Albion bounced back to winning form in style tonight – with a 4-0 success at Bristol City.
Jamie Murphy, Sam Baldock and Tomer Hemed were all on target with what looked like an own goal completing the rout.
Kieren Agard missed a penalty in the final moments for the hosts.
It was another counter-attacking triumph to a large degree.
Albion had to get through a lot of good defending in the first half-hour and David Stockdale tipped Lee Tomlin’s free-kick over the bar.
But the visitors struck with their first two efforts on goal.
Murphy raced on to Hemed’s flick and drilled an inch-perfect low drive across the dive of goalkeeper Richard O’Donnell and inside the far post on eight minutes.
Sam Baldock added the second in the 21st minute with a crisp shot low past the keeper from the edge of the area after neat build-up.
Sam Baldock makes it 2-0
Kayal’s pinpoint free-kick set up the fourth on 75 minutes, with sub James Wilson seeing his header bounce in gently off Mark Little.
The clean sheet survived a scare deep into added time as Agard blasted his spot kick on to the bar and over after he was fouled by Anthony Knockaert.
Bristol City (4-4-2): O'Donnell; Vyner (Little 64), Flint, Pearce, Golbourne; Freeman, Pack, Smith, Bryan (Wilbraham 54); Tomlin, Kodjia (Agard 75). Subs not used: Fielding, Williams, Reid, Wagstaff
Goals: None.
Yellow card: None.
Albion (4-4-2): Stockdale, Bruno (Calderon 46), Dunk, Goldson, Rosenior; Knockaert, Stephens, Kayal, Murphy; Hemed (Sidwell 85), Baldock (Wilson 70). Subs not used: Maenpaa, Greer, Skalak, Zamora.
Goals: Murphy 8, Baldock 21, Hemed 55, Little og 75.
Yellow card: Dunk (50) foul.
Referee: David Coote (Notts).
Attendance: 15,256 (907 away).
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Jamie Murphy, Sam Baldock and Tomer Hemed were all on target with what looked like an own goal completing the rout.
Kieren Agard missed a penalty in the final moments for the hosts.
It was another counter-attacking triumph to a large degree.
Albion had to get through a lot of good defending in the first half-hour and David Stockdale tipped Lee Tomlin’s free-kick over the bar.
But the visitors struck with their first two efforts on goal.
Murphy raced on to Hemed’s flick and drilled an inch-perfect low drive across the dive of goalkeeper Richard O’Donnell and inside the far post on eight minutes.
Sam Baldock added the second in the 21st minute with a crisp shot low past the keeper from the edge of the area after neat build-up.
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Sam Baldock makes it 2-0
Kayal’s pinpoint free-kick set up the fourth on 75 minutes, with sub James Wilson seeing his header bounce in gently off Mark Little.
The clean sheet survived a scare deep into added time as Agard blasted his spot kick on to the bar and over after he was fouled by Anthony Knockaert.
Bristol City (4-4-2): O'Donnell; Vyner (Little 64), Flint, Pearce, Golbourne; Freeman, Pack, Smith, Bryan (Wilbraham 54); Tomlin, Kodjia (Agard 75). Subs not used: Fielding, Williams, Reid, Wagstaff
Goals: None.
Yellow card: None.
Albion (4-4-2): Stockdale, Bruno (Calderon 46), Dunk, Goldson, Rosenior; Knockaert, Stephens, Kayal, Murphy; Hemed (Sidwell 85), Baldock (Wilson 70). Subs not used: Maenpaa, Greer, Skalak, Zamora.
Goals: Murphy 8, Baldock 21, Hemed 55, Little og 75.
Yellow card: Dunk (50) foul.
Referee: David Coote (Notts).
Attendance: 15,256 (907 away).
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