West Brom yaipiga kamoja tu Newcastle
West Brom 1 Newcastle 0
Substitute Saido Berahino struck a late penalty as West Brom overcame 10-man Newcastle 1-0 for their first Barclays Premier League win under caretaker boss Keith Downing.
Berahino stepped up to score with four minutes remaining on a wet and blustery afternoon at The Hawthorns after Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul brought down Matej Vydra.
Krul escaped a red card for his challenge but team-mate Mathieu Debuchy saw no such leniency from referee Lee Mason after a two-footed challenge on Claudio Yacob.
One up: West Brom's Saido Berahino celebrates after scoring a late penalty for the hosts
You're off: Referee Lee Mason shows Newcastle United's Mathieu Debuchy the red card for a dangerous tackle
Match facts
WEST BROM: Foster, Ridgewell, Yacob, McAuley, Olsson, Amalfitano, Mulumbu, Anelka (Gera 88), Sessegnon (Vydra 77), Brunt (Berahino 45)
Subs not used: Morrison, Long, Myhil, Lugano
Goal: Berahino pen 87
NEWCASTLE: Krul, Debuchy, Santon, Tiote, Wiliamson, Coloccini (Yanga-Mbiwa 65), Gouffran (Ben Arfa 45), Cabaye, Ameobi (Haidara 76), Sissoko, Remy
Subs not used: Anita, Cisse, Elliot, Taylor
Sent off: Debuchy
Attendance: 26,430
Referee: Lee Mason
Subs not used: Morrison, Long, Myhil, Lugano
Goal: Berahino pen 87
NEWCASTLE: Krul, Debuchy, Santon, Tiote, Wiliamson, Coloccini (Yanga-Mbiwa 65), Gouffran (Ben Arfa 45), Cabaye, Ameobi (Haidara 76), Sissoko, Remy
Subs not used: Anita, Cisse, Elliot, Taylor
Sent off: Debuchy
Attendance: 26,430
Referee: Lee Mason
It was West Brom's first victory in 10 games and was thoroughly merited after a hard-working performance.
It lifted some of the gloom with which 2013 ended after the sacking of head coach Steve Clarke and put aside the controversy generated by Nicolas Anelka's goal celebration last weekend.
Anelka could have done some of that himself had he not scooped over from close range before the break while Liam Ridgewell also missed a fine opportunity.
The Baggies forced the pace in the second half but what creativity there was in a largely subdued first period was created by the hosts.
Newcastle's Loic Remy fired over with the first serious attempt of the game but the impressive Morgan Amalfitano was the first to test a goalkeeper when he shot straight at Krul.
An ambitious attempt by Amalfitano to lob Krul from the right was dealt with by the goalkeeper before the same player shot over.
West Brom continued to look the livelier and Stephane Sessegnon was inches away from turning in a Ridgewell cross after good work by Anelka.
Colo blow
Newcastle skipper Fabricio Coloccini looks set to miss up to six weeks after hobbling off with a knee injury during the second half
Baggies defender Billy Jones required treatment for a head injury after colliding with his own goalkeeper Ben Foster. The pair had both been forced to change direction and stretch for the ball after a Remy shot had taken a looping deflection.
That proved a rare attack from Newcastle and Jonas Olsson went close at the other end when he headed wide from an Amalfitano cross.
Amalfitano made more headway down the right and pulled back a good cross for Chris Brunt but the Albion captain, despite having time to aim from 10 yards, could not get direction on his header.
Strike: Berahino slots it past Tim Krul from 12 yards to put West Brom 1-0 ahead in the dying moments
Dangerous: Debuchy (right) makes a two-footed challenge on West Brom midfielder Claudio Yacob
On the ball: West Brom striker Nicolas Anelka charges forward to take on Debuchy
Jones did not return for the second half as Downing decided to liven up the attack by sending on Berahino.
Cheick Tiote tried his luck from distance for Newcastle after a clearance fell his way but Foster was alert to his bobbling volley.
Off target: Anellka gives a wry smile after missing an effort on goal
Ouch: West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster (left) collides with team-mate Billy Jones
It's only a ball: West Brom's Morgan Amalfitano, Chris Brunt, Nicolas Anelka and Youssouf Mulumbu form a wall
In the air: West Brom's Morgan Amalfitano is tackled by Newcastle's Fabricio Coloccini
The tempo of the game started to increase as Remy controlled outside the area and cut inside to curl a shot over Foster's bar.
Newcastle were left facing an uphill struggle after Debuchy was dismissed in the game's first moment of controversy just after the hour.
Mason had no hesitation in showing a straight red card after Debuchy lunged in on Yacob, even though the Argentinian managed to jump and minimise contact.
Albion grew in confidence after that and forced the pace even more.
Eye on the ball: Newcastle' Yoan Gouffran controls the ball under pressure from Billy Jones
Firm grasp: West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster gives a smile as he holds onto the ball
Applause: Newcastle manager Alan Pardew claps towards the travelling support at the end of the match
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