Milton Keynes	(1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25)	Salford City	31 August 2022	£345,000	30 June 2025
23	Mikey Johnston	LW		Glasgow	(1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 25)	Celtic	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
32	Jovan Malcolm	CF		Birmingham	(2002-12-10) 10 December 2002 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2024
Out on Loan
18	Karlan Grant	CF		Thamesmead	(1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 27)	Huddersfield Town	15 October 2020	£16,500,000	30 June 2026
36	Caleb Taylor	CB		Burnley	(2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21)	Academy	6 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2025

As of 17 May 2024

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	ENG	Darnell Furlong	49	5	48	5	1	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Conor Townsend	46	0	44	0	1	0	1	0
4	DF	CIV	Cedric Kipre	48	3	46	3	2	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Kyle Bartley	41	4	38	4	2	0	1	0
6	DF	NGA	Semi Ajayi	27	2	27	2	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Jed Wallace	45	6	44	6	1	0	0	0
8	MF	IRL	Jayson Molumby	25	0	24	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW	NGA	Josh Maja	12	1	12	1	0	0	0	0
10	MF	SCO	Matt Phillips	26	3	26	3	0	0	0	0
11	FW	COD	Grady Diangana	38	7	38	7	0	0	0	0
12	FW	USA	Daryl Dike	5	1	4	0	1	1	0	0
14	MF	ENG	Nathaniel Chalobah	36	1	33	0	2	1	1	0
15	DF	NED	Erik Pieters	25	0	22	0	2	0	1	0
16	DF	ENG	Martin Kelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	AUT	Andreas Weimann	13	2	13	2	0	0	0	0
19	MF	ENG	John Swift	41	9	39	9	1	0	1	0
20	MF	ENG	Adam Reach	19	0	19	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	GHA	Brandon Thomas-Asante	41	12	40	11	0	0	1	1
22	MF	FRA	Yann M'Vila	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	IRL	Mikey Johnston	20	7	20	7	0	0	0	0
24	GK	ENG	Alex Palmer	48	0	48	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	ESP	Pipa	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ENG	Alex Mowatt	47	2	44	2	2	0	1	0
31	MF	ENG	Tom Fellows	38	5	35	4	2	1	1	0
33	GK	ENG	Josh Griffiths	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
35	MF	TUR	Okay Yokuslu	48	1	46	1	1	0	1	0
Players out on loan
36	DF	ENG	Caleb Taylor	5	0	2	0	2	0	1	0
Players who left the club during the season
17	MF	ECU	Jeremy Sarmiento	21	2	20	2	0	0	1	0
25	FW	NIR	Callum Marshall	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
1 August 2023	CF	Josh Maja	Bordeaux	Free Transfer	[3]
24 August 2023	CF	Ruben Shakpoke	Aston Villa	Free Transfer	[4]
19 February 2024	CM	Yann M'Vila	Olympiacos	Free Transfer	[5]

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
23 June 2023	CB	Dara O'Shea	Burnley	Undisclosed	[6]
30 June 2023	CB	Kean Bryan	Free agent	Released	[7]
30 June 2023	AM	Quevin Castro	York City	Released	[7]
30 June 2023	GK	Beau Hudd	Free agent	Released	[7]
30 June 2023	CF	Tobias Hurlock	Free agent	Released	[7]
30 June 2023	DM	Jake Livermore	Watford	Released	[7][8]
30 June 2023	CF	Ramello Mitchell	Free agent	Released	[7]
30 June 2023	CB	Cianole Nguepissi	Free agent	Released	[7]
30 June 2023	AM	Samuel Okoka	Free agent	Released	[7]
30 June 2023	RW	Archie Oliver	Colchester United	Released	[7][9]
30 June 2023	CB	Femi Olofinjana	Birmingham City	Released	[7]
30 June 2023	CM	Samuel Oluwatobi	Free agent	Released	[7]
30 June 2023	AM	Rico Richards	Aston Villa	Released	[7][10]
30 June 2023	AM	Tom Rogic	Free agent	Released	[7]
30 June 2023	CM	Jesse Wangusi	Free agent	Released	[7]
8 August 2023	GK	David Button	Reading	Mutual Consent	[11][12]
15 January 2024	RB	Taylor Gardner-Hickman	Bristol City	Undisclosed	[13]
1 February 2024	SS	Rayhaan Tulloch	Free agent	Mutual Consent	[14]

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Until	Ref
25 July 2023	AM	Jeremy Sarmiento	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 January 2024[a]	[15][16]
1 September 2023	RB	Pipa	Ludogorets Razgrad	End of Season	[17]
15 January 2024	CF	Andreas Weimann	Bristol City	End of Season	[18]
26 January 2024	CF	Callum Marshall	West Ham United	9 April 2024 [b]	[19][20]
1 February 2024	LW	Mikey Johnston	Celtic	End of Season	[21]

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref
15 July 2023	CF	Karlan Grant	Cardiff City	End of Season	[22]
20 July 2023	LB	Zac Ashworth	Bolton Wanderers	End of Season	[23]
11 August 2023	CF	Modou Faal	Doncaster Rovers	13 January 2024[a]	[24]
14 August 2023	GK	Bradley Foster	Rushall Olympic	11 September 2023	[25]
22 August 2023	RB	Taylor Gardner-Hickman	Bristol City	15 January 2024[b]	[26][13]
28 August 2023	CM	Jamie Andrews	Grimsby Town	End of season	[27]
1 September 2023	RB	Ethan Ingram	Salford City	End of season	[28]
1 September 2023	CF	Jovan Malcolm	Cheltenham Town	2 January 2024[c]	[29][30]
1 September 2023	CF	Rayhaan Tulloch	Bradford City	1 February 2024[d]	[31][32]
4 October 2023	GK	Bradley Foster	Alvechurch	28 January 2024[e]	[33][34]
11 November 2023	CF	Layton Love	Brackley Town	2 January 2024	[35]
20 December 2023	RB	Reece Hall	Hereford	16 January 2024	[36]
20 December 2023	CM	Matt Richards	Stourbridge	16 January 2024	[36]
15 January 2024	CF	Modou Faal	Walsall	End of Season	[37]
26 January 2024	CB	Aaron Harper-Bailey	Kidderminster Harriers	24 February 2024	[38]
1 February 2024	CB	Caleb Taylor	Bolton Wanderers	End of Season	[39]

On 26 May, WBA announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Salford City and Burton Albion.^[40] A third and fourth friendly was later added, against Cheltenham Town and Bolton Wanderers.^[41] A five-day training camp at the St George's Park National Football Centre and a behind-closed-doors friendly against Shrewsbury Town was later confirmed.^[42] The club announced a sixth friendly, against Forest Green Rovers.^[43]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

West Bromwich Albion v Shrewsbury Town

15 July 2023 Friendly	West Bromwich Albion	3–1	Shrewsbury Town	Walsall
15:00 BST	Townsend 9' Reach 45' Molumby 70'	Report	Bowman 31'	Stadium: WBA Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

Cheltenham Town v West Bromwich Albion

18 July 2023 Friendly	Cheltenham Town	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Keena 60'	Report		Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium

Salford City v West Bromwich Albion

19 July 2023 Friendly	Salford City	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Kersal
19:45 BST	Ashley 70' Dackers 73'	Report	Gardner-Hickman 55', 58'	Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium

Burton Albion v West Bromwich Albion

22 July 2023 Friendly	Burton Albion	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Stockton 20' Kamwa 89'	Report	Pieters 15' Phillips 37'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

Forest Green Rovers v West Bromwich Albion

28 July 2023 Friendly	Forest Green Rovers	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Nailsworth
19:00 BST	Trialist 40' Bernard 65'	Report		Stadium: Bolt New Lawn Stadium

Bolton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion

29 July 2023 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	4–3	West Bromwich Albion	Horwich
15:00 BST	Dempsey 45', 59' Forrester 64' Morley 90+5'	Report	Wallace 9' Thomas-Asante 56', 70'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium

August
Albion's opening game was a trip to Ewood Park, against Blackburn Rovers. However, they were caught out by two goals in quick succession by Harry Leonard and Dilan Markanday. Matt Phillips pulled one back in the second half, but ultimately Albion left Lancashire empty handed.^[44] Next up was Stoke away in the EFL Cup, with the hosts winning 2–1. Brandon Thomas-Asante was on target for the visitors in that one, equalising either side of Josh Griffiths own goal and Andre Vidigal's quick fire strike.^[45] Swansea City were the first to visit the Hawthorns for the season, and Albion managed to record their first win. Semi Ajayi gave the Baggies an early lead following a long throw, before Swans keeper Carl Rushworth put the ball in his own net to double the lead. Conor Townsend then raced into the penalty area to win a spot kick, which was confidently converted by John Swift. Swansea pulled two back through Harry Darling and Ben Cabango, but the hosts held on for a 3–2 win.^[46] Albion were on their travels again on the Friday Night, this time to Elland Road. After a goalless first half, Jayson Molumby's shot ricocheted in off Brandon Thomas-Asante's arm, which was not picked up by the officials. Luke Ayling equalised for Leeds in the 72nd minute to split the points in a 1–1 draw.^[47] There were six goals in Albion's next match, at home to Middlesbrough finishing 4–2 in Albion's favour. First half strikes from Cedric Kipre and John Swift found the top corner, with Middlesbrough's Emmanuel Latte Lath scoring straight after the second. 2–1 at half-time, it was soon 3–1 when Brandon Thomas-Asante latched onto an error by Lukas Engel. Marcus Forss stuck away a penalty late on and Jeremy Sarmiento scored his first Albion goal to seal the points in stoppage time.^[48]

September
Albion were at home again against Huddersfield Town at the start of September, but lost thanks to a 96th minute winner from Jack Rudoni. They had fallen behind after Delano Burgzorg's first half effort with Swift scoring a counter-attacking goal on 52 minutes.^[49] After the season's first international break, Albion were held to a 0–0 draw at Ashton Gate. Bristol City dominated the first half before Albion came into the game in the second period, however neither side could find a goal.^[50] There were four goals scored in the opening 25 minutes at Vicarage Road the following Wednesday, and none were scored after that period. Watford began the game brightly and Tom Ince put them in front after just 3 minutes. Albion responded in little time thanks to a Swift free-kick and a clever finish from Albion skipper Jed Wallace. Matheus Martins levelled the Hornets in the 23rd minute and that was the end of the scoring, the game finishing 2–2.^[51] Alex Palmer then saved a Zian Flemming penalty in the next game at home to Millwall, but despite a strong display Albion were unable to find a winner and the game ended goalless.^[52] Albion certainly weren't shy on goals in their following trip to Deepdale, as they simply blew Preston - who were undefeated - away in a 4–0 thrashing. Darnell Furlong opened the scoring with an arrowed strike in the 4th minute, before Alex Mowatt doubled the lead before half time. Matt Phillips and Kyle Bartley got two late goals to cap off a brilliant away day.^[53]

October
Bottom of the table Sheffield Wednesday came to the Hawthorns and lost by a goal to nil, courtesy of John Swift's fifth goal of the season.^[54] Swift had six just three days later, when he put Albion 1–0 up just five minutes into a midlands derby at St. Andrew's. However, Albion would go on to lose that game, with Leandro Bacuna equalising from a controversial penalty, and Dion Sanderson and Gary Gardner sealing a 3–1 victory.^[55] Albion came out of the international break with a 0–0 draw at home to newly promoted Plymouth Argyle, with the visitors looking the most threatening.^[56] It was back-to-back home games as Queens Park Rangers made the trip to Black Country sitting inside the relegation zone. After a goalless opening 45, the game hinged on a penalty won by the dancing feet of Grady Diangana. Brandon Thomas-Asante stuck it away confidently before Diangana grabbed a second thanks to great work by Nathaniel Chalobah.^[57] It was a visit to the CBS on Monday Night Football, and Albion made it back to back 2–0 wins. Grady Diangana pounced on Ben Wilson fumbling the ball as he tried to catch it, and Brandon Thomas-Asante scored in the second half with a ruthless finish in the top corner.^[58]

November
Albion were back at home against the impressive tigers, Hull City, and made it three wins on the bounce in a 3–1 win. A risky back pass from Jean Michael Seri was intercepted by Jed Wallace, who calmly converted from 12 yards. Hull levelled just before the break, through captain Lewie Coyle with a smart volley. However Albion responded thanks to two fluid team goals finished off by Matt Phillips and Semi Ajayi.^[59] However, for the third time in a row, the Baggies would lose going into an international break on the south coast against Southampton. Conor Townsend couldn't keep out Will Smallbone's first half effort, but Albion responded with Kyle Bartley's scramble after Thomas-Asante's header hit the bar in the second half. However, despite a strong second half showing, the Saints struck late via Adam Armstrong.^[60] High flying Ipswich Town at home seemed like a tough game to try and respond after the break, but Albion put in an incredible performance to win 2–0. Goals early in each half from Darnell Furlong and Grady Diangana set the Baggies on their way to victory.^[61] The final game of November was in South Wales against Erol Bulut's bluebirds. In a scrappy game, the match was decided by a moment of brilliance from Jeremy Sarmiento, curling in a beautiful shot from a tight angle.^[62]

December
Albion's next game was a home fixture against top of the table Leicester City, and the Baggies put up a great display and were unlucky to lose. In a cagey affair, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall headed in a Ndidi cross in the 72nd minute, only for Josh Maja to score what looked to be a goal which salvaged a deserved point. However, there was late heartbreak, as the Baggies were caught on the break and Harry Winks stole the points at the death for Leicester.^[63] A rare poor performance followed on Wearside, and Albion were beaten 2–1. After a goalless first half with a couple of refereeing mistakes, Dan Ballard nodded in Sunderland's opener from a free-kick and Dan Neil scored on the counter attack. Thomas-Asante pulled one back, but Albion ultimately lost back to back games for the first time in the season.^[64] Albion got back to winning ways at the New York Stadium, winning 2–0 after second half goals from Grady Diangana and Jed Wallace on his return to action following an injury. Rotherham - who had slipped to the foot of the table - tried to make it difficult from the off, but were undone by a deflected Diangana shot and a stunning late free kick from skipper Jed Wallace.^[65] The following Sunday Albion returned to the Hawthorns against managerless Stoke City. Lynden Gooch gave the potters an early lead following a cross-shot that sailed over Alex Palmer's head, with Brandon Thomas-Asante equalising with an impressive volley. Albion battled hard in the second half but were unable to find a winner.^[66] The Baggies lost 1–0 at the Riverside just two days before Christmas, the start of a run that included 4 games in 10 days. Ex-Albion Academy graduate Morgan Rogers scored what proved to be the winner.^[67] They did manage to return to winning ways against Norwich on Boxing Day, as Brandon Thomas-Asante notched his 7th league goal of the season, his 8th in all competitions. Borja Sainz was sent off for the Canaries after 33 minutes, and Albion dominated proceedings before going in front in the 50th minute through Thomas-Asante.^[68] Albion ended the year on a high, recording back to back 1–0 home wins with a victory over Leeds United. After soaking up early Whites pressure, Diangana put the Baggies in front following Jed Wallace's cut-back. Albion defended resolutely and held on to secure a memorable victory.^[69]

January
Albion began the new year in Swansea and were involved in yet another 1–0 result, this on time on the wrong end of the scoreline. After a goalless first half in which the Baggies were the better side, Swansea took the lead through Liam Cullen. Albion battled hard but the equaliser ultimately eluded them.^[70] The Baggies were drawn to non-league Aldershot Town in the FA Cup third round, and prevailed 4–1. Goals from Nathaniel Chalobah, Jovan Malcolm and Daryl Dike put Albion 3–0 up at the interval, and Tom Fellows finished it off in the 88th minute. Aldershot got a late consolation through Ollie Bray.^[71] Albion were back in league action the following weekend, at home to Blackburn Rovers. They scored 3 inside half an hour in a 4–1 thrashing, Tom Fellows scoring his first league goal followed by Thomas-Asante scoring and forcing an own goal. Jake Garrett pulled one back for Rovers with a fine finish before Thomas-Asante finished off the contest with his second.^[72] Albion's poor record on their travels continued in the trip to Carrow Road, losing and not scoring in their third successive away game. Norwich scored early and late through Josh Sargent and Jonathan Rowe, and won the game 2–0.^[73] Albion rounded off January with the highly anticipated FA Cup clash with Black Country rivals Wolves. Pedro Neto scored for the visitors in the opening half, before Matheus Cunha doubled their advantage on the 78th minute. Violence broke out in the crowd straight after, with the match suspended for over 35 minutes. Wolves held on after the restart to secure a 2–0 victory, their first win at the Hawthorns in 28 years.^[74]

February
Albion began February with another derby, at home to local rivals Birmingham City, and won by a goal to nil. After a goalless 85 minutes, substitute Andi Weimann came on to score a late winner.^[75] Next up was a trip to Portman Road to face fourth place Ipswich Town, and Albion returned with a point. Tom Fellows put the Baggies in front with an impressive solo goal, but Ipswich equalised just after the break through Broadhead. Andi Weimann thought he had restored the visitors lead on 56 minutes after he turned in Darnell Furlong's long throw, but replays showed he had used his hand. John Swift did get Albion back in front with a sensational strike, but in stoppage time Omari Hutchinson equalised for the Tractor Boys.^[76] Albion won their fifth straight home game the following Tuesday, beating Cardiff City 2–0 at the Hawthorns. Mikey Johnston scored just 29 seconds into his first start before Andi Weimann sealed the three points late on.^[77] Albion's first game under new owner Shilen Patel was against a Southampton side who had just lost their 22 game unbeaten run. The Baggies lost 2–0 in an even encounter, the goals coming from Ryan Fraser and David Brooks.^[78] Albion bounced back brilliantly in midweek, winning 3–0 in Devon against Plymouth Argyle. Following a goalless first half, Cedric Kipre opened the scoring from a corner. Substitute Mikey Johnston scored with a curling effort, before Tom Fellows added a third in stoppage time.^[79] The Baggies faced another long away day at Hull, but came a way with a battling point. In an end to end contest, Fabio Carvalho opened the scoring with an arrowed strike into the top corner, before Darnell Furlong equalised following a corner. Both sides probed in the second half, but neither could find a winner.^[80]

March
Albion began March with a Friday Night encounter with Coventry City. Mikey Johnston opened the scoring on the 6th minute with a wonderful goal, before Grady Diangana made it two half an hour later. Haji Wright pulled one back for the Sky Blues in the second half through a penalty, but the Baggies held on to secure a 2–1 win.^[81] The Baggies faced a trip to London in midweek, up against relegation threatened QPR. Sam Field put the Hoops in front, but quick-fire goals from Mikey Johnston and Grady Diangana turned the game on its head. Albion were under the pressure for nearly all of the second half, with Alex Palmer saving a penalty, but QPR eventually equalised through Field again.^[82] The Baggies were on the road for the fourth time in five matches the following Sunday, away at Huddersfield Town. Albion produced one of their worst performances of the season in the first half and went 1–0 down thanks to Delano Burgzorg. However, Albion came out of the break rejuvenated and scored four times. Mikey Johnston equalised and then Kyle Bartley put the visitors in front with a goal mouth scramble. Okay Yokuslu scored a thunderbolt soon after, before Johnston scored his second to make it 1–4.^[83] Albion made it six unbeaten going in to the March internarional break, picking up a routine 2–0 home win over Bristol City. Goals either side of half time by Tom Fellows and Jed Wallace were enough to secure victory.^[84] Albion were back in action in the capital on Good Friday, away at Millwall. Duncan Watmore put the Lions in front after 21 minutes, but John Swift equalised from the spot in the second half to earn a point.^[85]

April
Watford - who were under new stewardship under Tom Cleverley - arrived at the Hawthorns three days later. Following a goalless opening 45, Albion found themselves 0–2 down thanks to Edo Kayembe and Mileta Rajovic. However, The Baggies fought back, with Brandon Thomas-Asante pulling one back before Darnell Furlong equalised in stoppage time with a stunner.^[86] Albion drew for the third time in a row at the bet365 Stadium, squandering a two goal lead. Mikey Johnston put the visitors in front, with Jed Wallace doubling the lead early in the second half. But the Potters were not done yet, as Million Manhoef grabbed a goal back and André Vidigal equalised on the rebound after Alex Palmer initially saved his penalty.^[87] Next up for Albion was a home game against already relegated Rotherham United. Brandon Thomas-Asante put the Baggies in front before John Swift made it two after converting a controversial penalty. No goals were scored in the second half as Albion extended their unbeaten run to 10 games.^[88] The unbeaten run was soon over, as Sunderland came away from the Hawthorns with three points. Albion started strongly before Brandon Thomas-Asante was sent off in the 43rd minute, which changed the complexion of the game. Pierre Ekwah put the visitors in front on the stroke of half-time, and the ten men Baggies succumbed to a first defeat since February.^[89] Albion lost again the following Saturday away against promotion-chasing Leicester City. The visitors had plenty of chances but found themselves 2–0 down after goals from Wilfred Ndidi and Jamie Vardy, eitherside of Vardy's missed penalty. Jed Wallace did manage to pull one back but Albion ultimately left the King Power empty handed.^[90] The poor form continued at Hillsborough, Albion comfortably beaten 3–0 by Sheffield Wednesday. Anthony Musaba, Ike Ugbo and Josh Windass scored for the hosts.^[91]

May
Albion came into the final game of the regular season against Preston North End knowing a win would secure their play-off status. Alex Mowatt put the Baggies in front just before the break from the spot, and Kyle Bartley made it two following a Darnell Furlong long throw on the hour mark. Furlong soon grabbed a third to seal the deal, as Albion confirmed their place in the top six, finishing the season in 5th.^[92] The first leg of the play-off semi-final, at home against Southampton, finished goalless. Albion started brightly and Grady Diangana forced a smart stop from Saints keeper Alex McCarthy after half an hour, but Southampton began to control possession and dominate. It was a similar story in the second half, Saints having the majority of the ball but the Baggies still looking dangerous going forward. The biggest chances in the game for both sides came in the 78th minute, McCarthy again denying Grady Diangana after he shot from Tom Fellows' cut-back, before up the other end Alex Palmer produced a brilliant save with his foot to stop Ross Stewart's deflected shot from going in. It ultimately finished 0–0 with Albion needing to win at St Mary's on Friday.^[93] However, they were beaten 3–1 as Southampton advanced to Wembley. Following a goalless opening 45 minutes, the Saints took the lead through Will Smallbone. Adam Armstrong added two more to make it 3–0, his second being a penalty, before Cedric Kipre grabbed a late consolation for the visitors in the 7th minute of stoppage time. Heartbreak for Albion in the play-offs again, but overall a promising season and a bright future on the horizon.^[94]

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.^[96]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion

5 August 2023 1	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Markanday 20' Leonard 22' Travis  29' Szmodics  30' Carter  48' Hedges  87'	Report	Yokuşlu  45+4' Phillips 50' Kipré  53' Wallace  55'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,741 (2,925 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone

West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City

12 August 2023 2	West Bromwich Albion	3–2	Swansea City	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Ajayi 18' Furlong  39' Rushworth 50' (o.g.) Swift 64' (pen.) Chalobah  90+7' Palmer  90+8'	Report	Cabango  49' Cooper  57' Darling  62' 74' Wood  71' 80'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 24,051 (1,974 away) Referee: Samuel Barrott

West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough

26 August 2023 4	West Bromwich Albion	4–2	Middlesbrough	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Kipre 22' Swift 28' Thomas-Asante 47' Ajayi  74' Sarmiento 90+1' Sarmiento  90+4'	Report	Latte Lath 29' Smith  32'  51' Rogers  44' Forss 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 23,691 (1,965 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

West Bromwich Albion v Huddersfield Town

2 September 2023 5	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Huddersfield Town	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Swift 52'  90+9'	Report	Burgzorg 33' Ruffels  41' Rudoni 90+6'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 23,094 (855 away) Referee: James Linington

Bristol City v West Bromwich Albion

16 September 2023 6	Bristol City	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Bristol
15:00 BST	Pring  39' Tanner  54'	Report	Phillips  30' Molumby  67'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 21,836 (2,550 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

West Bromwich Albion v Millwall

23 September 2023 8	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Millwall	West Bromwich
15:00 BST		Report	Flemming 29' McNamara  89'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 22,325 (1,110 away) Referee: Tom Nield

Preston North End v West Bromwich Albion

30 September 2023 9	Preston North End	0–4	West Bromwich Albion	Preston
15:00 BST	McCann  35' Potts  81' Hughes  87'	Report	Furlong 4' Yokuslu  18' Mowatt 29' Phillips 62' Bartley 87'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,658 (2,011 away) Referee: Josh Smith

West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield Wednesday

3 October 2023 10	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	West Bromwich
20:00 BST	Swift 13'	Report	Palmer  66'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 22,553 (1,919 away) Referee: John Busby

West Bromwich Albion v Plymouth Argyle

21 October 2023 12	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Mowatt  35' Bartley  77'	Report	Azaz  27' Houghton  42' Scarr  50' Miller  55' Mumba  84' Cooper  85' Kesler-Hayden  86'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 24,736 (1,985 away) Referee: Stephen Martin

West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers

24 October 2023 13	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	West Bromwich
20:00 BST	Thomas-Asante 59' (pen.)  66' Diangana 68'	Report	Colback  30' Chair  40' Dunne  56'  58'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 21,745 (676 away) Referee: James Bell

Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion

30 October 2023 14	Coventry City	0–2	West Bromwich Albion	Coventry
20:00 GMT	Van Ewijk  55' Kitching  73'	Report	Diangana 17' Chalobah  37' Kipre  45' Bartley  68' Thomas-Asante 69' Yokuslu  73' Pieters  75' Phillips  90+2'	Stadium: CBS Arena Attendance: 23,971 (1,810 away) Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Live on Sky Sports

West Bromwich Albion v Hull City

4 November 2023 15	West Bromwich Albion	3–1	Hull City	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Wallace 14' Bartley  45+4' Phillips 65' Ajayi 71'	Report	Coyle 41' Seri  45+3'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 23,333 (1,780 away) Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Southampton v West Bromwich Albion

11 November 2023 16	Southampton	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Smallbone 5' Downes  36' Holgate  43' Armstrong 79' Alcaraz  86'	Report	Bartley 65'	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,160 (2,741 away) Referee: Tom Nield

West Bromwich Albion v Ipswich Town

25 November 2023 17	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Ipswich Town	West Bromwich
17:30 GMT	Furlong 5' Diangana  39' 47'	Report	Williams  60' Morsy  75'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 24,001 (1,989 away) Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Cardiff City v West Bromwich Albion

28 November 2023 18	Cardiff City	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Leckwith
19:45 GMT	Bowler  87'	Report	Sarmiento 50' Furlong  88' Bartley  90'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,248 (1,107 away) Referee: Josh Smith

West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City

2 December 2023 19	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Leicester City	West Bromwich
12:30 GMT	Mowatt  63' Yokuslu  74' Maja 89'	Report	Pereira  66' Dewsbury-Hall 72' Winks 90+4'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 24,382 (2,000 away) Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion

9 December 2023 20	Sunderland	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Sunderland
12:30 GMT	Ballard  34' 70' Neil 84'	Report	Sarmiento  51' Molumby  54' Chalobah  81' Thomas-Asante 86'  90' Furlong  90+3' Pipa  90+6'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,101 (937 away) Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Rotherham United v West Bromwich Albion

12 December 2023 21	Rotherham United	0–2	West Bromwich Albion	Rotherham
19:45 GMT		Report	Furlong  8' Diangana 54' Wallace 90'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,567 (1,237 away) Referee: Samuel Barrott

Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion

23 December 2023 23	Middlesbrough	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Rogers 40' Howson  52'	Report	Kipre  15' Furlong  65'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,145 (1,367 away) Referee: James Linington

West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City

26 December 2023 24	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Norwich City	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Thomas-Asante 50'	Report	Sainz  30'  33'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 25,086 (992 away) Referee: James Bell

West Bromwich Albion v Leeds United

29 December 2023 25	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Leeds United	West Bromwich
20:15 GMT	Diangana 37' Kipre  90+4'	Report	Gruev  46'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 25,409 (1,972 away) Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion

1 January 2024 26	Swansea City	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Landore
15:00 GMT	Cabango  18' Tymon  49' Cullen 55'	Report		Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 16,767 (1,134 away) Referee: Andy Davies

West Bromwich Albion v Blackburn Rovers

13 January 2024 27	West Bromwich Albion	4–1	Blackburn Rovers	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Fellows 11' Thomas-Asante 30', 63' Hyam 33' (o.g.) Bartley  40' Kipre  43'	Report	Garrett 60'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 24,409 (1,258 away) Referee: Stephen Martin

Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion

20 January 2024 28	Norwich City	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Sargent 13' Rowe 71' Stacey  90'	Report	Bartley  17' Wallace  79'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,180 (1,793 away) Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City

3 February 2024 30	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Birmingham City	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Kipre  34' Furlong  78' Weimann 85'	Report	Buchanan  33' Bielik  55' Dozzell  65'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 24,907 (2,000 away) Referee: David Webb

Ipswich Town v West Bromwich Albion

10 February 2024 31	Ipswich Town	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Ipswich
12:30 GMT	Morsy  30' Broadhead 46' Clarke  49' Hutchinson 90+3'	Report	Fellows 18' Furlong  47' Weimann  56' Chalobah  66' Swift 76'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 29,106 (1,670 away) Referee: David Coote
Note: Live on Sky Sports

West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City

13 February 2024 32	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Cardiff City	West Bromwich
20:00 GMT	Johnston 1' Furlong  52' Weimann 80'	Report	Collins  49' Goutas  72'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 23,541 (1,629 away) Referee: Rebecca Welch

Plymouth Argyle v West Bromwich Albion

20 February 2024 29	Plymouth Argyle	0–3	West Bromwich Albion	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Mumba  57'	Report	Kipre 61' Johnston 76' Fellows 90+1'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,310 (1,201 away) Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 27 January, but was postponed due to both sides continued involvement in the FA Cup.[97][98]

Hull City v West Bromwich Albion

24 February 2024 34	Hull City	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Kingston upon Hull
12:30 GMT	Carvalho 35'	Report	Furlong 43'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 22,654 (1,959 away) Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Live on Sky Sports

West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City

1 March 2024 35	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	Coventry City	West Bromwich
20:00 GMT	Johnston 6' Townsend  21' Diangana 36' Reach  90+3'	Report	Palmer  49' Wright 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 24,839 (1,980 away) Referee: Lewis Smith
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion

6 March 2024 36	Queens Park Rangers	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Shepherd's Bush
20:00 GMT	Field 17', 81' Frey 51'	Report	Johnston 25' Diangana 27' Palmer  55'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,818 (1,540 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Huddersfield Town v West Bromwich Albion

10 March 2024 37	Huddersfield Town	1–4	West Bromwich Albion	Huddersfield
12:00 GMT	Burgzorg 30'  31'	Report	Johnston 51', 73' Bartley 60' Yokuslu 66' Mowatt  87'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 19,383 (1,104 away) Referee: David Webb
Note: Live on Sky Sports

West Bromwich Albion v Bristol City

16 March 2024 38	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Bristol City	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Townsend  38' Fellows 45' Wallace 50' Yokuslu  71' Kipre  85' Palmer  90+1'	Report	Knight  45' Gardner-Hickman  59'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 25,254 (1,991 away) Referee: Tom Nield

Millwall v West Bromwich Albion

29 March 2024 39	Millwall	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Bermondsey
13:00 GMT	Bryan  5' Watmore 21'	Report	Bartley  17' Kipre  60' Swift 67' (pen.)	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 17,856 (2,000 away) Referee: James Bell

West Bromwich Albion v Watford

1 April 2024 40	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Watford	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Thomas-Asante 70' Furlong 90+1'	Report	Dennis  30' Kayembe 51' Rajovic 66'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 24,173 (1,369 away) Referee: Gavin Ward

Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion

6 April 2024 41	Stoke City	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Manhoef 68' Vidigal 78' 78' Thompson  89' Burger  90'	Report	Johnston 24' Diangana  28' Wallace 57' M'Vila  78'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 22,339 (2,600 away) Referee: Andrew Kitchen

West Bromwich Albion v Rotherham United

10 April 2024 42	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Rotherham United	West Bromwich
20:00 BST	Thomas-Asante 23' Swift 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Rinomhota  87'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 22,331 (179 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham

West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland

13 April 2024 43	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	Sunderland	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Thomas-Asante  42'  43' Furlong  63' Wallace  68' Kipre  86'	Report	Hume  31' Ekwah 45+2' Alese  80' Styles  85'	Stadium: Hawthorns Attendance: 25,366 (1,971 away) Referee: Matt Donohue

Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion

20 April 2024 44	Leicester City	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Leicester
12:30 BST	Ndidi 22'  90+4' Vardy 45' 65' Choudhury  85' Daka  88'	Report	M'Vila  24' Wallace 76' Kipre  90+8'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,874 (3,305 away) Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Sheffield Wednesday v West Bromwich Albion

27 April 2024 45	Sheffield Wednesday	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Musaba 22'  23' Ugbo 50' Windass 69'  69' Famewo  90+7'	Report	Bartley  90+7'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 33,295 (2,400 away) Referee: Graham Scott