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  • Moore (69), Bednar (90)
  • Caicedo (86)
  • Date:2008-12-21
  • Kick-off:13:30
  • Venue:The Hawthorns
  • Attendance:25010
  • Referee:Foy, C

Live Commentary

90mins

Full Time: WEST BROM 2-1 MAN CITY. The Baggies fans celebrate wildly after giving themselves a lifeline against a poor Manchester City side.

90mins

Bednar is booked for taking his shirt off in celebration.

90mins

WEST BROM 2-1 MAN CITY. Bad defending by City as ROMAN BEDNAR heads West Brom into the lead from six yards out deep into stoppage time.

90mins

Shaun Wright-Phillips takes a late corner but it's claimed by Scott Carson.

90mins

There's four minutes of added time.

90mins

Jonas Olsson does really well to deny Stephen Ireland a winning goal.

90mins

Richard Dunne is booked for holding back Roman Bednar.

89mins

Joe Hart claims a Craig Beattie cross to end another West Brom attack.

88mins

Both teams are going for the winner now.

86mins

Craig Beattie and Roman Bednar combine well but the end shot from Beattie is just wide.

84mins

WEST BROM 1-1 MAN CITY. Bad luck for West Brom as FELIPE CAICEDO equalises with a cheeky back-heel that Scott Carson can't keep out.

84mins

Jonathan Greening is replaced by Chris Brunt.

83mins

Roman Bednar drills the ball goalwards but his shot is saved by Joe Hart.

81mins

Michael Ball sends in a left-foot free-kick but West Brom are able to clear.

80mins

Man City haven't responded too well to going behind and their fans are making their feelings known.

79mins

West Brom are playing so much better now, with James Morrison starring for them.

77mins

West Brom think they've scored again when Joe Hart drops the ball but a free-kick is given against Roman Bednar.

75mins

Darius Vassell is back on the field and looks okay.

74mins

Luke Moore is taken off after just opening the scoring and Craig Beattie replaces him.

73mins

Darius Vassell is down after a challenge from Jonathan Greening and needs some treatment.

72mins

James Morrison is through but Michael Ball gets to the ball before Roman Bednar or it would have been 2-0.

71mins

City need to wake up now as West Brom have come alive.

69mins

WEST BROM 1-0 MAN CITY. LUKE MOORE breaks the deadlock with a low finish after finding himself one-on-one with Joe Hart.

68mins

The same happens at the other end as Michael Ball sends a cross in but there's no City player there.

67mins

Roman Bednar chips a cross to no-one at the far post and Pablo Zabaleta has plenty of time to clear.

65mins

Gianni Zuiverloon's cross finds Roman Bednar but his header is six yards wide.

64mins

Graham Dorrans comes on for Kim Do-Heon.

64mins

Darius Vassell hits the ball onto the roof of the net but he's offside anyway.

62mins

West Brom give the ball away but Darius Vassell's shot from outside the penalty area is saved by Scott Carson.

61mins

Stephen Ireland 's corner is too high for everyone and goes straight out for a goal-kick.

60mins

Richard Dunne gives the ball away to Roman Bednar but his shot is well wide.

58mins

Benjani is replaced by Felipe Caicedo.

58mins

Benjani has walked off the pitch and seems to have pulled his groin or hamstring.

56mins

Pablo Zabaleta sends a great ball into the area but there's no-one there to meet it.

55mins

James Morrison's effort is well saved by Joe Hart, the play is still swinging from end to end.

54mins

Scott Carson spills the ball after saving Shaun Wright-Phillips' shot and is lucky to gather it back before Darius Vassell can get to it.

53mins

Stephen Ireland volleys the ball well wide from the free-kick.

52mins

Paul Robinson is booked for a late challenge on Shaun Wright-Phillips.

50mins

Robert Koren's cross is just too high for Roman Bednar and Joe Hart sets Darius Vassell on his way.

49mins

Michael Ball has a shot from a long way out which bounces in front of Scott Carson and is saved.

48mins

City counter from the corner but the attack comes to nothing.

48mins

West Brom win the first corner of the second half off Micah Richards.

47mins

Gelson Fernandes gets the ball from Stephen Ireland but his cross evades everyone.

46mins

The second half gets underway.

45mins

Half-Time: WEST BROM 0-0 MAN CITY. The referee calls an end to a scrappy half.

45mins

Benjani flicks the ball over and it hits Micah Richards on the arm and West Brom have a free-kick.

45mins

Darius Vassell wins a free-kick off Paul Robinson at the other end.

44mins

Jonathan Greening's free-kick is headed over by Jonas Olsson.

43mins

Jonathan Greening's corner is cleared and Darius Vassell fouls James Morrison for a dangerous free-kick.

41mins

There seems to be no width for Man City and they're running out of space and ideas.

40mins

Roman Bednar gives chase to a long pass but Joe Hart has it covered.

38mins

Luke Moore is caught offside again.

37mins

Gelson Fernandes has a shot on target but it's straight at Scott Carson.

36mins

West Brom are knocking balls long and giving possession away.

34mins

Roman Bednar's header from the corner is cleared off the line.

34mins

Gianni Zuiverloon's ball is cleared behind by Richard Dunne and the Baggies have another corner.

33mins

City are making a lot of unforced errors.

32mins

Pablo Zabaleta's cross is awful and evades Benjani.

31mins

Roman Bednar almost gives West Brom the lead but his effort hits the post and the keeper and goes away to safety.

30mins

It's gone a little flat as the game reaches the half-hour mark.

28mins

Abdoulaye Meite's effort from the corner is over the bar.

27mins

Robert Koren tries to control James Morrison's pass but the ball is sent behind by a defender.

26mins

James Morrison's cross has too much on it and City clear.

25mins

The West Brom fans are pretty quiet but their team isn't giving them much to shout about.

24mins

Man City clear the corner and counter-attack through Shaun Wright-Phillips who is hauled back for a free-kick.

23mins

James Morrison's shot is deflected behind for a corner and Man City aren't helping themselves in defence.

22mins

Shaun Wright-Phillips sends the ball across goal but Scott Carson is there to gather.

21mins

Darius Vassell's shot is deflected behind and City have another corner.

19mins

The corner is cleared but Shaun Wright-Phillips has another chance to cross and Benjani's header is cleared by Gianni Zuiverloon.

18mins

City have another corner as Benjani's header is headed behind.

16mins

Both sides are giving the ball away and the supporters are getting frustrated.

15mins

Roman Bednar tries his luck from a long way out and Joe Hart is able to make the save.

14mins

Now Benjani is offside after Shaun Wright-Phillips creates space to find him.

13mins

Luke Moore is caught offside again from a Scott Carson goal-kick.

11mins

Robert Koren has a shot which is on target but Joe Hart makes a comfortable save.

10mins

Luke Moore pounces on a long ball over the top but City are quick to clear the danger.

8mins

It's end to end stuff, with both teams needing to pick up points.

7mins

West Brom look a little shaky in defence as Benjani is almost through on goal.

6mins

Manchester City have another corner but it's headed over by Vincent Kompany.

5mins

Luke Moore is offside as West Brom move forward.

4mins

Roman Bednar goes to ground a little easily under a challenge from Richard Dunne and his protests are waved away.

2mins

Shaun Wright-Phillips sends in the corner but Stephen Ireland miscues his shot and it goes wide.

2mins

City win an early corner after a surging run from Darius Vassell.

1mins

We're underway on a bright sunny winter's day.

0mins

The atmosphere is building at The Hawthorns as two out of form teams meet in the Premiership.

Match Preview

West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Mowbray could ring the changes for this weekend's clash with Manchester City, who are six points but only three places above them.

The West Midlands club were soundly beaten again last Saturday when Sunderland put four goals past them - the sixth time they have conceded at least three goals in a match this season.

That left Mowbray fuming at his back line, stating after the match that: "We didn't defend our box well enough and the first couple of times Sunderland asked any questions, we conceded goals."

His back four, who had shown signs of improvement after conceding just four goals in the previous three games, are now under pressure and Abdoulaye Meite, Gianni Zuiverloon, Jonas Olsson and Paul Robinson will all fear for their places.

"You have to make your own judgement as a manager to know when to keep them going or give them a breather," warned Mowbray.

Leon Barnett and Marek Cech, among others, will be looking to take any chances that come their way, although the former Hibernian manager has also said that he hopes the performances at Sunderland were just a one-off.

"It's important not to have a knee-jerk reaction after one game," he added. "Yet if I was a player on the periphery, I would be looking at the manager and asking 'what is he going to do now?'

"Sometimes you need to give people opportunities but I have always said to them that I need to see something in training."

Even when Mowbray makes a decision on his defence, he still has attacking problems to worry about.

Ishmael Miller had become the spark but his season-ending knee injury has brought West Brom back to the drawing board, giving Roman Bednar and Luke Moore a chance to nail down a first-team role.

Moore started last week but failed to impress, while Bednar also looked out of touch after he came on at half-time.

It all leaves Mowbray with a serious headache, something Man City manager Mark Hughes knows all about as his critics grow in numbers following their 1-0 home loss to Everton last week and their subsequent drop to 17th place in the league.

He will be without striker Benjani, who will miss the festive period with a hamstring problem, while fellow forward Daniel Sturridge and Spaniard Javier Garrido are both doubts for this Sunday's clash.


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Match Report

Roman Bednar's late, late show breathed new life into West Bromwich Albion's Premier League survival hopes - and increased the pressure on Manchester City boss Mark Hughes.

Bednar struck in the third minute of stoppage time when he headed home a right-wing cross from Gianni Zuiverloon to earn Albion their first win in 11 games after a dismal run of just two points from a possible 30.

Albion had looked to be on course for a priceless victory when £3.5million striker Luke Moore gave them a 69th-minute lead with his first goal in 23 appearances since his arrival from Aston Villa, initially on loan, in February.

All that hard work then appeared to have been wasted when substitute Felipe Caicedo equalised for City four minutes from time.

But Albion were not to be denied and Bednar popped up with his fifth goal of the season to move them to within four points of safety.

While Bednar's strike couldn't have been better timed for Albion, it has turned up the heat on Hughes who faced taunts about his future from both the City and Albion fans.

City remain rooted in the relegation zone and have now won just one of their last nine league games, casting a major cloud over the position of Hughes.

They were dominant enough at times to have beaten Albion but their lack of a cutting edge, in the absence of the injured Robinho, proved to be their undoing.

City made a flying start thanks largely to Shaun Wright-Phillips, but they were unable to turn that early dominance into a breakthrough.

England winger Wright-Phillips was a real handful for Albion left-back Paul Robinson and had a fifth-minute shot blocked.

Vincent Kompany then tested Scott Carson from long range before Albion's defence was cut open by a swift three-man break.

Benjani and Darius Vassell combined in the 21st minute to set up Wright-Phillips, but his shot from the edge of the area flashed just wide.

Having overcome that early City storm, Albion gradually worked their way into the game and were inches away from breaking the deadlock on the half-hour through Bednar.

Jonathan Greening won the ball in midfield and Bednar exchanged passes with Robinson before surging into the area.

Bednar beat Joe Hart with a low drive but the ball cannoned off the foot of the post before luckily bouncing to safety off the back of the England goalkeeper's head.

City should have taken the lead in the 53rd minute only for Wright-Phillips to waste a golden chance when he drove the ball straight at Carson.

Albion took full advantage of the let-off when James Morrison split the City defence and Moore strode forward to roll the ball under Hart to score his first goal since his strike for Villa at Bolton in October 2007.

It looked a goal good enough to end Albion's winless run but their defence went to sleep in the 86th minute when a long throw from Richard Dunne caused chaos and Caicedo back-heeled the ball home at the far post.

Albion could easily have wilted, but came surging back and were rewarded by Bednar's late strike.

West Bromwich Albion

Manchester City

Corners

57

Fouls

109

Goal attempts

1312

Shots off target

53

Offsides

85

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