2021–22 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is West Bromwich Albion's 144th year in their history and first season back in the Championship since the 2019–20 season following relegation in the previous season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

West Bromwich Albion
2021–22 season
ChairmanLi Piyue
Head coachValérien Ismaël
StadiumThe Hawthorns
Championship3nd
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Karlan Grant (9 goals)
All: Karlan Grant (9 goals)

Managerial changes

On 24 June 2021, Valérien Ismaël was appointed as the club's new head coach on a four-year contract after a compensation package with Barnsley was agreed for his services.[1]

Pre-season friendlies

WBA announced they will play a friendly against Woking,[2] Watford,[3] Walsall[4] and Birmingham City[2] as part of the pre-season preparations.

16 July 2021 Friendly Woking 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Woking
19:45 BST Report Zohore  90' (pen.) Stadium: Laithwaite Community Stadium
20 July 2021 Friendly West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Walsall
14:00 BST Phillips  5', 36' Report Stadium: Palm Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
24 July 2021 Friendly Watford 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Watford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
27 July 2021 Friendly Walsall Cancelled West Bromwich Albion Bescot
19:30 BST Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Note: Match was cancelled due to waterlogged pitch.[5]
31 July 2021 Friendly Birmingham City 0–4 West Bromwich Albion Bordesley
15:00 BST Report Diangana  50'
Clarke  68'
Grant  72' (pen.)
Tulloch 86'		 Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium

Competitions

Championship
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Championship

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Fulham 22 13 6 3 51 18 +33 45 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Bournemouth 22 12 7 3 37 19 +18 43
3 West Bromwich Albion 22 11 7 4 30 17 +13 40 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Blackburn Rovers 22 11 6 5 37 27 +10 39
5 Queens Park Rangers 21 10 5 6 33 27 +6 35
6 Stoke City 22 10 5 7 26 21 +5 35
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. 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) 12-point sending off offences[6]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 11 7 4 30 17  +13 40 7 4 0 17 5  +12 4 3 4 13 12  +1

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAH
ResultDWWWWDDDWWLWLWLWDLDDWW
Position2412212321223333333433
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

WBA's fixtures were confirmed on 24 June 2021.[7]

6 August 2021 1 Bournemouth 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Kings Park
19:45 BST Marcondes  12'
Mepham  20'
Billing  52'		 Report O'Shea  33'
Bartley  60'
Robinson  67'
Mowatt  80'
Livermore  86'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 9,254 (1,219 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 August 2021 2 West Bromwich Albion 3–2 Luton Town West Bromwich
15:00 BST Naismith  5' (o.g.)
Mowatt  29'
Robinson  36'
Grant  66'
Zohore  90+5'		 Report Campbell  15'
Cornick  70'
Osho  74'
Mpanzu  90+8'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,283 (1,904 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
18 August 2021 3 West Bromwich Albion 4–0 Sheffield United West Bromwich
20:00 BST Robinson  26' (o.g.)
O'Shea  47'
Mowatt  53'
Robinson  59'		 Report McGoldrick  30' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,113 (2,000 away)
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Live on Sky Sports
21 August 2021 4 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Blackburn
15:00 BST Brereton  51'
Travis  58'		 Report Mowatt  1'
Livermore  18'
Phillips  45+4'
Furlong  81'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 11,926 (2,359 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
28 August 2021 5 Peterborough United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Peterborough
20:00 BST Norburn  8'
Thompson  71'		 Report Johnstone  64'
Mowatt  70'
Furlong  82'
Ajayi  90+4'
O'Shea  90+5'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 10,163 (2,070 away)
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
11 September 2021 6 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Millwall West Bromwich
15:00 BST Kipré  20'
Grant 45+4'
Bartley  49'		 Report Mitchell  43'
Ballard  55'
Wallace  60'
Smith  90+3'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,142 (1,262 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
14 September 2021 7 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Derby County West Bromwich
20:00 BST Livermore  45+2' Report Buchanan  33' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,636 (1,321 away)
Referee: Kevin Friend
18 September 2021 8 Preston North End 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Preston
15:00 BST van den Berg  4'
Whiteman  26'		 Report Phillips  45+2'
Bartley  76'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,850 (3,219 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
24 September 2021 9 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich
20:00 BST Grant  75', 88'
Hugill  90+2'		 Report Gray  1'
Kakay  86'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,825 (1,237 away)
Referee: James Linington
28 September 2021 10 Cardiff City 0–4 West Bromwich Albion Leckwith
19:45 BST Collins  39' Report Grant  5'
Bartley  42'
Nelson  56' (o.g.)
Mowatt  75'
Phillips  82'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 17,363 (1,144 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
1 October 2021 11 Stoke City 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
19:45 BST Davies  75'
Powell  75'
Surridge  90+6'		 Report Livermore  51'
Johnstone  90+6'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 22,703 (2,960 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
15 October 2021 12 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Birmingham City West Bromwich
20:00 BST Clarke  72'
Grant  75',  89'		 Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,870 (2,000 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
20 October 2021 13 Swansea City 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Landore
19:45 BST Piroe  61'
Paterson  83',  83'
Bennett  90'		 Report Grant  1'
Ajayi  9'
Furlong  43'
Molumby  45'
Livermore  69'		 Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 16,694 (735 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
23 October 2021 14 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Bristol City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Hugill  7'
Bartley  42'
Grant  52'		 Report Dasilva  45+2'
Simpson  67'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,845 (2,000 away)
Referee: Josh Smith
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15 Fulham 3–0 West Bromwich Albion Fulham
12:30 BST Mitrović  20' (pen.), 40', 82'
Adarabioyo  85'		 Report Ajayi  23'
Bartley  52'
Furlong  70'
Snodgrass  76'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 18,103 (1,687 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 16 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Hull City West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Grant  69'
Snodgrass  90+1'
Reach  90+5'		 Report Honeyman  37'
Docherty  61'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 19,589 (275 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
6 November 2021 17 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Middlesbrough West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Kipré  46'
Diangana  49',  65'
Snodgrass  90+2'		 Report McNair  24'
Peltier  30'
Coburn  38'
Jones  65'
Howson  89'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,596 (1,788 away)
Referee: Matt Donohue
20 November 2021 18 Huddersfield Town 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Sinani  6'
Turton  49'		 Report Kipré  24'
Diangana  50'
Livermore  78'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 17,297
Referee: Tim Robinson
23 November 2021 19 Blackpool 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Blackpool
19:45 GMT Wintle  51'
Anderson  57'		 Report Kipré  45'
Grant  88'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,517
Referee: Jarred Gillett
26 November 2021 20 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Nottingham Forest West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Clarke  10'
Molumby  60'  70'		 Report Figueiredo  16'
Worrall  22'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Referee: Gavin Ward
4 December 2021 21 Coventry City 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Coventry
12:30 GMT McFadzean  83' Report Grant  20'
Mowatt  35'
McFadzean  43' (o.g.)
Johnstone  66'
Kipré  74'		 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Referee: Keith Stroud
11 December 2021 22 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Reading West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Robinson  62',  63' Report Halilović  34'
Tetek  66'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 11,109
Referee: David Webb

FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

West Brom were drawn at home to Brighton & Hove Albion in the third round.[8]

8 January 2022 Third round West Bromwich Albion v Brighton & Hove Albion West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns

EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

WBA entered the competition in the second round and were drawn at home to Arsenal.[9][10]

25 August 2021 Second round West Bromwich Albion 0–6 Arsenal West Bromwich
20:00 BST Castro  2' Report Aubameyang  17', 45', 62'
Holding  27'
Kolašinac  39'
Pépé  45+1'
Saka  50'
Lacazette  69'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Referee: David Webb
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
2 July 2021CMAlex Mowatt BarnsleyFree transfer[11]
13 July 2021CMQuevin CastroUnattachedFree transfer[12]
2 August 2021LMAdam Reach Sheffield WednesdayFree transfer[13]
7 September 2021CBKean Bryan Sheffield UnitedFree transfer[14]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
13 July 2021CBMatthew Clarke Brighton & Hove AlbionEnd of season[15]
25 August 2021CFJordan Hugill Norwich CityEnd of season[16]
27 August 2021CMJayson Molumby Brighton & Hove AlbionEnd of season[17]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
24 July 2021GKJosh Griffiths Lincoln CityEnd of season[18]
27 July 2021CFCallum Morton Fleetwood TownEnd of season[19]
20 August 2021CMRomaine Sawyers Stoke CityEnd of season[20]
31 August 2021CFJovan Malcolm Accrington StanleyEnd of season[21]
29 October 2021LBZak Delaney Bath CityJanuary 2022[22]
29 October 2021CBSaul Shotton AFC Telford UnitedJanuary 2022[23]
12 November 2021CMToby King Billericay TownJanuary 2022[24]
19 November 2021GKTed Cann AFC Telford United19 December 2021[25]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
25 June 2021CMRekeem Harper Ipswich TownUndisclosed[26]
1 July 2021CFCharlie Austin Queens Park RangersReleased[27][28]
1 July 2021GKMaks Boruc Śląsk WrocławFree transfer[29]
1 July 2021CMZak Brown Stourbridge FCReleased[27]
1 July 2021LWNick Clayton-Phillips Kidderminster HarriersReleased[27]
1 July 2021CFCheikh DiabyReleased[27]
1 July 2021DFVinnie Dwyer Sutton Coldfield TownReleased[27][30]
1 July 2021LBTyrese Dyce SunderlandReleased[27][31]
1 July 2021LMKyle Edwards Ipswich TownReleased[27][32]
1 July 2021GKJamie EmeryKidderminster HarriersReleased[27]
1 July 2021CMSam Field Queens Park RangersFree transfer[33]
1 July 2021GKSam FrenchReleased[27]
1 July 2021LBKieran Gibbs Inter MiamiFree transfer[34]
1 July 2021CBRyan Grant BlackpoolReleased[27]
1 July 2021LWKamil Grosicki Pogoń SzczecinReleased[27][35]
1 July 2021LBGeorge Harmon Oxford CityReleased[27][36]
1 July 2021CBBranislav IvanovićReleased[27]
1 July 2021GKAndy Lonergan EvertonReleased[27][37]
1 July 2021RBLee Peltier MiddlesbroughReleased[27][38]
1 July 2021CFHal Robson-KanuReleased[27]
1 July 2021CBThomas Sharpe Banbury UnitedReleased[27]
1 July 2021DMTom Solanke Stourbridge FCReleased[27]
1 July 2021AMFinley Thorndike Aston VillaReleased[27]
1 July 2021RBAksum White TamworthReleased[27]
1 July 2021CBHarry Williams BurnleyReleased[27][39]
26 July 2021CMFinn Azaz Aston VillaFree transfer[40]
29 July 2021CMTim Iroegbunam Aston VillaUndisclosed[41]
6 August 2021RWMatheus Pereira Al HilalUndisclosed[42]

Statistics
As of 30 October 2021
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  ENG Sam Johnstone 14014+000+000+00
2 DF  ENG Darnell Furlong 15015+000+000+00
3 DF  ENG Conor Townsend 15015+000+000+00
4 DF  IRL Dara O'Shea 525+020+000+00
5 DF  ENG Kyle Bartley 15215+020+000+00
6 DF  NGA Semi Ajayi 14111+310+000+00
7 FW  IRL Callum Robinson 1439+530+000+00
8 MF  ENG Jake Livermore 14014+000+000+00
9 FW  DEN Kenneth Zohore 300+200+001+00
10 MF  SCO Matt Phillips 1539+630+000+00
11 MF  ENG Grady Diangana 1308+500+000+00
14 MF  IRL Jayson Molumby 602+400+000+00
16 DF  ENG Matthew Clarke 707+000+000+00
17 FW  ENG Jordan Hugill 1115+610+000+00
18 FW  ENG Karlan Grant 15714+170+000+00
20 MF  ENG Adam Reach 1105+500+001+00
21 DF  CIV Cédric Kipré 302+000+001+00
22 DF  ENG Kean Bryan 200+200+000+00
23 MF  SCO Robert Snodgrass 502+200+001+00
25 GK  ENG David Button 101+000+000+00
27 MF  ENG Alex Mowatt 12312+030+000+00
28 FW  ENG Rayhaan Tulloch 100+100+000+00
29 DF  ENG Taylor Gardner-Hickman 100+000+001+00
30 MF  ENG Rico Richards 100+000+000+10
31 DF  ENG Saul Shotton 100+000+001+00
32 MF  POR Quevin Castro 100+000+001+00
33 DF  ENG Caleb Taylor 100+000+001+00
34 DF  ENG Ethan Ingram 100+000+001+00
36 GK  ENG Alex Palmer 100+000+001+00
38 MF  ENG Toby King 100+000+000+10
40 FW  GAM Modou Faal 100+000+000+10
41 MF  ENG Tom Fellows 100+000+001+00

Goals record
As of 30 October 2021
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
1 18CFKarlan Grant7007
2 7RWCallum Robinson3003
10LWMatt Phillips3003
27CMAlex Mowatt3003
5 4CBDara O'Shea2002
5CBKyle Bartley2002
7 6CBSemi Ajayi1001
17CFJordan Hugill1001
Own Goals3003
Total250025

Disciplinary record
As of 30 October 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    
1 8CMJake Livermore500000000500
2 2RBDarnell Furlong301000000301
5CBKyle Bartley400000000400
4 27CMAlex Mowatt300000000300
5 1GKSam Johnstone200000000200
6CBSemi Ajayi200000000200
17CFJordan Hugill200000000200
8 4CBDara O'Shea100000000100
9CFKenneth Zohore100000000100
14DMJason Molumby100000000100
16CBMatthew Clarke100000000100
18CFKarlan Grant100000000100
21CBCédric Kipré100000000100
23RWRobert Snodgrass100000000100
32CMQuevin Castro000000100100
Total27010001002801

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