- Campbell (7), Greening (32)
- Date:2006-02-04
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:The Hawthorns
- Attendance:23993
- Referee:Foy, C
Live Commentary
94mins
It's full time. West Brom claim a crucial three points despite a nervous second-half showing.
93mins
Referee Chris Foy issues a cautions for Ronnie Wallwork and Sergio Peter after their clash.
90mins
The fourth official has indicated four minutes of added time.
87mins
Martin Albrechtsen skys his clearance high into the stand.
85mins
Geoff Horsfield is substituted after a typically hardworking performance. Jan Kozak comes on for him.
84mins
Paul Robinson makes a great sliding tackle on Lucas Neill.
82mins
West Brom make a rare break forward as Nathan Ellington's acrobatic volley whistles over the bar.
80mins
Ryan Nelsen leaps the highest from Sergio Peter's free kick but his powerful header is just wide.
78mins
Nigel Quashie goes off for the Baggies to be replaced by Darren Carter. The midfielder has impressed on his debut.
77mins
Martin Albrechtsen's first-time cross comes off Michael Gray and goes out for a throw-in.
75mins
Morten Gamst Pedersen is replaced by Sergio Peter. The Norwegian must have picked up a knock.
73mins
Paul Robinson motors forward and cuts inside but he has no support and Andy Todd makes the tackle.
71mins
Lucas Neill does just enough to deny Nathan Ellington a run on goal.
69mins
Albion are struggling to get out of their own half as Rovers enjoy plenty of possession.
67mins
Paul Robinson puts Morten Gamst Pedersen's close-range header out for corner as Rovers go agonizingly close.
65mins
The impressive Kevin Campbell is replaced by Nathan Ellington for Rovers.
63mins
Ronnie Wallwork makes a crunching tackle on Steven Reid as the Baggies look to up the tempo.
61mins
Jonathan Greening is caught offside in what has been a scrappy second period so far.
59mins
Michael Gray gets behind the Albion defence but Florent Sinama Pongolle is unable to add the finishing touches to his cross.
57mins
Brad Friedel saves low down to his right from Junichi Inamoto as West Brom enjoy a rare second-half foray upfield.
55mins
The home fans erupt as Lucas Neill appears to catch Kevin Campbell.
53mins
Florent Sinama Pongolle replaces Shefki Kuqi for Blackburn as Rovers look to add pace up front.
52mins
West Brom have looked out of sorts since the break as Rovers push for a goal.
50mins
Jonathan Greening clears upfield from a disappointing Morten Gamst Pedersen corner.
48mins
Geoff Horsfield is waved offside, much to the anger of the Baggies faithful.
46mins
Brett Emerton is a half-time substitute for Rovers, replacing Kerimoglu Tugay.
45mins
It's half time. The Baggies are worth their two-goal lead against a generally below-par Rovers.
44mins
Ronnie Wallwork makes a great challenge to dispossess Morten Gamst Pedersen.
42mins
Robbie Savage's 25-yard strike goes straight down the throat of Tomasz Kuszczak.
40mins
Junichi Inamoto and Michael Gray are receiving treatment after picking up knocks.
38mins
Steven Reid slices the ball wide as Rovers continue to struggle to find their range in front of goal.
36mins
Nigel Quashie is enjoying a good debut, giving bite to the Baggies midfield.
34mins
David Bentley fires over the cross bar when well placed.
32mins
Jonathan Greening scores a cracker, shooting left-footed into the top corner past a despairing Brad Friedel.
30mins
Rovers are enjoying better possession now, getting to the ball first in midfield.
28mins
Tomasz Kuszczak makes an acrobatic save from Morten Gamst Pedersen's deflected cross.
26mins
Michael Gray sticks a foot out to take the ball off Geoff Horsfield with the Yorkshireman poised to shoot.
24mins
Steven Reid fires straight into the West Brom wall from a Rovers free kick.
22mins
Junichi Inamoto cuts in from the right and fires just wide of the upright. The Japanese star is enjoying a good game.
20mins
Kevin Campbell busts a gut to keep Junichi Inamoto's pass in play but is just unable to stop the ball going out.
18mins
Nigel Quashie and Robbie Savage battle for the ball. The duel between the pair looks set to be an interesting one.
16mins
Robbie Savage makes a crucial challenge to deny Geoff Horsfield a shooting chance.
14mins
After a nervous start Blackburn are beginning to get into their stride.
12mins
Steven Reid's drilled effort is charged down by Paul Robinson and goes out for a corner as Rovers enjoy their first genuine chance.
10mins
Brad Friedel stretches to collect Curtis Davies's centre under his cross bar.
8mins
Jonathan Greening's 25-yard drive is pushed round the post by Brad Friedel. West Brom are dominating.
6mins
Kevin Campbell knocks the ball past an onrushing Brad Friedel from Junichi Inamoto's long ball.
5mins
Kevin Campbell shoots inches wide from close range to the despair of Bryan Robson.
4mins
Shefki Kuqi tries his luck from distance but Tomasz Kuszczak saves comfortably down to his left.
2mins
Martin Albrechtsen leaps well to beat Morten Gamst Pedersen to the ball as Rovers push forward.
0mins
Referee Chris Foy gets what is set to be a cracking encounter underway.
0mins
New Baggies signing Nigel Quashie is set to make his debut for the Baggies.
Match Preview
A battling goalless draw at Charlton Athletic on Tuesday at least helped to erase West Bromwich Albion's desperate home defeat to rock-bottom Sunderland in their previous Premiership clash.
However, with relegation rivals Birmingham City, Portsmouth and Middlesbrough all picking up midweek points, Bryan Robson's side remain in danger of the drop.
Albion's inconsistency has dragged them into the mire this term with impressive victories against Arsenal, Wigan Athletic, Manchester City, Everton and Spurs being interspersed by defeats to the Black Cats, Birmingham and Portsmouth.
Robson tinkered with his squad in last month's transfer window, bringing in three players including Nigel Quashie and letting four - including Robbie Earnshaw and Darren Moore - leave The Hawthorns as he bids to mastermind a second successive battle against relegation.
Kevin Campbell is a doubt for the visit of in-form Rovers on Saturday after the veteran striker sustained a groin injury in Tuesday's draw at The Valley.
Paul Robinson plays his last game before serving a one-match ban after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season against the Addicks, while Ronnie Wallwork is available again after suspension.
Steve Watson is still struggling with a groin problem while Thomas Gaardsoe and Zoltan Gera are unlikely to be available following groin and hernia injuries respectively.
Kanu and Diomansy Kamara are still on African Cup of Nations duty
Blackburn manager Mark Hughes has guided his Rovers side into contention for a European spot after a run of five wins and one draw in their last six Premiership encounters, culminating in their memorable 4-3 victory against Manchester United on Wednesday.
David Bentley's hat-trick against United eased the pressure on Hughes' strikeforce that has had to contend with injuries to Craig Bellamy (hamstring) and Paul Dickov (broken collarbone) recently.
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Match Report
Nigel Quashie inspired relegation battlers West Bromwich Albion to a priceless success as Blackburn Rovers came crashing down to earth with a heavy bump at The Hawthorns.
Scottish international midfielder Quashie made a highly impressive debut following his arrival in a £1.4million move from Southampton as first-half goals from skipper Kevin Campbell and Jonathan Greening earned Albion a win that has given their survival hopes a major boost.
With Quashie running the show in midfield, Albion secured only their second win in eight games to keep themselves clear of the relegation zone.
It was a victory against the odds as Blackburn were the Premiership's form team before they arrived in the Midlands.
They had won five and drawn one of their previous six games - taking 16 points from a possible 18.
But they were a pale shadow of the side who had fired four goals past Manchester United in their previous game as their hopes of qualifying for Europe next season suffered a setback.
They never recovered from Campbell's seventh minute opener and their fate was sealed when Greening struck 13 minutes before half-time.
Campbell should have fired Albion ahead seconds before his opener as he missed a golden chance in the sixth minute.
The former Arsenal and Everton marksman was unmarked at the near post, but somehow conspired to fire wide after a cross from Greening.
Campbell must still have been cursing his poor finishing when the chance to make amends arrived 60 seconds later.
Blackburn skipper Andy Todd was powerless to cut out a raking crossfield ball from Junichi Inamoto. Campbell collected it in his stride and took a couple of paces forward before drilling his shot past goalkeeper Brad Friedel.
It was a setback that Blackburn struggled to get to grips with and they would have fallen further behind three minutes later only for Friedel to pull off an acrobatic save to deny Greening who let fly from 25 yards.
When Blackburn did pose a threat of their own, they lacked a cutting edge with David Bentley struggling to reproduce the form that had seen him score a hat-trick against United.
In a flurry by Blackburn, Steven Reid had a shot blocked by Paul Robinson and Morten Gamst Pedersen saw a free-kick turned away by goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak.
They were made to pay again for their lethargic display when Greening doubled Albion's lead.
He cashed in on a misplaced clearance from left-back Michael Gray that flew back towards his own penalty area.
Greening collected the ball and held off the challenge of Tugay before firing a 25-yard effort past Friedel.
That secured the win for Albion with Blackburn wasting one golden chance to force their way back into the game.
Reid's 68th minute centre caught the Albion defence flat-footed only to be missed by Robbie Savage on the six-yard line.
When the ball found its way to the unmarked Pedersen at the far post he could only steer his header across the face of goal. It really was one of those days for Blackburn.
West Bromwich Albion Team
Blackburn Rovers Team
West Bromwich Albion | Blackburn Rovers |
Corners
| 4 | 7 |
Fouls
| 16 | 10 |
Goal attempts
| 9 | 10 |
Shots off target
| 4 | 6 |
Offsides
| 2 | 3 |



92mins
Ronnie Wallwork and Sergio Peter square up but the incident is over quickly.