EPL: West Brom sink Saints to boost slender survival hopes | Football News – Times of India

LONDON: West Bromwich Albion improved their slender hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League as they survived VAR controversy to beat Southampton 3-0 on Monday.
Sam Allardyce’s facet noticed Mbaye Diagne’s aim questionably dominated out by VAR early within the first half on the Hawthorns.
But they recovered from that blow to sweep right into a two-aim lead by half-time thanks to Matheus Pereira’s penalty and a Matt Phillips strike.
Callum Robinson sealed West Brom’s second successive win after the interval because the Baggies constructed on their beautiful 5-2 victory at Chelsea.
Second backside Albion transfer inside eight factors of fourth backside Newcastle with seven video games left.
The Baggies have scored eight objectives of their final two video games, two greater than they’d netted of their earlier 11 mixed, however their surprising revival may need come too late to save them from slipping into the Championship.
Southampton’s limp show was the worst attainable preparation for subsequent weekend’s FA Cup semi-remaining in opposition to Leicester.
After simply 4 minutes it seemed like being a irritating night for Albion.
Diagne nodded in from shut-vary and was flagged offside, with VAR backing the onfield name as a result of tv cameras couldn’t get the best angle to conclusively show the striker was on or offside.
Southampton midfielder Stuart Armstrong examined Albion keeper Sam Johnstone with a curling blast.
But Pereira was introduced down by Saints keeper Fraser Forster within the thirty second minute and the Brazilian picked himself up to dispatch the spot-kick.
Phillips received the second three minutes later when he transformed Diagne’s cross on the far put up.
Robinson put the outcome past doubt within the 69th minute when he drilled in from Okay Yokuslu’s go.
Adding to Southampton’s woes Johnstone saved James Ward-Prowse’s stoppage-time penalty after Conor Townsend’s foul on Moussa Djenepo.
Later on Monday, Brighton host Everton because the guests push for European qualification.