Sunday 15 May 2016 23:27, UK
Stats, quotes and expert opinion on West Brom's 2015/16 Premier League season.
Finishing position: 14th (Subject to change depending on Bournemouth's result against Manchester United)
Total points: 43 (-1)
FA Cup: Fifth round
Capital One Cup: Third round
Top scorer: Salomon Rondon (9)
WhoScored Top Rating: Jonny Evans (7.20)
Season review
West Brom endured a tough start to the season with home defeats against Man City and Chelsea but soon made up for it with 1-0 away wins over Stoke and Aston Villa. In fact, the Baggies weren't beaten on their travels until October but still found themselves one spot above the drop zone at that stage.
It required further 1-0 wins over Norwich and Sunderland - the third and fourth of 10 one-goal victories for Albion in the season - to alleviate relegation concerns and back-to-back wins over Newcastle and Stoke either side of New Year even lifted Tony Pulis's team to within nine points of the top four.
That form allowed the focus to shift towards the FA Cup but a disappointing defeat to Reading in the fifth round marked the low point of the campaign as long-serving player Chris Brunt was struck by a coin thrown by one of the club's own fans.
Bridges were built thanks to a three-game unbeaten run that culminated in victory over Manchester United at the Hawthorns but with the job done, Albion embarked on a run of seven without a win.
The only highlight was a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane that played a big part in ending Tottenham's hopes of the Premier League title. For West Brom, staying in the Premier League was the primary goal and a 14th-place finish ensures a seventh successive season in the top flight.
Quotes of the season
"He's a smashing kid but he lets himself down at times." - Tony Pulis in December on his strained relationship with Saido Berahino
"There's absolutely no excuse for that and no place for it in football. I've been here a long time. Obviously we all get our fair share of stick but to be hit with a coin by your own fans is absolutely disgusting." - Chris Brunt in February on being hit by a coin
"I was in the toilet and the gaffer called me out and said 'you're starting'. I was like 'what!?' I liked it. It was a bit of a surprise." - Jonathan Leko in April on becoming the first player born in 1999 to start a Premier League game
Stats of the season
West Brom were responsible for seven of the 23 instances of a team failing to have a single shot on target in a Premier League game this season (no other team did that more than three times).
Only bottom club Aston Villa scored fewer goals than the Baggies in this season's Premier League.
Set-pieces (excluding penalties) accounted for 35 per cent of West Brom's goals - the second-most of any team in the Premier League.
Charlie Nicholas's view
He does what it says on the tin, Tony Pulis. They never looked like going down but there obviously wasn't too much to get excited about. I think the fans have been over the top with their complaints, just like Stoke were. He will eventually get sick of it and leave and then I don't see West Brom getting a Mark Hughes to come in and attract top players, so I think they'd regret it. I think it would be a huge risk if they let him go and went for somebody without Premier League experience, which wouldn't surprise me.
They never looked like going down but there obviously wasn't too much to get excited about.
