West Brom’s final 2025-26 Championship position predicted already
West Brom are preparing for their fifth consecutive season in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League.
The Baggies slipped out of the play-off places last season after occupying a place in the top six for the majority of the campaign.
This terrible form towards the backend of the season forced West Brom’s hand. They sacked manager Tony Mowbray in April, despite the English manager only taking over from the departing Carlos Corberan in January.
A run of one win in eight games saw Mowbray’s job and Albion’s play-off hopes go up in smoke. Former player James Morrison was handed the reins for the last two games of what became a frustrating season as West Brom finished ninth.
West Brom tipped to miss out on play-offs again
West Brom are still searching for a manager to lead them into the 2025/26 season.
Tottenham coach Ryan Mason is set to be formally approached by Albion in the coming days, with the 33-year-old’s contract at Spurs on the verge of expiring.
The prospect of Mason taking over at The Hawthorns was not enough to make the bookies predict the Baggies to win promotion next season.
Oddschecker (28 May) predicts West Brom will finish 10th, missing out on the play-offs again.
Notably, two of the three newly promoted sides in Wrexham and Birmingham have been tipped to finish ahead of Albion next season.
West Brom need managerial stability
No matter who is appointed at The Hawthorns in the coming days, West Brom desperately need some stability.
The departure of Corberan always felt inevitable at some point, with Valencia being too tempting a proposition to turn down for the Spaniard. The appointment of Mowbray always felt like a short-term solution, meanwhile.
Albion’s squad is set to change drastically in the summer. Familiar faces such as Semi Ajayi, John Swift, and Grady Diangana are all set to be released.
Fears are also growing that Tom Fellows could leave to join Everton, with the Premier League club being linked with the 21-year-old winger.
If West Brom want to prove the bookies wrong, they need to support whoever they appoint as manager in the summer to improve their chances of winning promotion.
Reinforcements will be needed to replace the players departing who have been key members of the squad in recent years.
Ultimately, the new manager, most likely Mason, will need time for his West Brom team to gel on the pitch.