It isn't just West Brom - why are Championship goals down too?

They have scored just 16 in 15 games so far this season - but still occupy a play-off spot.

However, it isn't just Albion who are down on their goal tally this season - it is the league collectively.

After 15 rounds of games this season, there have been 435 goals in 180 matches. That figure is down by 57 goals compared to this time last season.

Overall, it is a new four year low in the Championship. But why has this happened?

BBC Sport's 72+ podcast has this week been discussing the matter, and former Baggies defender and Sky Sports pundit Curtis Davies has been having his say on the matter.

Davies, who has been a pundit for a host of Albion live games this term, believes it could be down to the type of players clubs are signing.

He said: "It's also a symptom of the tactics now in that clubs are signing forwards, not centre-forwards.

"People will say they want a number nine but they also want him to drop in and do other things, not just stay around the box and only get involved when he needs to."

Alongside the goal figures, there have been eighteen 0-0 draws so far this season - which is nearly halfway to the overall total of 35 last season.

Of those draws, Albion have been involved in five of them, with just three goals scored at The Hawthorns.

Why are the number of goals down? Jonny Drury gives his opinion

"It doesn't really surprise me that collectively the numbers are down. I am still of the opinion with Albion that, despite having so many goalless draws, they were close to being turned into wins with the chances they created.

"But collectively it doesn't surprise me. I think it is a sign of modern football and modern coaching.

"A frustration of Albion, certainly during their recent barren run, is that they didn't look like losing, but at times didn't look like winning.

"And that is football, or certainly that is modern football coaching these days. It is conservative, waiting for the opposition to do something before you do it something.

"There is nothing wrong with that, and certainly in the case of Carlos Corberan it has been a successful for the majority of his time at Albion.

"But it is the way teams play, a lot more conservative, ball retention is massive and I think there is a pattern of European coaches happy to win games by fine margins.

"While that pragmatism is successful for some managers, like Corberan, it doesn't bring with it masses of goals and maybe just brings the entertainment value down slightly.

"But if you're winning games, it doesn't matter how many you score."