2024–25 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
2024–25 season
OwnerBilkul Football WBA
ChairmanShilen Patel
ManagerCarlos Corberán
StadiumThe Hawthorns
Championship23rd
FA CupThird Round
EFL CupFirst Round
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 147th season in the history of West Bromwich Albion Football Club and their fourth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
27 June 2024 DM Mali Ousmane Diakité Austria TSV Hartberg Undisclosed [1]

Out[edit]

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
27 June 2024 LB Wales Zac Ashworth England Blackpool Undisclosed [2]

Loaned in[edit]

Date Pos Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out[edit]

Date Pos Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract[edit]

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CB England Jenson Sumnall England Peterborough United 1 July 2024 [3][4]
30 June 2024 CM England Jamie Andrews [3]
30 June 2024 DM England Nathaniel Chalobah [3]
30 June 2024 GK England Bradley Foster [3]
30 June 2024 CB England Aaron Harper-Bailey [3]
30 June 2024 RB England Martin Kelly [3]
30 June 2024 CF Ivory Coast Cheick Kone [3]
30 June 2024 CF England Jovan Malcolm [3]
30 June 2024 DM France Yann M'Vila [3]
30 June 2024 RW Scotland Matt Phillips [3]
30 June 2024 CB England Narel Phillips [3]
30 June 2024 CB Netherlands Erik Pieters [3]
30 June 2024 LM England Adam Reach [3]
30 June 2024 CF England Ruben Shakpoke [3]

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK England ENG Josh Griffiths 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG Alex Palmer 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
DF Nigeria NGA Semi Ajayi 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Darnell Furlong 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Caleb Taylor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Conor Townsend 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
MF Mali MLI Ousmane Diakité 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Tom Fellows 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jayson Molumby 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG John Swift 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Turkey TUR Okay Yokuşlu 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Grady Diangana 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW United States USA Daryl Dike 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW The Gambia GAM Modou Faal 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Karlan Grant 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Nigeria NGA Josh Maja 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Ghana GHA Brandon Thomas-Asante 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Jed Wallace 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On May 24, West Brom announced their first pre-season friendly against Cambridge United.[5] A second friendly was later added against Birmingham City.[6] A month later, three behind closed doors fixtures against Bolton Wanderers, Peterborough United and RCD Mallorca were confirmed.[7][8]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2024 Friendly Bolton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion Burton upon Trent
14:00 BST Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
20 July 2024 Friendly Peterborough United v West Bromwich Albion Burton upon Trent
13:00 BST Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
27 July 2024 Friendly West Bromwich Albion v RCD Mallorca Walsall
13:00 BST Stadium: West Bromwich Albion Traning Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
2 August 2024 Friendly Cambridge United v West Bromwich Albion Cambridge
19:45 BST Stadium: Abbey Stadium
3 August 2024 Friendly Birmingham City v West Bromwich Albion Bordesley
15:00 BST Stadium: St Andrew's

Competitions[edit]

Championship[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League One
23 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 −2[a]
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[10]
Notes:
  1. ^ Sheffield United were deducted two points for defaulting on payments to other clubs during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, with a further two points suspended.[9]


Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round[edit]

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Result
Position
Points
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion Shepherd's Bush
12:30 BST Stadium: Loftus Road
Note: Live on Sky Sports+
17 August 2024 2 West Bromwich Albion v Leeds United West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
24 August 2024 3 Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
31 August 2024 4 West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
14 September 2024 5 Portsmouth v West Bromwich Albion Portsmouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Fratton Park
21 September 2024 6 West Bromwich Albion v Plymouth Argyle West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
28 September 2024 7 Sheffield Wednesday v West Bromwich Albion Sheffield
15:00 BST Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
1 October 2024 8 West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough West Bromwich
19:45 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
5 October 2024 9 West Bromwich Albion v Millwall West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
19 October 2024 10 Oxford United v West Bromwich Albion Oxford
15:00 BST Stadium: Kassam Stadium
23 October 2024 11 Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion Blackburn
19:45 BST Stadium: Ewood Park
26 October 2024 12 West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
2 November 2024 13 Luton Town v West Bromwich Albiion Luton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
5 November 2024 14 West Bromwich Albion v Burnley West Bromwich Albion
19:45 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
9 November 2024 15 Hull City v West Bromwich Albion Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Stadium: MKM Stadium
23 November 2024 16 West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
26 November 2024 17 Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion Sunderland
19:45 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
30 November 2024 18 Preston North End v West Bromwich Albion Preston
15:00 GMT Stadium: Deepdale
7 December 2024 19 West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield United West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
11 December 2024 20 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City West Bromwich
19:45 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
14 December 2024 21 Watford v West Bromwich Albion Watford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
21 December 2024 22 West Bromwich Albion v Bristol City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
26 December 2024 23 Derby County v West Bromwich Albion Derby
15:00 GMT Stadium: Pride Park
29 December 2024 24 Sheffield United v West Bromwich Albion Sheffield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bramall Lane
1 January 2025 25 West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
4 January 2025 26 Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion Landore
15:00 GMT Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
18 January 2025 27 West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
21 January 2025 28 Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Stadium: Riverside Stadium
25 January 2025 29 West Bromwich Albion v Portsmouth West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
1 February 2025 30 Plymouth Argyle v West Bromwich Albion Plymouth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Home Park
8 February 2025 31 West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield Wednesday West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
12 February 2025 32 West Bromwich Albion v Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich
19:45 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
15 February 2025 33 Millwall v West Bromwich Albion Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Den
22 February 2025 34 West Bromwich Albion v Oxford United West Bromwich Albion
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
1 March 2024 35 Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion Leeds
15:00 GMT Stadium: Elland Road
8 March 2025 36 West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
11 March 2025 37 Burnley v West Bromwich Albion Burnley
19:45 GMT Stadium: Turf Moor
15 March 2025 38 West Bromwich Albion v Hull City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
29 March 2025 39 Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion Norwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
5 April 2025 40 West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
8 April 2025 41 Bristol City v West Bromwich Albion Bristol
19:45 BST Stadium: Ashton Gate
12 April 2025 42 West Bromwich Albion v Watford West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
18 April 2025 43 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion Coventry
15:00 BST Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
21 April 2025 44 West Bromwich Albion v Derby County West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
26 April 2025 45 Cardiff City v West Bromwich Albion Leckwith
15:00 BST Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
3 May 2025 46 West Bromwich Albion v Luton Town West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns

FA Cup[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup[edit]

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with West Brom being drawn away against Fleetwood Town.[11]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First Round Fleetwood Town v West Bromwich Albion Fleetwood
19:45 BST Stadium: Highbury Stadium

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Albion welcome Ousmane Diakité". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Zac Ashworth Completes Blackpool Transfer". West Bromwich Albion FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Albion confirm 2023/24 retained and released lists". West Bromwich Albion FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Posh Confirm Arrival Of Jenson Sumnall". Peterborough United FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Albion Arrange Cambridge United Pre-Season Clash". West Bromwich Albion FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Baggies to play Birmingham City in pre-season friendly". West Bromwich Albion FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Albion confirm St George's Park double-header". West Bromwich Albion FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Albion confirm behind-closed-doors RCD Mallorca friendly". West Bromwich Albion FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  9. ^ "EFL Statement: Sheffield United Football Club". English Football League. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  10. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.