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West Brom fight back twice to keep up promotion push
LONDON, March 30, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – West Brom kept their automatic promotion
hopes on course when they twice came from behind to defeat trouble-hit
Birmingham City 3-2 on Friday.
The win kept West Brom in fourth place in the Championship table, just four
points off the automatic promotion places to the Premier League.
Birmingham, meanwhile, are five points above the relegation zone having
been deducted nine points for breaching financial regulations.
Gary Gardner gave Birmingham the lead at the Hawthorns after seven minutes
before Albion equalised through Dwight Gayle’s 17th goal of the season in the
47th minute.
Lukas Jutkiewicz ended a four-month goal drought to regain the lead for the
visitors 12 minutes later.
It was short-lived as Jay Rodriguez drew Albion level again five minutes
later from the penalty spot before Jake Livermore struck the winner 16
minutes from the end.
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