# 2022–23 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

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. The club's financial situation began to receive national media attention, having already been commented on frequently in local press. Supporter action groups and in-stadium protests by fans to raise awareness of the club's off-field issues took shape during the season.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | CF | Ramello Mitchell | Southampton | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Jayson Molumby | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | John Swift | Reading | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | RW | Jed Wallace | Millwall | Free Transfer |
| 18 July 2022 | DM | Okay Yokuşlu | Celta Vigo | Free Transfer |
| 31 August 2022 | CF | Brandon Thomas-Asante | Salford City | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | RB | Martin Kelly | Crystal Palace | Free Transfer |
| 12 September 2022 | AM | Tom Rogic | Celtic | Free Transfer |
| 13 September 2022 | LB | Erik Pieters | Burnley | Free Transfer |
| 31 January 2023 | DM | Nathaniel Chalobah | Fulham | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 4 May, and would become official on July 1 once the transfer window opened
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 26 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Reading contract expired
* ↑ 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 |
| 22 June 2022 | CF | Callum Morton | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Andy Carroll | Reading | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Mark Chidi | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Zak Delaney | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Sam Johnstone | Crystal Palace | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Kevin Joshua | Peterhead | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | MacKenzie Lamb | Peterborough United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Leon Machisa | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Daniel Ngoma | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | AM | Romaine Sawyers | Cardiff City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Saul Shotton | Hanley Town | Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Jamie Soule | Alvechurch | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Áurio Teixeira | Alvechurch | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Owen Windsor | Chippenham Town | Released |
| 1 September 2022 | LW | Callum Robinson | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Kenneth Zohore | Unattached | Mutual Consent |

### Loans in

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

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 14 July 2022 | CM | Quevin Castro | Burton Albion | 1 September 2022 |
| 14 July 2022 | GK | Josh Griffiths | Portsmouth | 11 January 2023 |
| 15 July 2022 | CB | Cédric Kipré | Cardiff City | End of Season |
| 22 July 2022 | CB | Caleb Taylor | Cheltenham Town | End of Season |
| 8 August 2022 | SS | Rayhaan Tulloch | Rochdale | 6 January 2023 |
| 13 August 2022 | CM | Alex Mowatt | Middlesbrough | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | RM | Tom Fellows | Crawley Town | End of Season |
| 12 September 2022 | CM | Quevin Castro | Notts County | 1 January 2023 |
| 28 October 2022 | CF | Modou Faal | AFC Telford United | 28 November 2022 |
| 31 October 2022 | CM | Jamie Andrews | Yeovil Town | 2 January 2023 |
| 2 December 2022 | CF | Modou Faal | AFC Fylde | 6 March 2023 |
| 6 January 2023 | GK | Ronnie Hollingshead | Hednesford Town | 3 February 2023 |
| 13 January 2023 | CM | Quevin Castro | Gateshead | End of Season |
| 17 January 2023 | LB | Zac Ashworth | Burton Albion | End of Season |
| 30 January 2023 | RB | Martin Kelly | Wigan Athletic | End of Season |
| 7 February 2023 | GK | Ted Cann | Leamington | End of Season |
| 22 February 2023 | SS | Rayhaan Tulloch | Dundalk | End of Season |
* ↑ On 1 September, Castro's loan was terminated by mutual consent.
* ↑ On 11 January, Griffiths was recalled back from his loan at Portsmouth
* ↑ On 6 January, Tulloch's loan at Rochdale was cut short
* ↑ On 30 November, Andrews' loan at Yeovil was extended.
* ↑ 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
* ↑ On 7 March, Ted's loan at Leamington was extended until the end of the season

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | David Button | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Darnell Furlong | 41 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Conor Townsend | 48 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IRL | Dara O'Shea | 41 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Kyle Bartley | 15 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | NGA | Semi Ajayi | 25 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Tom Rogić | 23 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jake Livermore | 21 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Matt Phillips | 28 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Grady Diangana | 35 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | USA | Daryl Dike | 24 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Jayson Molumby | 47 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NED | Erik Pieters | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Martin Kelly | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Jed Wallace | 50 | 6 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Karlan Grant | 35 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | John Swift | 48 | 6 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Adam Reach | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Brandon Thomas-Asante | 35 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | ENG | Alex Palmer | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | WAL | Zac Ashworth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Reyes Cleary | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Taylor Gardner-Hickman | 35 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Tom Fellows | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Jovan Malcolm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Ethan Ingram | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | TUR | Okay Yokuşlu | 41 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Jamie Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players out on loan: ||||||||||||
| 27 | MF | ENG | Alex Mowatt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left the club: ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | 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 | | CF | Brandon Thomas-Asante | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | | CF | Daryl Dike | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 19 | | CM | John Swift | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 17 | | RW | Jed Wallace | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 18 | | CF | Karlan Grant | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 11 | | LW | Grady Diangana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | | DM | Jayson Molumby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 35 | | DM | Okay Yokuşlu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | | LB | Conor Townsend | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 2 | | RB | Darnell Furlong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | | CB | Dara O'Shea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | | CB | Kyle Bartley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 6 | | CB | Semi Ajayi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | | AM | Tom Rogić | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | | CM | Jake Livermore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | | RW | Matt Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 29 | | RB | Taylor Gardner-Hickman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | 32 | | FW | Jovan Malcolm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 59 | 7 | 1 | 67 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 15 December 2022
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 5 | | CB | Kyle Bartley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 14 | | CM | Jayson Molumby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | | CB | Dara O'Shea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | | RB | Darnell Furlong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | | LB | Conor Townsend | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | | CM | Jake Livermore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | | RW | Matt Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | | RW | Grady Diangana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 17 | | RW | Jed Wallace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 19 | | AM | John Swift | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 35 | | DM | Okay Yokuşlu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | | GK | David Button | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | | CB | Semi Ajayi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | | LB | Erik Pieters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | | RB | Martin Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | | RB | Taylor Gardner-Hickman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 31 | | RM | Tom Fellows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 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. On 31 May, Albion confirmed that trip along with a second friendly against Oxford United. A third away pre-season fixture was added to the schedule, against Northampton Town. A trip to Stevenage was next to be announced by the club. On June 17, the Baggies announced a 10-day training camp in Portimão, which included a behind-closed-doors meeting with Leyton Orient. A home friendly against Hertha BSC was next to be added to the calendar.
During the mid-season break, WBA announced they would face Elche in a behind-closed-doors friendly.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 51 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 039.22 |
Last updated: 8 May 2023 Source: [ Soccerway]

### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | L | D | W | D | D | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 10 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

The club entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Chesterfield. In the fourth round a trip to Bristol City was confirmed.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
WBA were drawn at home to Sheffield United in the first round.

## End of season awards

The winners of the 2022/23 end of season West Bromwich Albion awards were announced on 5 May 2023.
* Supporters' Player of the Season - Jayson Molumby
* Players’ Player of the Season – Okay Yokuşlu
* Top Goalscorer – Brandon Thomas-Asante
* Goal of the Season –Brandon Thomas-Asante v Stoke City (H)
* Young Player of the Season – Josh Griffiths