Source: SKY_Sports
Baggies hold off Posh fightback
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} West Brom withstood a Peterborough fightback to hold on for a 3-2 win at London Road.[LNB] Luke Moore's brace put the visitors in charge and they were cruising when Chris Brunt made it 3-0 in the 41st minute.[LNB]But Peterborough rallied with Craig Mackail-Smith's diving header on the stroke of half-time giving them hope.[LNB]Aaron McLean pulled another one back for Posh in the 53rd minute but Albion closed out the game, despite Graham Dorrans' 90th-minute dismissal, to make it seven points from their opening three games.[LNB]Greening omittedThe news that West Brom captain Jonathan Greening was left out of their squad raised serious questions over the midfielder's future after he handed in a transfer request earlier this summer.[LNB]Greening's shock absence could have had an adverse effect on the Baggies but the visitors flew out of the blocks and made the breakthrough after just three minutes.[LNB]Gabriel Zakuani surrendered possession to Moore on the edge of the box and he fired a speculative effort towards goal that Posh keeper Joe Lewis allowed to squirm under his body and into the net.[LNB]Albion continued to dominate the early stages and Posh boss Darren Ferguson was forced to adopt a more attacking intent with only 15 minutes on the clock in an attempt to change matters.[LNB]Ferguson soon saw his charges grab a foothold in the game, with Albion keeper Scott Carson called upon to make a great save from McLean, and Mackail-Smith somehow put wide from close range.[LNB]But West Brom capitalised and Moore doubled their lead in the 34th minute, converting from 12 yards after a neat through-ball from youngster Chris Wood.[LNB]Brunt then converted after good work from on-loan debutant Shaun Cummings down the right, but there was still time for Mackail-Smith to head home from Shaun Batt's cross.[LNB]FightbackPeterborough really looked to impose themselves at the start of the second half and soon got their reward.[LNB]The impressive George Boyd put a cross into the box from the left-hand side and McLean beat Jonas Olsson to poke home from six yards.[LNB]A thrilling encounter looked to take a new twist shortly after as the hosts had the ball in the net once again but, with London Road celebrating, referee Graham Horwood rightly ruled it out for a foul on Carson.[LNB]Lewis made a smart stop from Moore at the other end just after the hour mark as Albion came back forward.[LNB]But they did enough in the remaining quarter to hold on for a hard-fought victory, with Dorrans' dismissal for a bad foul on Charlie Lee a disappointing way to finish.[LNB]
