Albion's PL2 side were beaten 6-1 at Norwich City in their first league game of the 2024/25 campaign on Friday.
Cole Deeming scored for Richard Beale's boys on what proved to be an incredibly difficult opening night in East Anglia.
The hosts went ahead inside the opening 60 seconds - Ken Aboh reacting quickest in the box to tap in from close range.
The Canaries were reduced to ten men as early as the sixth minute when Adian Manning was shown a straight red. Cole Deeming, who made his senior debut against Fleetwood Town in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night, found the back of the net from the resulting free-kick from 25 yards.
Norwich restored their lead moments before the break when Elliot Myles surged into the area and picked out the corner.
The same man then almost immediately got his second and his side's third, converting an easy opportunity in front of goal.
The home team made it 4-1 shortly before the hour. Daniel Ogwuru timed a run to perfection and finished beyond Ben Cisse.
It was five in the middle of the second period. Finley Welch met Aboh's cross and beat the Baggies stopper.
Albion had a chance to pull a goal back following that fifth goal, however, Eseosa Sule's penalty went over the top of the crossbar.
The sixth and final strike came inside the final ten minutes as Errol Mundle-Smith dinked the ball over Cisse.
ALBION: Cisse, Nelson, Hall, Diomande, Deeming, Iddrisa (Mandey 62), Mfuamba (Shaw 62), Whitwell, Sule (Walker 73), Trialist (Higgins HT), Heard.
Subs: Hollingshead (GK).
