West Brom sack Mason amid dismal away run

West Brom have sacked head coach Ryan Mason after Monday’s 2-1 defeat at Leicester City continued their slide down the Championship table and extended their miserable away run.

Mason took charge at the Hawthorns ahead of the 2025-26 season after working for Tottenham in a variety of roles, including two stints in interim charge in 2021 and 2023.

But the former midfielder has failed to oversee a promotion push and leaves with West Brom closer to the relegation zone (seven points) than the play-off places (10 points).

Adbul Fatawu’s brilliant 94th-minute volley condemned Albion to defeat at the King Power Stadium last time out, bringing up 10 consecutive defeats on their travels – their worst such run in almost 100 years.

In a short club statement, West Brom confirmed assistant coach Nigel Gibbs and first-team coach Sam Pooley had departed along with Mason.

West Bromwich Albion have today parted company with men’s first team Head Coach Ryan Mason.

— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) January 6, 2026

Sitting 18th in the table, West Brom are currently on course for their worst finish in over a quarter of a century, having last finished lower in the second tier in 1999-00 (21st).

James Morrison – who made 341 appearances for West Brom between 2007 and 2019 – will take charge on an interim basis while the club seek a permanent replacement.