"Obviously, Bryan Robson has a big job on his hands but he has the resilience to come out on top," said the Birmingham boss after his side had just beaten the Baggies 4-0 at St Andrew's.
"But he has a tough job on his hands," he added.
The defeat against the Blues left the Baggies rock bottom of the Premier League going into Christmas and no club that has been in that position going into the festive period has ever escaped the drop!!
| Last game played on Sunday 19th December 2004 | Pld | Home | Away | Overall | Pts | GD | |||||||||||||||||
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 43 | +29 | ||||
| 2 | Arsenal | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 22 | 38 | +23 | ||||
| 3 | Everton | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 37 | +7 | ||||
| 4 | Manchester United | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 34 | +15 | ||||
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 32 | +10 | ||||
| 6 | Liverpool | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 28 | +8 | ||||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 25 | +3 | ||||
| 8 | Aston Villa | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 24 | -8 | ||||
| 10 | Manchester City | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 23 | +4 | ||||
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | Portsmouth | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 23 | -2 | ||||
| 13 | Newcastle United | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 35 | 21 | -6 | ||||
| 14 | Birmingham City | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 20 | -1 | ||||
| 15 | Fulham | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 18 | -9 | ||||
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 15 | -14 | ||||
| 17 | Norwich City | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 15 | -15 | ||||
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 14 | -10 | ||||
| 19 | Southampton | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 13 | -13 | ||||
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 10 | -21 | ||||