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
30 mins: A huge sigh of relief for Norwich after a big mix-up between Duffy and Gunn allows Rutter to slot home into an empty.
Thankfully for them, the Leeds striker was offside and the goal is chalked off.
Norwich 0-0 Leeds
27 mins: Given the form with which both of these teams entered the play-offs, this first 27 minutes is perhaps not much of a surprise.
A lack of quality in the final third and with two legs, both sides don’t look particularly keen to push the pace just yet.
Norwich 0-0 Leeds
22 mins: Nunez has space on the edge of the box to wind up an effort but his left-footed short whizzes well over the bar.
Norwich 0-0 Leeds
19 mins: Another free-kick is taken short but Giannoulis’ low ball into the box is cleared away for a free-kick. A scrappy encounter so far but Leeds struggling to just clear their lines and inviting some unwanted pressure on their goal.
Norwich 0-0 Leeds
17 mins: Leeds give away a cheap free-kick in an enticing area for Sara but the Norwich midfielder doesn’t catch the strike cleanly and Meslier claims it with ease.
Norwich 0-0 Leeds
15 mins: It’s been a quiet start for Sargent but gets up well there to meet a cross although the American can’t direct his eventual effort on target.
Norwich 0-0 Leeds
13 mins: Leeds’ first corner of the game is swung in by Summerville but Rodon can’t connect at the near post. The ball falls to Gnonto on the edge of the box but his low, drilled effort can’t find its way through the swarm of bodies in the box.
Norwich look to break up the pitch, as they’ve done so well all season, but Leeds do well to get bodies back and thwart the attack.
Norwich 0-0 Leeds
10 mins: We wondered whether Gray’s inclusion today would see Leeds move to a more balanced 4-3-3 formation, but the early signs seem to suggest otherwise.
The youngster is positioned in a far more attacking position - supporting Rutter up front - and it looks like Leeds have stuck with their usual 4-2-3-1 set-up.
Norwich 0-0 Leeds
6 mins: CHANCE! Gnonto is afforded far too much time down the Leeds right and fires a low ball across the box which arrives at the feet of Rutter in the box.
It’s a great chance for the Leeds striker but he fluffs his line and misses the ball.
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