Match Report
The table gap was wide: 39 points between West Ham United (6th, 65 pts) and West Bromwich Albion (19th, 26 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.92/2 for West Bromwich Albion and 1.63/1.24 for West Ham United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
5 games without a win framed West Bromwich Albion's arrival.
19 meetings are on record — 5 won by West Bromwich Albion, 6 by West Ham United, 8 drawn, at 2.95 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 32% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 63% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 63%.
The Hawthorns in West Bromwich, capacity 26,688, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.