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.
Norwich 0-0 Leeds
77 mins: Bryam tries an improvised finish as Leeds swing in a free-kick from the right side but the effort loops comfortably over the bar.
Norwich 0-0 Leeds
75 mins: We’re still waiting for that one moment of quality to unlock this first leg. Byram gets down the right flank well but his cross - looking for Piroe - is overhit.
Norwich, meanwhile, turn to their bench as McCallum replaces Giannoulis.
Norwich 0-0 Leeds
70 mins: A long-distance free-kick effort from Nunez which deflects off the wall and out for a corner. A low ball is whipped into the front post but Leeds do well to clear their lines.
A double change follows for Leeds as Gnonto and Rutter make way for Anthony and Piroe.
Norwich 0-0 Leeds
66 mins: A silly yellow card for the Norwich substitute Fassnacht after he hauls back a Leeds player as the visitors look to break.
Norwich 0-0 Leeds
64 mins: Giannoulis has some space down the left flank but it’s a disappointing delivery into the box which Leeds clear away easily.
Norwich 0-0 Leeds
60 mins: The first sub of the game sees Rowe make way for Fassnacht. A quiet showing for the Norwich youngster but perhaps understandable given it’s his first start since January as he returns from injury.
Norwich 0-0 Leeds
58 mins: Duffy misplaces a headed clearance and it drops at the feet of Summerville inside the box. It’s a tight angle for the Leeds forward and Gunn does well to turn it behind for a corner at his near post.
Norwich 0-0 Leeds
57 mins: Kamara and Firpo combine well down the left side of Norwich’s box but the left-back’s eventual cross into the box deflects off Duffy and into the hands of Gunn at the near post.
West Brom vs Southampton line-ups
Hot on the heels of this match will be the second Championship play-off semi-final with West Brom taking on Southampton. Here’s how the two sides line-up:
West Brom XI: Palmer, Furlong, Bartley, Kipre, Townsend, Mowatt, Yokuslu, Fellows, Diangana, Johnson, Thomas-Asante
Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens, Manning, Downes, Smallbone, Aribo, A. Armstrong, Mara
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