West Brom’s poor summer selection and continuing dreadful form from the previous season, plus the failed managerial change halfway through the campaign, saw the Baggies never really looking like a team capable to avoid the drop and despite the very late revival under their third coach of the season they were doomed ever since February to go down.
Back-to-back 1:0 wins in the first two rounds fooled the fans that Pulis would be able to succeed with the rudimental type of players he liked to buy, but these two wins were followed by a dreadful twenty-game winless run in the league, halfway through which Pulis was sacked and Pardew appointed in charge.
Playing some ugly football under both managers West Brom simply couldn’t turn things around and Pardew needed nine league games before recording his first win at the club. Having very similar destructive-type of midfielders in their ranks and being unable to control the ball very well West Brom were boring to watch all season and Pardew definitely didn’t improve anything after his arrival.
The relegation was practically confirmed in early March with the Baggies collecting a single point from nine games during early spring, which saw Pardew sacked after round 32.
Moore took charge for the last few games and he sparked some revival – 3 wins, 2 draws and just 1 defeat – but by that point it was too late for any change of the fortunes and West Brom finished bottom of the table, a place in which they spent more than half of the campaign.
