2022–23 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
2022–23 season
OwnerLai Guochuan
ChairmanLai Guochuan
ManagerSteve Bruce
(until 10 October)[1]
Richard Beale
(caretaker, 10 October–25 October) [2]
Carlos Corberán
(from 25 October) [3]
StadiumThe Hawthorns
Championship9th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brandon Thomas-Asante (7) &
Daryl Dike (7)
All:
Brandon Thomas-Asante (9)
Highest home attendance25,322 (v Reading, 2 January)
Lowest home attendance19,786 (v Blackpool, 1 November)
Average home league attendance23,113
Biggest win4-0
(vs. Chesterfield, 17 January 2023, FA Cup)
Biggest defeat3-0
(vs. Bristol City F.C., 28 January 2023, FA Cup)

The 2022–23 season was the 145th season of West Bromwich Albion Football Club and the club's second consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Cup.

On 10 October 2022, manager Steve Bruce was sacked after winning only 1 from their opening 13 league games, leaving the club in the relegation places. Spanish coach and former Marcelo Bielsa understudy Carlos Corberán was appointed as his successor on 25 October.

The season also saw increased scrutiny of the club's ownership, and the practices of majority shareholder Guochuan Lai.[4][5] The club's financial situation began to receive national media attention, having already been commented on frequently in local press.[6] Supporter action groups and in-stadium protests by fans to raise awareness of the club's off-field issues took shape during the season.[7]

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2022 CF England Ramello Mitchell England Southampton Free Transfer [8]
1 July 2022[a] CM Republic of Ireland Jayson Molumby England Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [9]
1 July 2022[b] CM England John Swift England Reading Free Transfer [10]
1 July 2022[c] RW England Jed Wallace England Millwall Free Transfer [11]
18 July 2022 DM Turkey Okay Yokuşlu Spain Celta Vigo Free Transfer [12]
31 August 2022 CF England Brandon Thomas-Asante England Salford City Undisclosed [13]
1 September 2022 RB England Martin Kelly England Crystal Palace Free Transfer [14]
12 September 2022 AM Australia Tom Rogic Scotland Celtic Free Transfer [15]
13 September 2022 LB Netherlands Erik Pieters England Burnley Free Transfer [16]
31 January 2023 DM England Nathaniel Chalobah England Fulham Undisclosed [17]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 4 May, and would become official on July 1 once the transfer window opened
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 26 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Reading contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 23 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Millwall contract expired

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
22 June 2022 CF England Callum Morton England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [18]
30 June 2022 CF England Andy Carroll England Reading Released [19][20]
30 June 2022 CB England Mark Chidi Unattached Released [19]
30 June 2022 LB Republic of Ireland Zak Delaney Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle Released [19][21]
30 June 2022 GK England Sam Johnstone England Crystal Palace Released [19][22]
30 June 2022 CB Republic of Ireland Kevin Joshua Peterhead Released [19]
30 June 2022 CM Scotland MacKenzie Lamb England Peterborough United Released [19][23]
30 June 2022 CB England Leon Machisa Unattached Released [19]
30 June 2022 DF England Daniel Ngoma Unattached Released [19]
30 June 2022 AM Saint Kitts and Nevis Romaine Sawyers Wales Cardiff City Released [19][24]
30 June 2022 CB England Saul Shotton England Hanley Town Free Transfer [25]
30 June 2022 CF England Jamie Soule Alvechurch Released [19]
30 June 2022 CM Portugal Áurio Teixeira Alvechurch Released [19]
30 June 2022 CF England Owen Windsor Chippenham Town Released [19]
1 September 2022 LW Republic of Ireland Callum Robinson Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed [26]
31 January 2023 CF Denmark Kenneth Zohore Unattached Mutual Consent [27]

Loans in

Date Pos Player Loaned from On loan until Ref
31 January 2023 RM England Marc Albrighton England Leicester City End of Season [28]

Loans out

Date Pos Player Loaned to On loan until Ref
14 July 2022 CM Portugal Quevin Castro England Burton Albion 1 September 2022[a] [29][30]
14 July 2022 GK England Josh Griffiths England Portsmouth 11 January 2023[b] [31][32]
15 July 2022 CB Ivory Coast Cédric Kipré Wales Cardiff City End of Season [33]
22 July 2022 CB England Caleb Taylor England Cheltenham Town End of Season [34]
8 August 2022 SS England Rayhaan Tulloch England Rochdale 6 January 2023[c] [35][36]
13 August 2022 CM England Alex Mowatt England Middlesbrough End of Season [37]
1 September 2022 RM England Tom Fellows England Crawley Town End of Season [38]
12 September 2022 CM Portugal Quevin Castro England Notts County 1 January 2023 [39]
28 October 2022 CF The Gambia Modou Faal England AFC Telford United 28 November 2022 [40]
31 October 2022 CM England Jamie Andrews England Yeovil Town 2 January 2023[d] [41][42]
2 December 2022 CF The Gambia Modou Faal England AFC Fylde 6 March 2023[e] [43][44][45]
6 January 2023 GK Wales Ronnie Hollingshead England Hednesford Town 3 February 2023 [46]
13 January 2023 CM Portugal Quevin Castro England Gateshead End of Season [47]
17 January 2023 LB Wales Zac Ashworth England Burton Albion End of Season [48]
30 January 2023 RB England Martin Kelly England Wigan Athletic End of Season [49]
7 February 2023 GK England Ted Cann England Leamington End of Season[f] [50][51]
22 February 2023 SS England Rayhaan Tulloch Republic of Ireland Dundalk End of Season [52]
  1. ^ On 1 September, Castro's loan was terminated by mutual consent.
  2. ^ On 11 January, Griffiths was recalled back from his loan at Portsmouth
  3. ^ On 6 January, Tulloch's loan at Rochdale was cut short
  4. ^ On 30 November, Andrews' loan at Yeovil was extended.
  5. ^ On 5 January, Faal's loan at AFC Fylde was extended until end of the season, but on 6 March it was announced Faal returned to WBA
  6. ^ On 7 March, Ted's loan at Leamington was extended until the end of the season

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG David Button 16 0 13 0 3 0 0 0
2 DF England ENG Darnell Furlong 41 2 40 2 1 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Conor Townsend 48 3 46 3 1 0 1 0
4 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Dara O'Shea 41 2 37 2 2 0 2 0
5 DF England ENG Kyle Bartley 15 2 13 2 0 0 2 0
6 DF Nigeria NGA Semi Ajayi 25 2 22 2 3 0 0 0
7 MF Australia AUS Tom Rogić 23 2 20 1 3 1 0 0
8 MF England ENG Jake Livermore 21 2 17 1 3 1 1 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Matt Phillips 28 2 25 2 1 0 2 0
11 FW England ENG Grady Diangana 35 4 31 4 3 0 1 0
12 FW United States USA Daryl Dike 24 7 22 7 2 0 0 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jayson Molumby 47 4 43 4 3 0 1 0
15 DF Netherlands NED Erik Pieters 36 0 36 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England ENG Martin Kelly 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF England ENG Jed Wallace 50 6 46 6 3 0 1 0
18 FW England ENG Karlan Grant 35 5 31 3 2 1 2 1
19 MF England ENG John Swift 48 6 45 6 1 0 2 0
20 MF England ENG Adam Reach 23 0 18 0 3 0 2 0
21 FW England ENG Brandon Thomas-Asante 35 9 33 7 2 2 0 0
24 GK England ENG Alex Palmer 25 0 23 0 0 0 2 0
26 DF Wales WAL Zac Ashworth 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
28 FW England ENG Reyes Cleary 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
29 MF England ENG Taylor Gardner-Hickman 35 2 30 2 3 0 2 0
31 MF England ENG Tom Fellows 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
32 FW England ENG Jovan Malcolm 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 0
34 DF England ENG Ethan Ingram 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 MF Turkey TUR Okay Yokuşlu 41 4 38 4 2 0 1 0
39 MF England ENG Jamie Andrews 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players out on loan:
27 MF England ENG Alex Mowatt 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Players who left the club:
7 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Callum Robinson 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0

Goals record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 21 England CF Brandon Thomas-Asante 7 2 0 9
2 12 United States CF Daryl Dike 7 0 0 7
19 England CM John Swift 6 1 0 7
4 17 England RW Jed Wallace 6 0 0 6
5 18 England CF Karlan Grant 3 1 1 5
6 11 England LW Grady Diangana 4 0 0 4
14 Republic of Ireland DM Jayson Molumby 4 0 0 4
35 Turkey DM Okay Yokuşlu 4 0 0 4
9 3 England LB Conor Townsend 3 0 0 3
10 2 England RB Darnell Furlong 2 0 0 2
4 Republic of Ireland CB Dara O'Shea 2 0 0 2
5 England CB Kyle Bartley 2 0 0 2
6 Nigeria CB Semi Ajayi 2 0 0 2
7 Australia AM Tom Rogić 1 1 0 2
8 England CM Jake Livermore 1 1 0 2
10 Scotland RW Matt Phillips 2 0 0 2
29 England RB Taylor Gardner-Hickman 2 0 0 2
18 32 England FW Jovan Malcolm 0 1 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 59 7 1 67

Disciplinary record

As of 15 December 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 5 England CB Kyle Bartley 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
14 Republic of Ireland CM Jayson Molumby 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
3 4 Republic of Ireland CB Dara O'Shea 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 2 England RB Darnell Furlong 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 England LB Conor Townsend 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 England CM Jake Livermore 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 Scotland RW Matt Phillips 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 England RW Grady Diangana 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 England RW Jed Wallace 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 England AM John Swift 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
35 Turkey DM Okay Yokuşlu 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 1 England GK David Button 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 Nigeria CB Semi Ajayi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 Netherlands LB Erik Pieters 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 England RB Martin Kelly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 England RB Taylor Gardner-Hickman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
31 England RM Tom Fellows 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 30 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 1 0

Pre-season and friendlies

A pre-season trip to Crewe Alexandra was revealed by the hosts on 18 May 2022.[53] On 31 May, Albion confirmed that trip along with a second friendly against Oxford United.[54] A third away pre-season fixture was added to the schedule, against Northampton Town.[55] A trip to Stevenage was next to be announced by the club.[56] On June 17, the Baggies announced a 10-day training camp in Portimão, which included a behind-closed-doors meeting with Leyton Orient.[57] A home friendly against Hertha BSC was next to be added to the calendar.[58]

During the mid-season break, WBA announced they would face Elche in a behind-closed-doors friendly.[59]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 July 2022 Friendly West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Leyton Orient Lagos, Portugal
18:30 WEST Townsend 8'
Ashworth ?'		 Report Moncur soccer ball with red X
Kipré 85' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Lagos
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
9 July 2022 Friendly Stevenage 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Stevenage
15:00 BST Norris 73'
List 81'		 Report Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
13 July 2022 Friendly Northampton Town 0–3 West Bromwich Albion Sixfields
19:45 BST Report Dike 51'
Grant 72'
Reach 88'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
16 July 2022 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Crewe
15:00 BST Agyei 73' Report Swift 54' Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
19 July 2022 Friendly Oxford United 0–3 West Bromwich Albion Littlemore
19:45 BST Report Grant 80', 84'
Sade 88' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 2,422
23 July 2022 Friendly West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Hertha BSC West Bromwich
15:00 BST Swift 70'
Dike 73'		 Report Selke 13' Stadium: The Hawthorns
2 December 2022 (2022-12-02) Friendly Elche 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Costa Blanca, Spain
12:00 CET Ponce 61' Report Stadium: TBA
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 30 July 2022 May 2023 Matchday 1 46 18 12 16 59 53 +6 039.13
FA Cup 7 January 2023 28 January 2023 Third round 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 033.33
EFL Cup 11 August 2022 23 August 2022 First round 2 1 0 1 1 1 +0 050.00
Total 51 20 13 18 67 60 +7 039.22

Last updated: 8 May 2023
Source: [ Soccerway]

Championship

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 +13 69 Qualification for Championship play-offs
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 −2 69
8 Millwall 46 19 11 16 57 50 +7 68
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 12 16 59 53 +6 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 12 16 68 64 +4 66
11 Watford 46 16 15 15 56 53 +3 63
12 Preston North End 46 17 12 17 45 59 −14 63
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[60]

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
46 18 12 16 59 53  +6 66 11 7 5 31 20  +11 7 5 11 28 33  −5

Last updated: 8 May 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultDDLDWDDDLDLLDWLLLWWWWWLWWWWLWLDLWLWWDDLDWWLLWL
Position1014212214151416202121222220222324232221171616141196106610101010988910111179989
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2023. Source: [Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[61]

30 July 2022 1 Middlesbrough 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Middlesbrough
17:30 BST Jones 10'
Howson Yellow card 40'
Bola Yellow card 59'		 Report Swift 51', Yellow card 61' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,567 (1,533 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
8 August 2022 2 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Watford West Bromwich
20:00 BST Molumby Yellow card 45'
Grant 45+2'
Furlong Yellow card 69'		 Report Sarr 12', soccer ball with red X 73'
Kabasele Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,365 (1,564 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 August 2022 3 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Blackburn
15:00 BST Gallagher Yellow card 5', 47'
Brereton Díaz 41'
Buckley Yellow card 77'
Dack Yellow card 89'
Travis Yellow card 90'		 Report Swift Yellow card 37'
Diangana 59'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,970 (1,977 away)
Referee: Josh Smith
17 August 2022 4 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Cardiff City West Bromwich
20:00 BST O'Shea Yellow card 21'
Livermore Yellow card 31'
Molumby Yellow card 54'		 Report Ojo Yellow card 33'
Ng Yellow card 48'
Allsop Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,820 (1,174 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
20 August 2022 5 West Bromwich Albion 5–2 Hull City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Elder 37' (o.g.)
Swift 48'
Furlong 55'
Grant 70' (pen.)
O'Shea 85'		 Report Estupiñán Yellow card 34', 77', 90'
Coyle Yellow card 53'
Figueiredo Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,003 (1,130 away)
Referee: James Bell
27 August 2022 6 Huddersfield Town 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Huddersfield
15:00 BST Anjorin 11', 30'
Rudoni Yellow card 58'		 Report Wallace 37', 57'
Diangana Yellow card 90+3'
Ajayi Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 18,696 (1,624 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
30 August 2022 7 Wigan Athletic 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Wigan
19:45 BST Magennis 6', Yellow card 45+3'
McClean Yellow card 69'		 Report Grant 22'
Molumby Yellow card 73'
Phillips Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,526 (1,233 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
2 September 2022 (2022-09-02) 8 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Burnley West Bromwich
20:00 BST Button Yellow card 29'
Thomas-Asante 90+8'		 Report Rodriguez 30' (pen.)
Cork Yellow card 36'
Harwood-Bellis Yellow card 50'
Roberts Yellow card 71'
Taylor Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,704 (1,898 away)
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 September 2022 (2022-09-14) 9 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Birmingham City West Bromwich
19:45 BST Wallace 23'
Townsend Yellow card 42'
Gardner-Hickman Yellow card 64'
Thomas-Asante 83' (pen.)		 Report Hogan 14', 54', 71', Yellow card 90+5'
Sanderson Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,089 (1,987 away)
Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Live on Sky Sports
17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 10 Norwich City 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Norwich
15:00 BST Aarons Yellow card 58'
Byram 68'		 Report O'Shea 9'
Furlong Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,303 (1,297 away)
Referee: Thomas Bramall
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Swansea City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Furlong Yellow card 43'
Pieters Yellow card 47'
Livermore 48'
Rogic Yellow card 53'
Diangana 65'
Grant soccer ball with red X 82'		 Report Sorinola 6'
Manning Yellow card 41'
Ntcham 71'
Obafemi 89'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,369 (1,743 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
5 October 2022 (2022-10-05) 12 Preston North End 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Preston
20:00 BST Riis Jakobsen 7'
Whiteman Yellow card 52'
Storey Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Diangana Yellow card 84' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,924 (718 away)
Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Live on Sky Sports
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 13 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Luton Town West Bromwich
15:00 BST Yokuşlu Yellow card 59' Report Bradley Yellow card 57' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,550 (1,385 away)
Referee: David Webb
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 14 Reading 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Reading
15:00 BST Ince Yellow card 16'
Loum Yellow card 34'
McIntyre Yellow card 49'		 Report Phillips 25' Yellow card 60'
Gardner-Hickman 72'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 14,235 (1,718 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
18 October 2022 (2022-10-18) 15 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Bristol City West Bromwich
20:00 BST Livermore Yellow card 31'
Kelly Yellow card 34'
O'Shea Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Williams 32'
Wells 45'
Sykes Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,004 (1,468 away)
Referee: Bobby Madley
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 16 Millwall 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Bermondsey
15:00 BST Mitchell Yellow card 31'
Styles 38'
Burey 90'		 Report Swift 20'
Bartley Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 85'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 15,212 (1,481 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 17 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Sheffield United West Bromwich
12:30 BST Report Ndiaye 11'
McBurnie 23'
Ahmedhodžić Yellow card 38'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,270 (1,936 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Live on Sky Sports
1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 18 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Blackpool West Bromwich
20:00 BST O'Shea Yellow card 51'
Bartley Yellow card 52'
Wallace Yellow card 58'
Yokuşlu 85' Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Thorniley Yellow card 28'
Yates Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 19,786 (608 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) 19 Queens Park Rangers 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT Field Yellow card 68' Report Pieters Yellow card 16'
Bartley 68'
Molumby Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 17,139 (1,407 away)
Referee: Thomas Bramall
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 20 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Stoke City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Bartley 39'
Thomas-Asante 50'
Townsend Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Thompson Yellow card 24'
Delap Yellow card 47'
Brown Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,728 (1,989 away)
Referee: James Bell
Mid-season break for 2022 FIFA World Cup
12 December 2022 (2022-12-12) 21 Sunderland 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Sunderland
20:00 GMT Diallo 19' (pen.)
Batth Yellow card 33'		 Report Rogic 70'
Wallace Yellow card 71'
Dike 82'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,432 (689 away)
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) 22 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Rotherham United West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Wallace 20'
Diangana 57'
Thomas-Asante soccer ball with red X 70'
Thomas-Asante 70'
O'Shea Yellow card 78'		 Report Humphreys Yellow card 69'
Kelly Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,519 (1,136 away)
Referee: John Busby
21 December 2022 (2022-12-21) 23 Coventry City 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Coventry
19:45 GMT Burroughs Yellow card 64'
Bidwell Yellow card 85'
Gyökeres 90+3' (pen.)		 Report Gardner-Hickman Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 22,519 (4,435 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Fixture was postponed from 10 September as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 24 Bristol City 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Bristol
15:00 GMT Williams Yellow card 65'
James Yellow card 70'		 Report Phillips 9'
Thomas-Asante 75'
Furlong Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 23,181 (2,503 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 25 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Preston North End West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Yokuşlu 36', 57'
Diangana Yellow card 45+1'		 Report Lindsay Yellow card 10' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,321 (1,972 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
2 January 2023 (2023-01-02) 26 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Reading West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Dike 60'
Rogic Yellow card 76'		 Report McIntyre Yellow card 47'
Hoilett Yellow card 51'
Lumley Yellow card 56'
Mbengue Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,322 (1,085 away)
Referee: Tom Nield
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 27 Luton Town 2–3 West Bromwich Albion Luton
15:00 GMT Morris 7'
Adebayo 10'
Mpanzu Yellow card 43'
Campbell Yellow card 88'
Bree Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Dike 39'
Molumby Yellow card 62'
Molumby 65'
Townsend 67'
Dike Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,069 (1,042 away)
Referee: Josh Smith
20 January 2023 (2023-01-20) 28 Burnley 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Burnley
20:00 GMT Tella 75'
Twine 87'
Maatsen Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Furlong 7', Yellow card 42' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 19,890 (1,933 away)
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Live on Sky Sports
3 February 2023 29 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Coventry City West Bromwich
20:00 BST Diangana 15'
Yokuşlu Yellow card 64'
Molumby Yellow card 82'
Furlong Yellow card 90+2'
O'Shea Yellow card 90+5'		 Panzo Yellow card 82' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,719 (1,980 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
10 February 2023 30 Birmingham City 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Birmingham
20:00 BST
Yokuslu Yellow card 45+4'
Wallace Yellow card 90+2'
Molumby Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: St. Andrews Stadium
Attendance: 17,781 (2,244 away)
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) 31 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Albrighton Yellow card 23'
Pieters Yellow card 61'
Molumby 73'		 Report Travis Yellow card 83'
Brereton Díaz 89'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,840 (666 away)
Referee: David Webb
20 February 2023 32 Watford 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Watford
20:00 GMT Sema 23', 78'
Hoedt Yellow card 31'
Choudhury Yellow card 46'
Sarr 66'		 Report Pieters Yellow card 55'
Townsend 56'
Wallace 71'
Molumby Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,634 (1,970 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
25 February 2023 33 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Middlesbrough West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Dike 8', 10' Report Smith Yellow card 44' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,204 (1,963 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
3 March 2023 34 Hull City 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Kingston upon Hull
20:00 GMT Tetteh 33'
O'Shea 57' (o.g.)		 Report Moulmby Yellow card 52'
Gardner-Hickman Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 17,021 (1,118 away)
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
7 March 2023 35 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Wigan Athletic West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Dike 27' Report Rekik Yellow card 36'
Magennis Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,552 (534 away)
Referee: Rebecca Welch
11 March 2023 36 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Huddersfield Town West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Swift 30' (pen.)
O'Shea Yellow card 80'		 Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,685 (685 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
15 March 2023 37 Cardiff City 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Leckwith
19:45 GMT Kaba 65'
Romeo Yellow card 68'
Harris Yellow card 88'		 Report Dike 17'
Yokuşlu Yellow card 33'
Ajayi Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 17,785 (1,381 away)
Referee: Leigh Doughty
1 April 2023 38 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Millwall West Bromwich
15:00 BST Thomas-Asante Yellow card 57'
Dike Yellow card 69'		 Report McNamara Yellow card 54'
Bradshaw Yellow card 69'
Saville Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,334 (2,000 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
7 April 2023 39 Rotherham United 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Rotherham
13:00 BST Hugill 42', 50'
Coventry Yellow card 48'
Fosu 76'
Rathbone Yellow card 82'		 Report Swift 32' (pen.)
Townsend Yellow card 68'
Bartley Yellow card 70'
Grant Yellow card 74'
Chalobah Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,098 (2,191 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
10 April 2023 40 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich
15:00 BST Thomas-Asante 10'
Ajayi 13'		 Report Dykes 22'
Martin 49'
Lowe Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,969 (1,217 away)
Referee: Matt Donohue
15 April 2023 41 Stoke City 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Stoke-On-Trent
15:00 BST Brown Yellow card 21' 30'
Fox Yellow card 61'
Pearson Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Powell Yellow card 87'
Thompson Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Pieters Yellow card 44'
Chalobah Yellow card 72'
Molumby 59', 69'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 23,486 (2,608 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
18 April 2023 42 Blackpool 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Blackpool
19:45 BST Fiorini Yellow card 63' Report Thomas-Asante 18'
Chalobah Yellow card 32'
Furlong Yellow card 55'
Gardner-Hickman 60'
Albrighton Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 10,705 (1,448 away)
Referee: Stephen Martin
22 April 2023 43 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Sunderland West Bromwich
12:00 BST Molumby Yellow card 24'
Yokuşlu Yellow card 37'
Swift 45+1' (pen.), Yellow card 50'		 Report Cirkin 51', 84'
Gelhardt Yellow card 70'
O'Nien Yellow card 78'
Gooch Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,764 (1,954 away)
Referee: John Busby
Note: Live on Sky Sports
26 April 2023 44 Sheffield United 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Sheffield
20:00 BST Berge 58'
Ahmedhodžić 76'
Egan Yellow card 84'		 Report Pieters Yellow card 26' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 30,050 (1,514 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Live on Sky Sports
29 April 2023 45 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Norwich City Norwich
17:30 BST Townsend 45+1'
Wallace 56'		 Report Byram Yellow card 16'
Sargent 41'
Gibbs Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,638 (1,932 away)
Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports
8 May 2023 46 Swansea City 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Swansea
15:00 BST Cundle 26'
Ntcham 66'
Cooper Yellow card 81'
Piroe 90+3'		 Report Yokuslu 13'
Ajayi 54'
Thomas-Asante Yellow card 76'
Gardner-Hickman Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 20,294 (2,000 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

The club entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Chesterfield.[62] In the fourth round a trip to Bristol City was confirmed.[63]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) Third round Chesterfield 3–3 West Bromwich Albion Chesterfield
15:00 GMT Williams 7'
Dobra 36', 41'
Quigley Yellow card 64'		 Thomas-Asante 2', 90+3'
Grant 17'		 Stadium: Technique Stadium
Attendance: 9,819 (1,992 away)
Referee: Rebecca Welch
17 January 2023 (2023-01-17) Third round (replay) West Bromwich Albion 4–0 Chesterfield West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Swift 23'
Rogic 48'
Livermore 54'
Malcolm 90+1'
Ajayi Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Banks Yellow card 68'
Dobra Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 12,638 (2,506 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) Fourth round Bristol City 3–0 West Bromwich Albion Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Bell 12', 48'
Scott 28'		 Report Wallace Yellow card 58'
Furlong Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 15,754 (3,414 away)
Referee: Matt Donohue

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

WBA were drawn at home to Sheffield United in the first round.[64]

11 August 2022 First round West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Sheffield United West Bromwich
20:00 BST Grant 73' Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 6,747 (600 away)
Referee: David Webb
23 August 2022 Second round Derby County 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Derby
19:45 BST Sibley 15' Report Fellows Yellow card 59' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 10,638 (2,500 away)
Referee: Bobby Madley

End of season awards

The winners of the 2022/23 end of season West Bromwich Albion awards were announced on 5 May 2023.

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