Check out some of the key stats ahead of Albion's trip to Norwich City in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday afternoon...
Only one of the previous 72 meetings between the two clubs has been played on the opening day of a campaign. The Baggies and the Canaries drew 1-1 at The Hawthorns in 1999.
There has been just one draw in the last eight fixtures between the two clubs - 2-2 at The Hawthorns in November 2024. There have been 18 draws in total in this particular match-up, with 29 Albion wins and 25 Norwich triumphs.
Albion will be hoping to prevent Norwich City claiming a third straight victory in this fixture. The last time the Canaries won three consecutive matches against the Baggies was during a run of three between 1984 and 1995.
Both teams kicked off their 2026/27 terms with 4-1 triumphs in the first round of the Carabao Cup last weekend. Norwich defeated MK Dons on home soil, while the Albion were victorious at Rotherham United.
No team has won more Sky Bet Championship points than Norwich City in 2026. The Canaries have collected 44, winning 14, drawing two and losing six.
The 2026/27 campaign will be Norwich's fourth successive season in the second tier - their longest spell in any division since a run of four straight years spent in the Championship between 2005 and 2009.
The Canaries have scored in eight of their last nine games in all competitions. The only team they failed to score against in that time was Ipswich Town in April.
Norwich have lost just two of their last 10 league games at Carrow Road (Birmingham City and Ipswich Town).
Albion have the chance to win their opening league game of the term for the third successive season. The Baggies beat QPR 3-1 at Loftus Road in 2024 and Blackburn Rovers 1-0 at home last year.
The Baggies have won three of their four opening away league games in both of the last two campaigns.
Boss James Morrison had a relatively successful record as a player when facing Saturday's hosts, winning seven, drawing one and losing just three of the 11 matches he featured in against them. He's taking them on for the first time as a head coach this weekend.
Albion have kept five clean sheets in their last six league games.
