West Brom 4-2 Cardiff: Baggies win to go top of the Championship

W Brom vs Cardiff
Sky Bet Chship
3:00pm Saturday October

The Hawthorns
(Att: 25140)

West Brom moved very top of the Sky Bet Championship with a win against Cardiff and returned to winning ways.
Slaven Bilics promotion chasers directed 3-0 before the 75th minute but replacement Danny Ward made matters nervy for the house fans before Romaine Sawyers felt the Baggies fourth goal.
Charlie Austin scored his first league goal for West Brom following first-half strikes against Grady Diangana and Matheus Pereira.
Albion revealed the defeat at Leeds has been a blip with their second home triumph.
Cardiffs Robert Gladzel had an effort disallowed for offside before Austin scored Ward set up a grandstand finish.
The people were first to sabotage captain Sean Morrison directed a towering header towards the corner from Junior Hoiletts free-kick – but goalkeeper Sam Johnstone tilted away it and centre-back Aden Flint.
Austin went close to opening the scoring in the 18th minute. He got between Morrison and Flint to slip on a cross from Phillips from selection for goalkeeper Alex Smithies to block with an outstretched leg.
The Baggies were with a superbly-worked objective. Brazilian playmaker Pereira cut in from the right and traded passes before curling a left-foot shot that is beautiful beyond Smithies.
Pereira was inches off in the 27th minute. Again Diangana was the architect, along with also the side-netting was brushed by the on-loan Sporting player shot from 18 meters.
Gavin Whyte analyzed Johnstone with a drivethat the goalkeeper scooping around the article, until West Brom took charge.
Centre-back Semi Ajayis glancing header from the corner of Phillips flew broad, then a move between Phillips, Jake Livermore and Diangana produced Austins first goal for the club as Smithies saved well.
However, Diangana made it 2-0 from the 42nd minute, receiving a brief pass from Livermore and carrying a touch then letting fly with a low drive from 20 yards.
Cardiff improved in the second half and they forced the first campaign when Glatzel volley has been palmed behind by Johnstone.
The Bluebirds believed theyd scored about 70 minutes out of Glatzels ferocious header following Marlon Bundles free-kick – however, it had been ruled out for offside.
Austin made it keeping his cool to push across Smithies and substitute Kyle Edwards had joined to put him through.
Cardiff werent done and Ward slammed home from 12 yards later he was found by Mendez-Laing .
It was once Flint seemed to have glanced home replacement Josh Murphys corner 10 seconds 25, 3-2 when Ward implemented the finishing touch.
Sawyers had the last laugh – before lounging lifting the ball on 22, latching on a move that is delightful from Pereira.

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