West Brom v Southampton LIVE: Championship play-off result and reaction from semi-final first leg
West Brom 0-0 Southampton: Goalless draw leaves play-off semi-final finely poised after first leg at The Hawthorns
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Your support makes all the difference.West Brom and Southampton played out a goalless draw in the first leg of their Championship play-offs semi-final tie.
Grady Diangana had the game’s best chance with a header from Tom Fellow’s tempting cross but the Baggies forward saw his effort saved smartly by Alex McCarthy.
Up the other end, Flynn Downes saw his effort saved by Alex Palmer after a well-worked move with Joe Aribo down the left side.
A cagey game afforded both sides few efforts on goal but both keepers remained alert to make smart saves after the break, McCarthy denying Diangana’s effort before Ross Stewart saw his deflected effort saved well by Palmer just moments later.
West Brom will now travel to the south coast to take on Southampton in the second leg at St Mary’s Stadium on Friday.
Relive all the action from West Brom vs Southampton below.
West Brom 0-0 Southampton
44 mins: It’s a wasted set-piece in the end for the visitors as the free-kick is cleared away with ease.
West Brom 0-0 Southampton
42 mins: Townsend brings down Walker-Peters near the corner flag and that will be a free kick for the visitors. The Saints player is still down, though, and receiving some treatment.
West Brom 0-0 Southampton
39 mins: Adam Armstrong springs in behind the West Brown but the Saints striker has gone too soon as the offside flag goes up shortly after.
West Brom 0-0 Southampton
37 mins: Downes is shown the first yellow of the game and it’s a free-kick in a good area for West Brom.
Bartley pulls wide to the far post but his header back across goal is claimed by McCarthy.
West Brom 0-0 Southampton
33 mins: SAVE! Diangana shows some good footwork to win a free-kick which West Brom take quickly. It’s a teasing ball into the box from the right side by Fellows but McCarthy makes a great stop to deny Diangana at close range.
West Brom 0-0 Southampton
30 mins: Mara takes on an acrobatic bicycle-kick effort from the corner but it’s skewed wide of the goal.
West Brom 0-0 Southampton
29 mins: Bednarek picks out Manning with a great crossfield switch but the wing-back’s low cross into the box is cleared away with Adam Armstrong looking to strike.
West Brom 0-0 Southampton
26 mins: The hot weather has brought on a drinks break midway through this first half. Still goalless but encouraging signs from both sides in the opening 26 minutes.
West Brom 0-0 Southampton
24 mins: Aribo makes a good run in behind the West Brom defence but Bartley does superbly to shepherd the ball into the gloves of Palmer.
West Brom 0-0 Southampton
20 mins: Southampton are now really keen to play with their characteristically high line and are just starting to pen West Brom into their own half.
Downes does well to win the ball back and it’s a great one-two with Aribo as he continues his run into the box but his eventual effort is saved well by Palmer.
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