It was an unprecedented season for Albion as they tackled Europe for the first time and recorded the third highest league position of their history. These were some of the highs and lows of the 2023-24 campaign. Goal of the season Last season it was their last home goal which took the honours, this time it was their first away goal of the campaign.
Kaoru Mitoma’s sensational solo effort at Wolves is an obvious winner because it was of those rare moments which actually had you questioning what you had just seen with your own eyes. The goal finished by Pascal Gross at Old Trafford after a sublime 30-pass move would have been a worthy winner in many years. Most enjoyable game The Europa League was what made this season special so let’s look there.
Both Marseille games stand out but I’d probably opt for the win at Ajax. One of the great clubs and a magnificent arena with a stunning build-up to the game under the closed roof. No, it was not a great Ajax team but they were not as bad as many painted them and, with nothing to lose, they kept throwing on attacking players.
Albion winning at Ajax is there in the history books. Unless I missed it, Pascal Gross DIDN’T do a Cruyff turn at the Cruyff Arena. And it had even stopped raining by the time the post-match parties started in Amsterdam.
Most enjoyable domestic game Albion won 3-1 at Manchester United on the day RDZ first made sweeping line-up changes which suggested to some that he had prioritised the European debut agains.
