Moore misses a great chance to make it four after being put through on the edge of the penalty but the former Aston Villa man's effort is put wide from just inside the box.

The game is all but over now for both sides with the Middlesbrough away end nearly empty as the Baggies fans celebrate what should be a crucial victory.

Brunt takes a corner which is headed to goal by a combination of Donk and Valero which beats Turnbull but is hooked of the line by Shawky, good bit of defending by him.

Another free-kick to Boro and Alves steps up to take this one, again making a real mess of the set piece situation, firing it high and wide.

The Baggies goes close to adding a second with Brunt putting in a great cross which Turnbull is forced to turn over the bar with Moore steaming in.

West Brom are swarming all over Boro now with the visitors looking down an out at the moment and you wouldn't bet against the Baggies adding a fourth.

Brunt whips in a cross from the left which finds Fortune on the run who smashes it towards goal and Turnbull produces an excellent save.

What a miss from who else but Alves, Tuncay's cross finds the striker unmarked, six yards from goal but Alves can only send it wide. He should have had three by now.

Greening concedes a freekick 30 yards from the goal which Alves drives into the wall before sending the ball high over the cross bar with his second effort.

Downing gets a cross into the box which Pele heads up but not away and a wall of West Brom shirts deny O'Neil and effort on goal as Vaero scrambles it away.

Electric start from West Brom after Fortune played Simpson through who has Huth to beat, the Arsenal loan man trying to bend his shot in from the edge of the area but sending it just inches over the crossbar.

West Brom coming under some pressure right at the end of the first half with Boro winning a second successive corner, Hoefkens and Brunt scrambling the ball away.

There is going to be three minutes of added on time after the stoppages we have had in the first half.

McMahon gets down the right now as West Brom make more space available down the Boro right, McMahon's cross finds Alves whose shot on the turn is way over the bar.

Digard gets into some space and down the right hand side before trying to put a cross in which appears to hit the hand of Robinson in the area but the referee waves away the minimal protests from Boro.

Koren takes a corner short for Brunt who whips in the cross from the left but it is easily dealt with by Turnbull.

Another great chance for Alves after his snap shot is pushed away by Carson, good save by the former Aston Villa keeper

Good build-up play again from Albion, this time Hoefkens bombs forward and puts a nice cross in with Brunt getting a glancing header on the ball but only managing to send it wide, should have done better.

The corner is whipped in by Greening looking for a blue and white stripped shirt but Wheater heads it away from danger and Boro breath a sigh of relief.

Donk slips Simpson through who looks offside but the referee waves play on, the Arsenal loanee's first touch put it to far ahead of him and as Simpson tries to go around Turnbull does brilliantly to save the attempted shot as the ball goes behind.

What a chance for Alves, long ball is flicked on by Wheater for the Bro striker who gets away from Donk before trying his luck on the volley from eight yards but the £12million man shanks it wide when he really should have scored.

Carson launches a quick counter attack with Koren ghosting past McMahon before whipping in a ball looking for Simpson who can't quite reach the ball, unlucky for Simpson who would have been through on goal.

Taylor puts a cross towards the far after some nice build-up play from Boro, the cross finding Alves whose header is a weak one and easy for Carson to save.

Downing puts in a cross from the right which isn't the best, Carson claiming the ball cleanly. Downing has certainly not committed himself to much, jumping out of a few tackles and looking like a man who doesn't want to be injured this month.

West brom with some lovely build-up play today with Brunt picking out Koren on the right hand side, Koren swinging in a great low cross which Fortune nearly gets his left boot before it drifts out of play for a throw-in.

Great through ball from O'Neill who unleashes Alves, the Boro striker using some great skill to get away from Barnett before the forward falls over dramatically. No booking for Alves though despite the dive.

There is a break in play with Carson down after he crashed into the post to stop Riggott's header, he looks like he should be able to continue.

Boro nearly answer back straight away after Downing's excellent freekick finds Riggott whose header is pushed away by Carson but only as far as Alves whose header crashes off the bar before the ball goes dead.

Brunt bursts down the left hand side for Albion as theylaunch their first attack ofthe game and gets a cross in towards the far post but O'Neil can head it away.