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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: The Hawthorns
  • Attendance: 21435
  • Referee: Styles, R

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

The referee has booked Jonathon Douglas.

90mins

Goal!! Diomansy Kamara scores for West Brom.

88mins

Goal!! Leeds have scored with Steve Stone putting it in the back of the net.

82mins

Goal!! Leeds have scored with Geoff Horsfield putting it in the back of the net.

80mins

West Brom are replacing Zoltan Gera with Richard Chaplow.

79mins

Goal!! Kevin Phillips scores for West Brom.

71mins

Darren Carter goes into the referees book for dissent.

70mins

Leeds are replacing Eddie Lewis with Ian Moore.

68mins

Diomansy Kamara is booked for dissent.

67mins

Kevin Phillips goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

65mins

Goal!! West Brom have scored with Diomansy Kamara putting it in the back of the net.

54mins

Kevin Nicholls is replaced by Ian Westlake.

49mins

Jason Koumas goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

46mins

Gary Kelly is replaced by Steve Stone.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

46mins

West Brom are replacing John Hartson with Diomansy Kamara.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

43mins

The referee has booked Shaun Derry.

40mins

Goal!! West Brom have scored with Martin Albrechtsen putting it in the back of the net.

32mins

It's red. He's off. Paul McShane has been sent off.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, September 30th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Caretaker manager Nigel Pearson boosted his claims to be given the job on a permanent basis as he guided 10-man West Brom to a stirring win against Leeds United at The Hawthorns.

Pearson has now won two and drawn one of his three games in charge since the departure of Bryan Robson.

The success against managerless Leeds was all the more impressive as Albion had to play the final hour with 10 men after the dismissal of Paul McShane. But the margin of their victory was a lot closer than it should have been.

Albion had powered into a 3-0 lead before Leeds almost pulled off a Great Escape with late, late show.

Goals from the former Albion striker Geoff Horsfield and Steve Stone fired Leeds in sight of an improbable point before Diomansy Kamara ended their challenge with his second in stoppage time.

While the win has boosted Pearson's job prospects, it did nothing for those of Leeds' caretaker boss John Carver.

He was forced to sit and watch his side soak up long periods of pressure before they came to life in the closing stages.

It could all have been so different had David Healy not missed a 32nd minute penalty after McShane was sent off for hauling down Horsfield.

In terms of chances created Albion were well worth the half-time advantage Martin Albrechtsen had given them. But the surprise was that it came after the dismissal of McShane and the subsequent miss from the spot by Healy.

McShane saw red after hauling down Horsfield. Referee Rob Styles had no hesitation in pointing to the spot or dismissing McShane.

It presented Healy with a golden chance to break the deadlock but he dragged his spot-kick wide - and was punished by Albrechtsen.

Despite Leeds' one-man advantage, Albrechtsen was left unmarked at the far post to head home Jason Koumas' corner.

Kamara, making his first Championship outing of the season after a broken foot, stabbed home Darren Carter's cross at the far post in the 65th minute to double their advantage.

Kamara then turned provider 11 minutes from time - setting up Kevin Phillips to steer home from close range.

That should have been game over only for Leeds to come alive. Horsfield drilled home a low drive from Jonathan Douglas' pass in the 82nd minute and Stone then fired into an empty net after Horsfield had hit the post before Kamara ended their late cameo by chipping over Warner in stoppage time.

West Bromwich Albion

Leeds United

Corners

25

Fouls

1014

Goal attempts

119

Shots off target

63

Offsides

104

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