Hello and welcome to Eurosport's coverage of the match between West Brom and Southampton. I'm Ciaran Baynes and I''l be following the game with you.

The Saints are looking sharper in the second half, West Brom now playing with less intensity.

Walkers-Peters puts the ball into s good area behind the defenders but no Saints player gambled to meet the ball.

Ward-Prowse swings in a dangerous corner but Bartley beats Vestergaard to the header.

West Brom get us back underway...

West Brom have looked as good as they have all season, while Southampton are having one of their dreadful performances they have periodically under Ralph Hasenhettl. He looks ready to give both barrels in the dressing room.

Half time is delayed as Ings receives treatment clutching his ankle after a seemingly innocuous coming together with Yokuslu in the box.

Lovely backheel for Maitland-Niles to give Furlong an opportunity to find someone in the box but the Saints clear.

Maitland-Niles has really shown his quality in this loan spell. The best player on the park so far today. He will surely get a Premier League centre midfield gig after this.

Yokuslu has shot from the edge of the box which flies high over the bar.

Ward-Prowse is now in the book for fouling Pereira on the break.

GOAL FOR WEST BROM! Southampton give the ball away on their defensive left flank and Diagne plays a superb cross to the back post where Phillips divert home from a tight angle.

GOAL FOR WEST BROM! Pereira blasts low down the middle and with Forster diving to his right Albion are one ahead.

PENALTY FOR WEST BROM! Maitland-Niles squares the ball in the box and Forster comes out with his feet and brings down Pereira.

Another chance for Furlong. The full backs have been really involved in this game. Phillips feeds him in the box but he shoots wide once more.

A nice short corner move sees Bertrand drive a ball back to the six-yard box where a defensive clearance deflects back off Ings and straight into Johnstone's arms.

At the other end a better effort from Armstrong as Johnstone has to parry his curling 25-yard shot away on the stretch.

A great chance for Diagne, one on one after a lovely ball from Diagne, his first touch was good pushing the ball in front of him but he fires at least two yards wide from near the penalty spot.

The are awake now. Redmond chases a fine ball from Ward-Prowse and he turns a ball back across the six yard box which Bartley puts into the path of Armstrong whose errant shot plays in Ings at the far post, but he can only put the ball back across the area for Albion to clear.

The first decent attack from Suthampton, Redmond drives into the box and then falls under a challege from Yokuslu, then Betrand squares to Ings and he makes room to guide towards with the far post but is just wide.

Southampton look completely out of sorts at present. The game is there to be won for West Brom.

Pereira has a header from 8 yards out that Forster doesn't have to move to comfortably gather.