By Daniel Rhodes.

Tony Pulis, Roy Hodgson, Sean Dyche, Dave Bassett, Joe Kinnear, and Charles Reep… your boys took one HELL of a beating (by one goal, requiring point blank saves and not converting open goals from 60 yards).

What’s the best way not to concede from the corners in the league? Don’t concede many! And when you do, breath a sigh of relief as the ref awards you a free kick for a foul on the keeper. Playing by the rules is an admirable thing. However, West Brom had four corners, numerous long throws, and failed to create a single chance from any of them. Top quality defending against a style that normally causes us numerous problems.

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