West Brom 0 Liverpool 2Today, Tony Mowbray's men could not hide from the threat of relegation that has put a cloud above the Hawthorns since the latter part of 2008. Faced with a match against Liverpool who were snubbed yesterday in the title race by Manchester United, West Brom would still have been expecting a extremely difficult match against a Liverpool team that could have won the League with a bit more risk and reward style football throughout this season.
West Brom really took the game to Liverpool in the first half, unfortunately their effors on the pitch and die hard Baggies support were frozen by one moment of defensive madness that Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard jumped on to get Liverpool 1 nil up. Shelton Martis miscontrolled the ball putting it within Gerrard's reach - he snapped the football up with interest, dribbled directly at goal and lofted the ball over veteran Dean Kiely to get his 24th goal of the season.
In the second half West Brom struggled to get round the back of the Liverpool defence and couldn't really penetrate in the central areas. Then there was a counter attack that Dirk Kuyt professionally struck in from just outside the penalty box to make it 2-0 to the visitors.
This was a sad day for the Baggies but their fans were an example to any Premier League club who take their status in the division for granted - they really got behind the players which will mean everything to them and undoubtedly will be remembered when they start their new campaign in August in the Championship.
So are West Brom better than just a 'yo-yo' club?
West Brom really took the game to Liverpool in the first half, unfortunately their effors on the pitch and die hard Baggies support were frozen by one moment of defensive madness that Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard jumped on to get Liverpool 1 nil up. Shelton Martis miscontrolled the ball putting it within Gerrard's reach - he snapped the football up with interest, dribbled directly at goal and lofted the ball over veteran Dean Kiely to get his 24th goal of the season.
In the second half West Brom struggled to get round the back of the Liverpool defence and couldn't really penetrate in the central areas. Then there was a counter attack that Dirk Kuyt professionally struck in from just outside the penalty box to make it 2-0 to the visitors.
This was a sad day for the Baggies but their fans were an example to any Premier League club who take their status in the division for granted - they really got behind the players which will mean everything to them and undoubtedly will be remembered when they start their new campaign in August in the Championship.
So are West Brom better than just a 'yo-yo' club?