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.
Squad
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 20 Josh Griffiths GK Hereford Academy 1 July 2020 30 June 2027 23 Joe Wildsmith GK Sheffield Derby County 10 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026 30 Ted Cann GK England Academy 1 July 2017 30 June 2025 Defenders 2 Darnell Furlong RB Luton Queens Park Rangers 23 July 2019 £1,700,000 30 June 2027 3 Mason Holgate RB Doncaster Everton 20 August 2024 Loan 30 June 2024 5 Kyle Bartley CB Stockport Swansea City 16 July 2018 £3,800,000 30 June 2025 6 Semi Ajayi CB Crayford Rotherham United 20 July 2019 £1,650,000 30 June 2025 14 Torbjørn Heggem CB Trondheim IF Brommapojkarna 4 July 2024 £500,000 30 June 2027 24 Gianluca Frabotta LB Rome Juventus 6 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 Midfielders 4 Callum Styles AM Bury Barnsley 24 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 8 Jayson Molumby CM Cappoquin Brighton & Hove Albion 1 July 2022 £1,000,000 30 June 2028 10 John Swift AM Portsmouth Reading 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 17 Ousmane Diakité CM Mali TSV Hartberg 27 June 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026 21 Isaac Price CM Pontefract Standard Liege 22 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 27 Alex Mowatt CM Doncaster Barnsley 2 July 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2026 Forwards 7 Jed Wallace RW Reading Millwall 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2026 9 Josh Maja ST Lewisham Bordeaux 1 August 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2026 11 Grady Diangana LW Lubumbashi West Ham United 4 September 2020 £13,500,000 30 June 2025 12 Daryl Dike ST Edmond Orlando City 1 January 2022 £8,630,000 30 June 2026 18 Karlan Grant CF Thamesmead Huddersfield Town 15 October 2020 £16,500,000 30 June 2026 19 Will Lankshear ST Welwyn Garden City Tottenham Hotspur 31 January 2025 Loan 30 June 2025 22 Mikey Johnston LW Glasgow Celtic 30 August 2024 £3,000,000 30 June 2028 26 Tammer Bany CF Denmark Randers 3 February 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 31 Tom Fellows RW Solihull Academy 1 July 2021 30 June 2027 32 Adam Armstrong ST Newcastle upon Tyne Southampton 4 February 2025 Loan 30 June 2025 44 Devante Cole ST Alderley Edge Barnsley 31 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026 Out on Loan 15 Caleb Taylor CB Burnley Academy 6 July 2019 30 June 2028
Statistics Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
|colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed permanently during the season:
Transfers In DatePosPlayerFromFeeRef 27 June 2024 DM Ousmane Diakité TSV Hartberg Free 27 June 2024 CB Torbjørn Heggem IF Brommapojkarna £500,000 10 July 2024 GK Joe Wildsmith Derby County Free 31 July 2024 CF Devante Cole Barnsley Free 6 August 2024 LB Gianluca Frabotta Juventus Undisclosed 24 August 2024 CM Callum Styles Barnsley Undisclosed 30 August 2024 LW Mikey Johnston Celtic £3,000,000 23 January 2025 CM Isaac Price Standard Liège Undisclosed 3 February 2025 CF Tammer Bany Randers Undisclosed
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 27 June 2024 LB Zac Ashworth Blackpool Undisclosed 31 July 2024 DM Okay Yokuşlu Trabzonspor Undisclosed 1 August 2024 CF Brandon Thomas-Asante Coventry City Undisclosed 1 August 2024 LB Conor Townsend Ipswich Town Undisclosed 30 August 2024 CF Modou Faal Wrexham Undisclosed 3 February 2025 GK Alex Palmer Ipswich Town Undisclosed
Loaned in DatePosPlayerFromDate untilRef 25 July 2024 CB Paddy McNair San Diego FC 31 December 2024 6 August 2024 LW Lewis Dobbin Aston Villa 2 January 2025 22 August 2024 DM Uroš Račić Sassuolo 1 February 2025 30 August 2024 RB Mason Holgate Everton End of Season 31 January 2025 CF Will Lankshear Tottenham Hotspur End of Season 4 February 2025 CF Adam Armstrong Southampton End of Season
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToDate untilRef. 10 July 2024 GK Josh Griffiths Bristol Rovers 3 February 2025 20 August 2024 CF Reyes Cleary Walsall 7 January 2025 30 August 2024 CB Caleb Taylor Wycombe Wanderers 2 January 2025 5 September 2024 GK Ronnie Hollingshead Alvechurch End of Season 18 September 2024 RB Alex Williams Stratford Town 16 October 2024 19 September 2024 DM Souleyman Mandey Stourbridge 17 October 2024 23 October 2024 DM Matt Richards Alvechurch 15 February 2025 30 October 2024 AM Fenton Heard Rushall Olympic 27 November 2024 24 January 2025 CF Reyes Cleary Hartlepool United End of Season 29 January 2025 CB Caleb Taylor Wycombe Wanderers End of Season 11 February 2025 LB Josh Shaw Marine 11 March 2025 15 February 2025 DM Matt Richards Leamington End of Season 18 March 2025 GK Ben Cisse Alvechurch 15 April 2025 28 March 2025 RW Archie Kirton Stourbridge End of Season 29 March 2025 GK Ted Cann Forest Green Rovers End of Season
Released / Out of Contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef. 30 June 2024 CB Jenson Sumnall Peterborough United 1 July 2024 30 June 2024 DM Nathaniel Chalobah Sheffield Wednesday 13 July 2024 30 June 2024 CB Cédric Kipré Reims 24 July 2024 30 June 2024 CM Jamie Andrews Woking26 July 2024 30 June 2024 CB Aaron Harper-Bailey Drogheda United 29 July 2024 30 June 2024 RW Matt Phillips Oxford United 1 August 2024 30 June 2024 DM Yann M'Vila Caen 6 August 2024 30 June 2024 CF Jovan Malcolm Gateshead 21 September 2024 30 June 2024 CF Ruben Shakpoke Enfield Town 15 November 2024 30 June 2024 GK Bradley Foster Wrexham 7 December 2024 30 June 2024 CB Erik Pieters Luton Town 19 December 2024 30 June 2024 LM Adam Reach Wycombe Wanderers 3 February 2025 30 June 2024 RB Martin Kelly 30 June 2024 CF Cheick Kone 30 June 2024 CB Narel Phillips 5 February 2025 LW Adriel Walker Stoke City 5 February 2025
Pre-season and friendlies On May 24, West Brom announced their first pre-season friendly against Cambridge United. A second friendly was later added against Birmingham City. In June, four behind closed doors fixtures against Bolton Wanderers, Peterborough United, RCD Mallorca and Blackpool were also confirmed.
Competitions Summary August Albion began the season with a 1–3 victory away at Queens Park Rangers. The Hoops took the lead in the 16th minute through Lucas Andersen, but Josh Maja equalised ten minutes later. Maja grabbed two more in the second half to seal the win and become the first Albion player to score a hat-trick since Dwight Gayle in the 2018-19 season. A youthful Baggies side exited the EFL Cup just three days later, losing 2–1 at Fleetwood Town. Modou Faal gave Albion the lead, but the scoreline was turned around after goals from Ryan Graydon and Ronan Coughlan. The first home game of the season was against Leeds United. In a cagey game, neither side could find the back of the net and it ended goalless. Albion then won back to back away games, winning 1–2 at Stoke City. Karlan Grant put the Baggies in front inside 20 minutes after heading home a Tom Fellows cross. Lewis Koumas equalised for the hosts 10 minutes later, but Albion went back in front straight away through Josh Maja. No goals were scored in the second half as Albion made it 7 points from 3 games. The Baggies picked up their first home victory of the season the following Saturday with 1–0 win over Swansea. Albion dominated the majority of proceedings but the game was decided by a Jayson Molumby goal in first half stoppage time, as they climbed to 2nd into the table.
September Albion continued their good form after the international break, winning 0–3 at Portsmouth to go top of the league. Josh Maja grabbed his fifth goal of the season inside the first minute, before Alex Mowatt's left-footed brace sealed the three points. They followed that up with another 1–0 home victory over Wayne Rooney's Plymouth Argyle. Josh Maja's second half strike was enough to see off the Pilgrims. The unbeaten start came to an end at Hillsborough, Albion fighting back from two goals down but ultimately falling to a 3–2 defeat. Sheffield Wednesday went 2–0 up in the first half through a Darnell Furlong own goal and Josh Windass's header. Maja and Mowatt each scored and looked to have salvaged the Baggies a point, but Anthony Musaba struck late to win the game for the Owls.
October After their losing their unbeaten run, Albion lost again in midweek, 0–1 at home to Middlesbrough. There were few chances in the ninety minutes, but Hayden Hackney scored to steal the points for Boro late on. The Baggies were then unable to break down Millwall, as the lions held on for a 0–0 draw. Going into the international break, Albion were sat 4th in the table. Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium was first up after the break and Albion started brightly with Karlan Grant scoring in the 29th minute. They held on for the majority of the second half, but Dane Scarlett equalised for Oxford in stoppage time. The winless run was stretched to 5 games, as Albion drew 0–0 away at Blackburn Rovers in midweek. They failed to score again against in form Cardiff City with another goalless draw at The Hawthorns.
November The Baggies did find the net at Kenilworth Road, as Josh Maja broke his goal drought with a brilliant backheel in first half stoppage time. However, Tahith Chong levelled for Luton in the second half and it finished 1–1. Albion then drew for the sixth successive time, drawing at home to Burnley 0–0. In the final game before the November international break they did return to winning ways, coming away from Hull City with a 1–2 victory. Karlan Grant and Josh Maja and both scored within 17 mins, before João Pedro pulled one back for the Tigers. Albion managed to hold on for their first win in 9, and also to go 7 games unbeaten. Albion returned with a blockbuster first half against Norwich City at the Hawthorns, with Holgate opening the scoring in the 11th minute. Norwich equalised through Emiliano Marcondes and went ahead via Albion defender Torbjorn Heggem, before Josh Maja hit back two minutes later. The second half unfortunately saw no goals and it ended 2–2. The Baggies then made the long trip to Sunderland in midweek, and returned with a point. It finished goalless again, which was Albion's eight draw in 9 matches. It was a familiar result away at Preston, Albion starting brightly and going ahead through Karlan Grant. However Emil Riis Jakobsen equalised for the hosts in the second half, and it once again finished level.
December