Editing Roberto Di Matteo (section)

===West Bromwich Albion===
Di Matteo was appointed manager of [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] on 30 June 2009, shortly after their relegation from the Premier League and the exit of former manager [[Tony Mowbray]] to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]. His selection was unanimous among the club's board.<ref name="West Brom appoint Di Matteo as their new boss">{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=658364&cc=5739|title=West Brom appoint Di Matteo as their new boss|work=ESPN FC|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|date=30 June 2009|access-date=27 January 2013}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In his [[2009–10 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season|first season]], the team finished second in the [[Football League Championship|Championship]], behind [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], and won automatic promotion to the Premier League on 10 April with three games remaining after defeating [[Doncaster Rovers]] 3&ndash;2.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vesty|first=Marc|title=Doncaster 2-3 West Brom|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8607467.stm |access-date=25 May 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|date=10 April 2010}}</ref>

On the opening day of the [[2010–11 Premier League]] season on 14 August 2010, Di Matteo paid a return visit to [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] as head coach of West Bromwich Albion. He was well received by the home fans, but saw his side lose 6–0 to Chelsea.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fletcher|first=Paul|title=Chelsea 6-0 West Brom|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8906098.stm|access-date=25 May 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 August 2010}}</ref> Better results in following matches led to the best start in a Premier League season by the club, and Di Matteo was also named [[Premier League Manager of the Month]] for [[Premier League Manager of the Month#2009.E2.80.9310|September 2010]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ananth|first=Adithya|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2010/10/06/2153136/west-bromwich-albions-peter-odemwingie-roberto-di-matteo|title=West Bromwich Albion's Peter Odemwingie & Roberto Di Matteo named Premier League Player & Manager of the Month for September|publisher=Goal|date=6 October 2010|access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> During December 2010 and January 2011, the club had a period of poor form, winning only two of ten matches.<ref>{{cite web|title=West Brom Results|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?season_id=140&team_id=2744&teamTabs=results&season_id=140|website=Soccerbase.com|publisher=Centurycomm|access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> After a 0–3 defeat to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on 5 February 2011, he was relieved of his duties with immediate effect,<ref>{{cite news|last=Bevan|first=Chris|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/9382898.stm|title=Manchester City 3–0 West Bromwich Albion|publisher=BBC Sport|date=5 February 2011|access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> and first-team coach [[Michael Appleton]] was appointed [[caretaker manager]].<ref name="Roberto_WBA" /> West Bromwich Albion finished the season in eleventh position.