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West Brom are clearly loving life under Slaven Bilic as they still hold the acclaim of being the only unbeaten side in the Championship.
Their run of four wins and four draws sees them occupy fourth position just one point off the duo leading the league in Leeds and Swansea.
That doesn’t necessarily mean everything is perfect, however.
The Baggies currently haven’t recorded a clean sheet in any of their eight matches which leaves them with the joint-sixth worst defensive record in the league – none of the three teams above them have conceded more either.
In defence, only the full-backs have chopped and changed – in the most part because of injury – with Darnell Furlong, Nathan Ferguson and Kieran Gibbs all playing their part by featuring in five or more games.
But the core of the backline has remained the same throughout all their league fixtures.
Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and centre-backs Semi Ajayi and Kyle Bartley have played all 720 minutes on offer this season yet none have managed to keep the ball out of the net in at least one match.
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Thus, they could be one of the causes behind West Brom’s struggles.
Albion have picked up 15 of their 16 points from a losing position, which means they’ve pretty much been behind in almost every single game too.
That’s impressive in itself, but it is something that needs to be eradicated as Football FanCast have previously mentioned here.
These goals are usually from individual errors too and that’s when you start to see who the real culprits are.
After their 3-2 win over Blackburn Rovers, Matt Wilson, formerly of Express & Star said: “Every goalkeeper makes mistakes, but Johnstone is now making them too regularly. He spilled an easy header here.”
His comments imply that the Baggies shot-stopper has been somewhat error-prone this season.
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The 26-year-old has a saves per game success rate of just 68% while only 50% of his long balls are accurate, which could be the reason behind why he loses possession 9.3 times per match.
Per SofaScore, Johnstone has also made two errors, one leading to a goal and one leading to a shot this season.
Bilic could use either Jonathan Bond or Ali Al-Habsi to give the former Manchester United man a reminder that his place amongst the side isn’t guaranteed.
Goalkeepers often find themselves too comfortable knowing they are unlikely to lose their starting spot, but Bilic can’t afford to let any complacency slip in as the season goes on.